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Law to curb black magic need of the hour

The Goa government should enact a law against practitioners of black magic, blind faith and superstition. 

It also should ban a range of practices including animal sacrifice and magical remedies to cure ailments to put an end practices such as witchcraft, black magic in the name of religion.  

Superstition is highly prevalent among the economically weaker sections of society. They are taken for a ride by people who practice black magic.  

Much on the lines of Karnataka and Maharashtra, states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Assam have enacted laws aimed at banning witchcraft.  

The law also needs to curtail activities of so-called godmen before they become too powerful.  

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Implement common cadre for panchayats

VENAN B DIAS, Santo Estevam
Published Nov 19, 2020, 11:33 PM IST
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It has been a long time since the common cadre for panchayats was introduced in the assembly and unanimously passed. But it has still not seen the light of the day. I had filed an RTI on 17th November 2020 at the Santo Estevam panchayat. The inward was done by the LDC and after the application was inwarded, people who are not even associated with the matter were tipped off by the LDC. Similar incidences may be happening at other villages too where a resident of the…

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