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Man jumps in river, search on for body

MAPUSA: A 65-year-old man from Colvale is believed to have committed suicide by jumping in Chapora river from the Colvale bridge on Sunday noon, police said.
Ashok Chodankar, left behind a suicide note in which he mentioned no one should be blamed for his death, they said.
Locals from the area found an Omni van (GA-01-R-9581) abandoned on the Colvale bridge at around 3 pm. Since no one was in the vehicle, they opened it and found a pair of sandals and a suicide note in the van, police informed.
The locals then informed the police, who rushed to the site and conducted a panchanama. Police are yet to locate the body.
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Policy holder drags insurance Co to court, wins claim

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Published Aug 28, 2017, 2:29 AM IST
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MAPUSA A consumer court has ordered an insurance company to pay Rs 2.43 lakh to a policy holder for failing to settle a lawful claim and causing immense pain and suffering to her due to its negligent act. Justice S Vales, President of Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, North Goa, pulled up the officials of the health insurance company for playing with words in the insurance contract and thereby denying the rightful claim of the complainant, J Pinto, a resident of Socorro.…

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