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‘Ganguly was cleared based on his record’

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The Surojit Ganguly, the disgraced swimming coach booked by Mapusa police for allegedly molesting one of his students, was actually a ‘good coach’ and his appointment was immediately cleared going by his antecedents as coach of the Indian Railways by the Goa Swimming Association, according to its president and Leader of Opposition, Digambar Kamat.  

 He was training students at Peddem for the last two years and there was no complaint against him, Kamat said.   

“There was no written complaint against him until now. I just heard that police have suo-moto registered an FIR against him taking congnisance of the video that went viral and we immediately wrote to the SAG to terminate his services,” Kamat added.   

Meanwhile Sports Minister Manohar (babu) Ajgaonkar said that he has ordered an inquiry into the matter of alleged molestation case by the swimming coach.   

Ajgaonkar said, he has given instructions to officials that the person’s antecedents should be checked before he is appointed as a coach. 

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Reduction in visa fees will boost tourism this season: TTAG

The Goan Network
Published Sep 6, 2019, 2:47 AM IST
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the goan I networkVASCO   Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) is looking forward for a great tourism season ahead in Goa with the recent reduction in visa fees by the central government.TTAG president Savio Messias on Thursday informed reporters that one of the main reason of hoping for a good tourism season was the reduction on visa fees by the Centre. Messias said footfalls in the domestic sector was increasing over the years, but the government…

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