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Picnic ends in tragedy at Vasco

Picnic to Hollant beach ended in tragedy when a 16-year-old boy from Vasco lost his life after being hit by a moving train.

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 According to DySP Sucheeta Dessai, Joshua Mudiyil along with three other friends had gone for a picnic at Hollant beach on Tuesday. At about 5 pm, they went up the hill using the steps and were only 100 mtrs away from the railway station. They walked very close to the railway tracks while a goods train was proceeding from Vasco towards Margao. “The boys wanted to take the Collem to Vasco local train to go back home and as Mudiyil was closer to the track, a portion of a wagon hit the boy s head and he fell down on the railway slipper and died on the spot due to grievous head injuries,” said Desai.
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Taxi strike called off, but hardships continue

Even though tourist-taxi owners called off their strike at around 2 pm on Tuesday, tourists continued to have tough time in finding a cab. There were few taxis moving in the beach-belt of Baga-Candolim even at 6 pm, which is close to four hours after the strike was called off.

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Published Apr 13, 2016, 6:10 AM IST
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PANAJI  Atish Fernandes, director, business development, First Class Holidays, said, “The message that the strike was called off was slow in reaching out to people” More than three hours after the strike was called off, Francis Fernandes, manager, Villa Fatima Beach Resort in Baga, said, “I am yet to hear from anyone that the taxi owners have actually withdrawn their strike.” Fernandes continued, “We cater to foreign tourists, who come on charter flights. In a…

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