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Velsao locals meet Vijai in oppn to housing project; Minister assures to look into matter

Velsao locals meet Vijai in oppn to housing project; Minister assures to look into matter
MARGAO: Residents of Velsao called on the TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai to lodge their objection to the housing project in the village, with the TCP minister promising the villagers that the Chief Town Planner will submit a report to him in the first week of January after a study.
While the residents maintained that the plan was approved by misrepresenting facts, the minister said the Chief Town Planner Rajesh Naik will study the entire issue and submit the report by first week of January.
He, however, sought to know
from the residents what sort of project they want to have on the land in question in the event the present project is scrapped by the authorities.
The TCP minister later told the media that while opposing certain projects, the people should come up with alternate projects and suggestions.
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Francis discharged in four more

the goan I network
Published Dec 22, 2017, 7:50 PM IST
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MARGAOAccused Francis Pereira seemed to have had the last laugh as the Court of Judicial Magistrates, Margao discharged him in four more desecration cases for want of evidence on Thursday, taking the number of desecration cases where the accused stands discharged to nine.If JMFC Ashwini Khandolkar discharged Francis in the Aquem Power House Cross desecration around noon on Thursday, the accused heaved a sigh of relief in the afternoon session when Judge Kalpana Gauns…

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