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Choking our trees was never development

State charts no-concrete zone shield around trees - The Goan Everyday - June 21, 2025. That certainly sounds like some good news ” the government taking steps to save and protect trees by announcing a no-concrete zone shield around trees. This is something I feel is long overdue.

Even in cities like Mumbai, we see roadside trees being choked with cement concrete all around them. It’s time people understood that trees also have life, just like us humans. It’s like choking people with a noose tightening around their neck. Let’s hope corrective action is carried out, even though it has taken a pan-India order from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to goad the authorities into action.


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Pet animals should not become target of quarrelsome neighbours

Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco
Published Jun 22, 2025, 12:09 AM IST
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A disturbing act of cruelty to animals has triggered outrage in Belem, Navelim. A pet dog was reportedly seriously injured after being shot multiple times with an air gun by a neighbour. The incident, which was captured on CCTV, has since led to public protest and police action. It is learnt that police have registered an FIR under Section 325 of BNS, 2023 and Section 11 (1) of the Cruelty to Animals Act. Recently, two men were arrested for assaulting a stray dog with a…

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