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The 45-day fishing ban during the monsoon period in Goa will be extended by 15 more days after the Goa government decided to reduce the proposed extension of the ban. Taking cognizance of demands from various quarters, the government had proposed to extend the ban period from June 15 to July 31 (45 days) to 75 days. Environmentalists and the fishing community itself had been crying hoarse about a decline in the fish catch in recent years. A meeting called [...]
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Featured News
By following a few simple guidelines, you can maintain your computer, help increase its speed, and help keep it running smoothly. This article discusses how to use the tools available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Service Pack 3 to help make your computer faster, maintain your computer efficiently, and help safeguard your privacy when you’re online. Note: Some of the tools mentioned in this article require you to be logged on as an administrator. If you [...]
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Even if you work out in an air-conditioned gym, drink or carry water with you. Global warming or not, Mumbai is not warming up to the heat. I look around to see Westerners enjoying the sweltering summer heat. The men with their shirts off are actually enjoying the midday sun and I am reminded of a phrase about mad dogs and Englishmen! On the other hand, several colleagues of mine are now holidaying in cooler climates. The body has a [...]
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World News
MOORE, OKLAHOMA: At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed when a 2 mile wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed. President Barack Obama declared a major disaster area in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local efforts in Moore after the deadliest US tornado since one killed 161 people in Joplin, Missouri, two years ago. Emergency crews [...]
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Culture
Small World Machines: Bringing India, Pakistan Together Check out the viral cola commercial that talks about peace and harmony between the two neighbors.
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The extent of trauma faced by the seven-year-old girl orphaned along with her brother after their parents were killed allegedly by her father’s employer, Osban Fernandes, is only just coming to light. Collem PI Jivba Dalvi told STOI that the medical examination of the girl revealed that she was sexually abused before the failed strangulation attempt on her. Dalvi said Ramesh Sayaji Bagve, 44, the co-accused in the double murder case, has confessed to the crime. “Following medical confirmation of [...]
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Goencho Avaz
Goencho Avaz recently got the opportunity to chat with 17-year-old, up-and-coming Indian / Australian singer-songwriter Kiara Rodriguess. Fresh-faced and friendly. Check Her Out. Interview :- 1 Where do you get the inspiration for your music? Ans: I would have to say, I get my inspiration from mundane things…..Life, my family and friends. 2 How old were you when you started getting involved in music? Ans My earliest recollection is singing at family parties when I was [...]
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In yet another shocking case from UP, an 8-year-old girl was brutally raped and killed in Ghazipur.
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Vasco police arrested a goods carrier driver from Banda, Maharashtra, for allegedly molesting a four-and-a-half-year-old girl at the Naval Colony in Chicalim on Friday evening. Police said Sudesh Parab, 39, was engaged by a naval officer to transport his luggage out of Goa as he has been transferred. While waiting for the luggage to be loaded, Parab mingled with the children playing in the compound in the evening and molested the girl. When her mother got to know about the incident, [...]
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