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No Maha Shivaratri festival at Vasco’s Damodar temple

VASCO
The Shri Damodar Bhajani Saptah Samiti on Tuesday stated that the famous Maha Shivaratri festival will not be celebrated at Shri Damodar Mandir in Vasco this year, as the Covid pandemic is still rampant in the State.

In a press release, the committee stated that the temple would remain open for devotees to visit on that day without any religious observances.

“Also, as there will be no anointing ceremony on the linga on that day, the committee has informed that one should not enter the temple with milk, etc. The committee has appealed to the people to use sanitiser, wear masks and keep social distance while visiting the temple,” stated the press release.

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Ex-HC judge declining Lokayukta post has exposed govt’s agenda: Vijai

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Mar 10, 2021, 12:34 AM IST
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MARGAOGoa Forward Party President Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday said that the decision of former Bombay High Court Justice UV Bakre to decline the offer to be Goa’s next Lokayukta has proved that Sawant’s Lokayukta Act is a toothless tiger, and has exposed the government’s corrupt agenda.Sardesai said that the government’s move to water down the Lokayukta Act is an attempt at destroying every possible safety check, and that the government’s actions have yet again made the State…

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