In yet another drowning incident at the Harvalem waterfalls within a week, a 26-year-old staffer attached to the Military Hospital at Panaji drowned in the waterfalls on Saturday.
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According to reports, the incident took place at about 11 am, as a group of eight staff from the military hospital at Panaji had gone to the Harvalem waterfalls. While they were swimming, one of them, identified as the nursing assistant, Perysammy Marimuttu, a native of Tamil Nadu, drowned in the falls. Local authorities then sought the services of naval divers. The Navy responded by deputing a six-member team. The body was located at about 5.45 pm and was pulled out from the water. The body was later handed over to Bicholim police and a case under Section 174 CrPC has been registered. This incident comes barely a week after an Afghan youth drowned in the Harvalem waterfalls.
For several years, the Dhangars have been celebrating Dussehra at Mopa plateau with rituals and dance.
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Published Oct 1, 2017, 6:46 PM IST
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PERNEM But it was different on Saturday, as it was the last time that they celebrated the festival at the site, which has been earmarked for the Mopa airport. Many Dhangars felt sad to participate in their last Dussehra festival at Mopa. "There are 14 houses of Dhangars on Mopa plateau and of them, 6 Dhangar households celebrate the traditional Dussehra," said Dhaku Babu Varak, a member from the Dhangar community. "This place is considered god's place and we do not keep goat…
