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Dual citizenship row

A person born in a foreign country has to register his birth there, whether he wants nationality or not. In the same way, the Goans born in Portuguese India have been registered here as well as in Portugal. Now, to get Portuguese citizenship, one has to apply, and there is a process one has to follow; otherwise, it is not possible. So, suddenly, nobody can say he is a citizen of Portugal and revoke the passport. The Government of India should think over this issue instead of keeping it in abeyance and disturbing the aspirants.


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GSPCB sound pollution control gimmicks

Arwin Mesquita, Colva
Published Dec 23, 2023, 12:57 AM IST
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It appears that the highly compromised (politically) and heavily bureaucratic (deliberately) Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) is all set for another round of a year-long gimmick at an approximate cost of 1.8 crore (minimum) to the stretched Goan taxpayer. This is for its so-called project for ‘noise mapping, hotspots identification, and mitigation measures’ to control noise pollution in Goa. I think it is common knowledge that in small Goa, the GSPCB’s (overstaffed)…

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