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World Environ Day today

World Environment Day will be commemorated on Monday, June 5, with the theme, ‘Connecting People to Nature.’


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The commemoration will be subdued by the code of conduct in view of the upcoming panchayat polls. However, the government in association with Goa Science Centre and Planetarium and Goa State Biodiversity Board will host several programmes during the week-long celebrations.   
‘Connecting People to Nature’ has been truly exhibited by Goa Tourism when it has, year after year, taken hundreds of people to nature through its weekly hinterland treks through the Western Ghats,” Goa Tourism said in 
a statement.   

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Tree falls on scooter seriously injuring man, wife escapes

In a freak accident, a 26-year-old rider suffered serious head injuries while his wife had a lucky escape after a Gulmohar tree came crashing down on their moving two-wheeler while they were returning home at Carrasvaddo-Mapusa on Sunday morning.

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Published Jun 5, 2017, 5:38 AM IST
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MAPUSA  Mapusa Police informed that the tree fell on the unsuspected rider, Shantaram Malvankar (26), a native of Aros, Maharashtra, but residing in Peddem while he was riding home with his wife, Sakshi Malvankar, as pillion.   The accident occurred at Carrasvaddo exactly opposite Goa Tractors at around 10 am. The huge tree struck the rider on his head, resulting in profuse bleeding while destroying the front portion of the scooter.   Malvankar…

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