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Cashew Fest postponed over terror attack

PANAJI

The Goa government has postponed the three-day Goa Cashew Fest 2025, which was scheduled for this week, as a mark of solidarity following the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Goa Forest Development Corporation (GFDC) Chairperson Deviya Rane said, “As a mark of respect to the innocent lives lost in the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, the Goa Cashew Fest 2025, which was to be held from April 25 to 27, has been postponed.”

She said the new dates for the festival, which was planned at the Campal ground, will be announced soon. This would have been the third edition of the event.

“We offer our heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims and stand with them in their time of grief,” she added.

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Reconsider disqualification plea against panch members: HC to SEC

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 24, 2025, 12:32 AM IST
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PANAJIThe High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to expeditiously decide on an application seeking the disqualification of 11 elected members of the St Lawrence Village Panchayat in Agassaim, following allegations of financial misconduct.   The directive came in response to a writ petition filed by Hilarío Pereira, who accused the entire panchayat body of misappropriating monetary shares derived from public works executed…

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