Elections to CCMC posts held

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Nov 25, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Elections to CCMC posts held

CURCHOREM: Sushant Naik and Sujata Naik were on Thursday elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson respectively of Curchorem Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC).

Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral said he expects the same cooperation and dedication from the new chairperson and vice-chairperson which was shown by their predecessors.

The two posts had fallen vacant for past two weeks after former chairperson Vishwas Sawant Dessai and vice-chairperson Pradnya Naik resigned.

During the election on Thursday, 11 councillors supported Sushant Naik and Sujata Naik for the posts. Two councillors Shrikant Gaonkar and Aparna Prabhudessai, both proposed each other for the two posts.

Councillor Balkrishna (Pinti) Hodarkar did not attend the election due to a death in the family.

MLA Cabral congratulated the newly-elected duo and said same enthusiasm, hard work and cooperation is expected from them.

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Chicalim temple watchman brutally attacked

In a shocking incident, a 68-year-old watchman at a temple in Chicalim was attacked by unknown persons in the wee hours of Thursday.

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Published Nov 25, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Chicalim temple watchman brutally attacked

VASCOAccording to Vasco Police, the assailants entered the temple premises at Chicalim at about 1 am and after switching off the temple lights, brutally assaulted the watchman Ankush Agapurkar of Chicalim. “The accused assaulted Agapurkar with a stone on his forehead and later stabbed him in the neck with a sharp weapon thrice and chopped off three fingers,” informed the police. Acting on the complaint filed by the victim's son, police rushed to the site and moved the…