VASU PAIK GAONKAR IS NO MORE

The Goan NetworkPublished Dec 4, 2018, 3:54 AM IST

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Former minister and four-time MLA Vasu Paik Gaonkar (68) died after collapsing on a road near his residence at Gaondongrim residence on Monday morning

He was rushed to CHC, where doctors on duty declared him dead on arrival. He is reported to have died of a massive heart attack

Gaonkar, who served Canacona taluka for 17 years had retired from politics after his last defeat in 1994, and had suffered a paralysis attack

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Practice Beatitudes for holy, happy life: Mumbai Bishop

Sea of devotees at Old Goa for St Francis Xavier's feast

The Goan Network

Published Dec 4, 2018, 3:46 AM IST

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OLD GOA: As tens of thousands of devotees thronged Old Goa to celebrate the feast of St Francis Xavier, fondly known as Goencho Saib, Auxiliary Bishop Barthol Barretto on Monday exhorted the faithful to strive to put into practice the beatitudes of Christian identity for a holy and happy life. The auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay was delivering his homily at the Feast Mass of St Francis Xavier in tune with the theme of the feast ‘Like St Francis Xavier, let…