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Vehicle catches fire at Alto-Porvorim

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Sep 26, 2020, 12:46 AM IST

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PORVORIM
A vehicle caught fire near the Alto-Porvorim Bazaar on Friday afternoon.

According to the Pilerne Fire Station, the vehicle usually carried cash for ATMs but there was no cash when the mishap took place.

The driver left the vehicle on noticing smoke and alerted the fire station. A fire tender led by Rama Naik went to the site and extinguished the flames within 30 minutes. Investigations are in progress to determine the cause of the fire.

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Canacona finally gets 24-hour pharmacy

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Sep 26, 2020, 12:45 AM IST

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CANACONADespite having over a dozen medical stores, residents in Canacona had been deprived of a pharmacy which would provide 24-hour services, especially in times of need. That is, until now.The MedPlus Chemists and Druggists has recently opened in the heart of Chaudi to provide 24x7 services.It may be recalled that a number of citizens had been bitterly complaining over non-availability of medicines, especially life-saving drugs, at night and on holidays.Canacona's…