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Tempo Traveller gutted in fire at Usgao

The Goan NetworkPublished Aug 15, 2024, 1:09 AM IST

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PONDA:

A Tempo Traveller kept for repairs at a garage in Usgao was gutted in a fire on Wednesday afternoon.

According to reports, the incident took place at about 1.30 when all workers in the garage had gone for lunch.

Some locals noticed smoke in the garage and a few tried to douse the fire with water. The flames engulfed the Tempo Traveller and two trucks kept in the garage for repairs were also partially affected by the fire.

A Ponda fire brigade rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.

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Alfred Afonso heroically captured Terekhol Fort on August 15, 1954

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Published Aug 15, 2024, 1:09 AM IST

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Alfred Afonso heroically captured Terekhol Fort on August 15, 1954

PANAJI: From the year 1946, Galgibaga-born Alfred Afonso actively conducted propaganda for political awareness in Goan clubs in Bombay (now Mumbai). In 1952, he worked as the President of the Bombay branch of the National Congress (Goa) and its executive committee member. After resigning from Bombay Telephone, one of the first phone companies in the country, he led a group of 14 Satyagrahis at Terekhol Fort on August 15, 1954. They heroically captured the fort, hoisted…