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A neverending nightmare

The work on the Western Byepass slip road near the Zudio showroom on the Khareband-Benaulim road seems to be a neverending nightmare for vehicular and pedestrian traffic alike, on the lines of Smart City Panaji.

To make matters worse, the contractor has piled on laterite blocks, soil, and coarse aggregate along the culvert edge. Bad highway engineering, wrong cambers, and ill-designed directional curves make the junction a heavily accident-prone zone. The project seems to be no one’s baby. Can we hope to see the project completed by Amritkaal 2047? Goa needs to know!!

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Scourge of housie

Misha, Varca
Published Apr 6, 2025, 12:28 AM IST
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The scourge of housie, also known as ‘tambola’ seems to be spreading like wildfire in South Goa despite a ban issued by the SP, South Goa. Though housie was played across the State during sports tournaments and on festive occasions, it caught the attention of the law enforcement authorities when lakhs of rupees begun to be offered as prize money by shady organizers with ticket prices jacked north of Rs 1,000.It has been reported that many adolescents stole money from home to…

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