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Taleigao residents fume over panchayat-CCP merger plans; ultimatum to the Monserattes

PANAJI

'Taleigaonkars' served an ultimatum to their local MLA and Revenue Minister Jennifer Monserrate and Panaji MLA Atanasio (Babush)  Monserrate to publicly clarify their stand until Sunday on the proposal to merge Taleigao panchayat into the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) or face an agitation.

"From Sunday we will start mobilising the entire Taleigao village and launch an agitation against the move," Advocate Pundalik Raikar said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Raikar accused the Monserrates of a sinister design to further their real estate vested interests which he said is destroying Taleigao's verdant green cultivable lands with concrete edifices and an illegal network of roads.

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Konkani feature & non-feature films to be screened at 51st IFFI

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Jan 13, 2021, 12:54 AM IST
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PANAJIGoa, which has played host to the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) since 2004, is getting ready for the 51st edition of this prestigious festival that offers a platform to showcase Indian and international films to global audiences. In recent years, the Goan film industry itself has grown by leaps and bounds and is slowly stepping onto the national scene and Konkani cinema has carved a place for itself at IFFI. The film festival this year, will be…

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