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Cabral chickened out of the power debate

The open invitation to AAP or any of its functionaries for a public debate on the models of electricity in Delhi and Goa is turning out to be a damp squib. Our power minister never even remotely expected that AAP through its MLA Raghav Chadha would accept the gauntlet. Cabral even promised to reimburse the cost of travel and stay of the AAP representative who would come for the debate to Goa. Now he is caught on the wrong foot as the BJP has directed him against the debate. Cabral is now doling out excuses that the AAP MLA is young and not a power minister. Cabral has nothing to lose and enjoys a distinctive advantage over Chadha. He should have the guts and gumption for the public debate. The AAP MLA is here for the debate at his own expense and is not claiming any reimbursement. Goa's power needs are acute both for domestic consumers and the industry. Constant breakdowns, fluctuations and interruptions are the order of the day. 


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Old Goa feast mass for VIPs not well-thought

AIRES RODRIGUES, Ribandar
Published Nov 19, 2020, 12:23 AM IST
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Given the current pandemic, the Novenas leading to the December 3 feast of Goa’s patron saint, St Francis Xavier will this year be held virtually online. But surprisingly it was proposed that the feast mass on December 3 be held in the Basilica of Bom Jesus for selected VIPs by invitation only. This was not a well-thought move.In fact in the current circumstances, VIPs, if there are any, are the doctors and support staff who have been in the frontline toiling for the last…

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