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Vasco cops, locals help reunite lost child with parents

Quick action by the Vasco police and support from people online and others in New Vaddem in Vasco helped reunite a 3-year-old girl with her parents barely hours after she got lost on Friday evening.


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According to Vasco PSI Nehanada Tavares, the girl had gone missing while playing in her own house on Friday evening.
"Somehow, she lost her way and wandered far away from her house," said PSI Tavares.
However, a good Samaritan found the girl crying and took custody of the child, before alerting the police.
A short while later, many concerned citizens also appealed for help to trace her family by posting her photo on online social media.
The Vasco police dispatched a PCR vehicle with lady police constable to the location.
The police team then enquired with locals and with small help of information from the lost girl child, traced the location of the house.
The frantic parents, who has begun searching for their daughter, were very relieved to reunite with their daughter and after confirming with people in the locality, Vasco police team handed over the lost girl to her parents.
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Unexpected rains damage Narkasuras in Vasco

Unexpected heavy rains have partially damaged effigies of Narkasura to be burnt on the eve of Diwali in the port town. The port town experienced heavy rains on Friday evening and several parts of the city faced power cuts. Some Narkasura effigies in the port town were damaged in the rains.

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Published Oct 15, 2017, 6:14 PM IST
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VASCOWith just a few days to go for Diwali, lanes of the port town that were busy with kids, young and old trying to make an effigy of Narkasura had to face the wrath of the rain . Ashwit Morajkar from Mestawada who is a part of the group that makes Narkasura effigies every year said that these effigies are erected, stuffed with firecrackers, and burnt at dawn to mark Krishna's slaying of Asura king and the preparations begin well in advance. "We as a group plan innovative…

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