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Human rights panel cleared 400-odd cases last year

PANAJI

The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) last year (2024-25) disposed of 405 cases and reduced pendency to just 81 cases.

As on April 1, 2024, there were 361 cases pending before the human rights panel and another 125 complaints were filed before it throughout the year, adding up to 486 matters of alleged human rights violations.

“Of these, 405 cases were disposed of, with recommendations made in 18 of these. As on March 31, 2025, the number of cases pending stands at 81,” the Commission said in its annual report.

During the year, the State government provided a grant-in-aid of Rs 6.23-odd crore to the Commission, of which it spent Rs 2.92-odd crore to defray the expenses incurred for its functioning.

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Activists renew push for ban on PoP Ganesh idols ahead of Chaturthi

Locals raise doubts over enforcement

THE GOAN NETWORK MAPUSA
Published Jul 17, 2025, 12:55 AM IST
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With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, several Hindu organisations in Goa have stepped up their campaign against the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols, urging the State government to implement a complete ban on such idols “ including those superficially coated with clay.In a memorandum to the Deputy Collector of Mapusa on Tuesday, the groups demanded immediate action to curb the sale and transport of PoP idols into Goa from neighbouring states.The memorandum cited…

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