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Protesters should demand building of Chorao bridge

When the ferry fee was hiked,  massive protests for its rollback by many islanders and leaders who voice their protest included Shrikrishna Haldankar of Chodankaramcho Avaz, Supriya Tari, Sao Matias Sarpanch, Yuri Alemao, Opposition leader, Venzy Viegas, AAP Benaulim MLA and Carlos Alvares Ferreira, Congress Aldona MLA. 

Their fierce protests made the government roll back the move and withdraw the notification. Likewise, in the same spirit if the islanders and leaders unite with one voice for the larger interest of the islanders and demand that government construct the Chorao-Salvador do Mundo bridge which is pending since 2011, and force it to be taken up on priority basis by the BJP government, it will likely be another feather in their cap.



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Probe hit-and-run death cases from murder angle

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Nov 13, 2023, 7:26 PM IST
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In a shocking case of drunken driving the owner of a resort at Vagator was reportedly crushed to death and two other resort staff injured. It is learnt that the victim was standing outside the reception area speaking on her phone when the accused drove a Haryana registered SUV at top speed and hit the victim. The locals charged that the accused was in an inebriated condition. The victim was standing within the premises of her resort when she was hit. It seems that citizens…

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