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Cardinals meet Modi on papal visit to India

A group of cardinals representing the Church in India met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, to discuss the proposed visit of Pope Francis to India and steps for the release of Father Tom Uzhunallil taken captive by the terrorists in Yemen.


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Cardinal Baselios Cleemis (President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India), Cardinal George Alancherry (Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church) and Cardinal Oswald Gracias (President of Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India) met the prime minister at his office in the Parliament.   
The team of cardinals submitted requests for taking immediate steps for the release of Fr Uzhunallil who was taken captive by the terrorists in Yemen. Modi assured them of necessary action. 
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Nearly 400 kms of highways in Goa to go dry after SC ban on booze sale

The Supreme Court has banned the sale of alcohol, through liquor shops and bars, along national and State highways from April 1 across India.

Karan Sehgal
Published Feb 8, 2017, 4:24 AM IST
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PANAJI There are eight state highways and four national highways in Goa along which no bars and no liquor shops will exist from April 1.  Moreover, the court has also banned the sale of alcohol within a distance of 500 meters from the outer edge of highways. The longest national highway cutting across Goa is NH 17, which goes from Patradevi in Maharashtra till Polem, a distance of 137 kms.   NH17 almost touches Mapusa, cuts across Porvorim to reach Panaji…

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