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Man stabbed in Calangute, police hunt for attacker

Calangute Police have booked an offence of attempt to murder against a Mapusa resident and are on the lookout for him.


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Based on a complaint filed by Annie D’Souza, police booked the accused for attempting to kill the complainant’s driver, Noor Mullah, from Calangute.  
According to police, the accused stabbed Mullah in his abdomen near Royal Foods in Calangute on Saturday at around 2.30 pm.  
“Mullah sustained injuries and immediately collapsed on the floor. He was rushed to the hospital by some locals,” PI Jivba Dalvi said. After committing the crime, the accused ran away from the spot and has been absconding since then, police said. The exact motive behind the crime is yet to be established even as Calangute police have launched a search operation to nab the accused.  They have registered an offence of attempt to murder against the accused under Section 307 IPC.  
The victim is currently under observation in GMC.
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End open-defecation, urges acting MMC chief

Acting chairperson of Mapusa Municipal Council, Marlene D’Souza, on Sunday said there was urgent need to build new toilets for economically weaker sections of the society to end open defecation in Mapusa.

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Published May 1, 2017, 6:46 PM IST
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the goan I networkMAPUSA “Lot of open defecation is taking place because people cannot afford to construct toilets. There is a need to build new toilets through Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) to arrest open defecation,” D’Souza said.   The acting chairperson was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the five days urban self-help group (SHG) Mela in the open space at old Asilo hospital on Sunday.   The SHG Mela organized by…

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