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Vagrants at Osia complex

Vagrants at Osia complex

The Osia arcade was once a much sought-after commercial destination in Margao, but of late, it has become known only for the wrong reasons. Stray dogs, gutka-stained corridors, damp walls, stagnant and putrid water, garbage, non-functional lifts and shops encroaching on the corridors. To add to this, the rear passage of the building leading to the SGPDA market has become a haven for drunkards and vagrants. Would the government please take note and address the situation?

Vinay Dwivedi, Benaulim

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On praying to the saints

The Goan Network
Published Oct 31, 2026, 11:53 PM IST
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The Church sets aside November 1 every year as ‘All Saints’ Day’ to honour all Christian saints, both known and unknown. Besides honouring the saints, we are required to emulate their holy lives and virtues and pray to them, as they are in communion with God. However, asking saints for their intercession and mediatorship has come under attack by fundamentalists, as it violates the sole mediatorship of Christ, who St Paul states: “For there is one God and there is one…

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