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Goa's environment has to be protected at all costs

With reference to the report  titled, "On HC direction , TCP inspects illegal construction near Oxel spring" in The Goan Everyday dated December 25, the world has enough for our needs but not our greed. Domestic and international tourism helps rake in the badly needed income. We have to use unscalable electric fences fitted with  CCTV cameras and  electronic buzzers and fence off all springs and attach plaques to them too.  Illegal constructions must be demolished on the spot. Illegal builders should be heavily penalised and barred from operating and these companies should be prevented from being set up under any new name,  as environment destroyed is environment gone for ever.


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Four gems have left us in past 4 weeks

EVERETTE ASSIS TELLES, Margao
Published Dec 31, 2024, 7:45 PM IST
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In the past 4 weeks, four gems have left us -- Ratan Tata, a decent, soft spoken man who took global brands, rescued and re-globalised them; Shyam Benegal, soft spoken decent man who led independent Indian cinema to bring exploitation, caste and gender issues to the screen with sensitivity and class; Zakir Hussain, again, soft spoken who took classical tabla to new heights and globalised Indian percussion; and now Manmohan Singh, soft spoken and decent man who wielded quiet…

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