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Time to ponder over Goa’s 11th world rank

Goa has ranked No 11 in the Travelers Choice Awards for 2020. (The Goan dated October 19).

Yes, indeed this is great news and a proud moment for the State and for our sussegad Goans.

The online travel portal examined the data on the sites and came up with a list accordingly. The info was collated based on reviews, ratings and saves from the travellers across the globe. 

According to the website, the tourist-centric scene is prevalent mostly in North Goa, with an international flair that is now skewing more hip than hippie. 

All these awards and rankings are fine and do attract a lot of tourists to the State. The key question that comes to mind are Goans really happy with the state of affairs -- the potholed roads, the poor power scenario, the water problem and the ever rising prices? 

The government must act in the interest of Goans first.

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FSSAI registration: Food for thought

R FERNANDES, Margao
Published Oct 19, 2020, 11:30 PM IST
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Recently, the Food and Drugs Administration ordered home-based food outlets to register themselves with FSSAI. One wonders whether the same is done in the right spirit of food safety or just to fill the coffers.October 16 was World Food Day. Chandigarh celebrated this day by launching the FSSAI initiative “ RUCO -- Repurpose Used Cooking Oil. Continuous use of same cooking oil -- which means more profits -- release polar compounds during frying which are associated with…

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