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Panjim In 24 Hours: Explore Goa's Vibrant Capital With Its Colourful Streets, Sunset Points And Local Taverns
Panjim is not just the capital but the heart of Goa. If you want to explore this city in just a day, here is our 24-hour city guide for Panjim that will leave your belly as well as your heart full.
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Temples, Churches Won't Be Affected By Noise Curb Law: Goa Chief Minister
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said temples and churches in the state will not be covered under the law prohibiting loud music after 10 pm.
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"I Asked God. He Told Me...": Goa Congress Veteran Explains Switch To BJP
Seven months after they took a "loyalty pledge" at a temple, church and a mosque, eight of 11 Congress MLAs in Goa have switched to the ruling BJP.
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Goa's Basilica Of Bom Jesus To Be Closed For 1 Month For Restoration Work
The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa, a major tourist attraction, would be closed for visitors and parishioners for a month from November 5 as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will take up its restoration work, a church priest has said.
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Blog: Angry Voters And Divided Opposition In Goa. Who Will Win?
Our little village in Goa is very quiet, full of nature sounds - birds chirping, dogs barking. The only manmade sounds are church bells at dawn, the honk of the pohawallah, the fishwallah, and the occasional two-wheeler passing by.
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After Goa, Manipur Congress' 'Loyalty Oath' In Temple, Mosque And Church
Congress candidates for the Manipur assembly election visited major religious places in the state today. Reason: a loyalty oath.
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"Temple, Mosque, Church": Mamata Banerjee's Goa Pitch Takes Notes From PM
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, out to win over Goa, today said her Trinamool Congress supports a multi-cultural and multi-religious state and is the only alternative to the BJP rule.
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Mamata Banerjee, In Goa, Says TMC Also Stands For Temple, Mosque, Church
Mamata Banerjee told her party workers in Goa that the BJP calls her "anti-Hindu" although it has no authority to give a "character certificate" to her, and added that the letters in her party's name - TMC - also stand for temple, mosque, church.
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Churches Can Reopen With Strict Conditions: Goa Archbishop
Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao today said churches will be allowed to reopen with strict conditions like ensuring the sitting arrangement with a physical distance of six feet to be adhered to by priests and parishioners.
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Portugal President On Two-Day Visit To Goa Signs Various Agreements
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday visited churches in Old Goa, including the Basilica of Bom Jesus where relics of St Francis Xavier are preserved.
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After Serial Blasts In Sri Lanka, Security Stepped Up At Churches In Goa
The Goa government on Sunday heightenedsecurity at the churches across the state following a string of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed over 160 people earlier in the day.
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Campaigning Near Churches On Good Friday Banned In Goa By Poll Officials
Political parties will not be allowed to campaign in areas close to churches on Good Friday, which falls on April 19, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Kunal has instructed.
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"Great Loss To People Of Goa": Archbishop Condoles Manohar Parrikar's Death
The Goa Church has condoled the death of Manohar Parrikar, claiming that the chief minister sometimes sought its opinion before taking "far-reaching decisions for the benefit of the state".
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Goa Elections 2017: At This Village, Political Satires 'Educate' Voters Ahead Of Polls
At 7.30 pm in Canaguinim village, about 30 km from Goa's big Margao city, the roads are dark, the streets dead and the only activity is at the local church which prepares for its weekly Tiatr show. The villagers start trooping in by 8 and the show begins on a makeshift stage, under a colourful tarpaulin. Tiatr is a form of musical theatre, many tim...
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Church Opposing BJP Is A False Perception During Polls: Laxmikant Parsekar
Minority community in Goa has shed its inhibitions towards the BJP and is no more averse to support the saffron party in elections, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said today.
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Panjim In 24 Hours: Explore Goa's Vibrant Capital With Its Colourful Streets, Sunset Points And Local Taverns
Panjim is not just the capital but the heart of Goa. If you want to explore this city in just a day, here is our 24-hour city guide for Panjim that will leave your belly as well as your heart full.
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Temples, Churches Won't Be Affected By Noise Curb Law: Goa Chief Minister
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said temples and churches in the state will not be covered under the law prohibiting loud music after 10 pm.
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"I Asked God. He Told Me...": Goa Congress Veteran Explains Switch To BJP
Seven months after they took a "loyalty pledge" at a temple, church and a mosque, eight of 11 Congress MLAs in Goa have switched to the ruling BJP.
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Goa's Basilica Of Bom Jesus To Be Closed For 1 Month For Restoration Work
The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa, a major tourist attraction, would be closed for visitors and parishioners for a month from November 5 as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will take up its restoration work, a church priest has said.
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Blog: Angry Voters And Divided Opposition In Goa. Who Will Win?
Our little village in Goa is very quiet, full of nature sounds - birds chirping, dogs barking. The only manmade sounds are church bells at dawn, the honk of the pohawallah, the fishwallah, and the occasional two-wheeler passing by.
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After Goa, Manipur Congress' 'Loyalty Oath' In Temple, Mosque And Church
Congress candidates for the Manipur assembly election visited major religious places in the state today. Reason: a loyalty oath.
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"Temple, Mosque, Church": Mamata Banerjee's Goa Pitch Takes Notes From PM
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, out to win over Goa, today said her Trinamool Congress supports a multi-cultural and multi-religious state and is the only alternative to the BJP rule.
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Mamata Banerjee, In Goa, Says TMC Also Stands For Temple, Mosque, Church
Mamata Banerjee told her party workers in Goa that the BJP calls her "anti-Hindu" although it has no authority to give a "character certificate" to her, and added that the letters in her party's name - TMC - also stand for temple, mosque, church.
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Churches Can Reopen With Strict Conditions: Goa Archbishop
Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao today said churches will be allowed to reopen with strict conditions like ensuring the sitting arrangement with a physical distance of six feet to be adhered to by priests and parishioners.
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Portugal President On Two-Day Visit To Goa Signs Various Agreements
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday visited churches in Old Goa, including the Basilica of Bom Jesus where relics of St Francis Xavier are preserved.
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After Serial Blasts In Sri Lanka, Security Stepped Up At Churches In Goa
The Goa government on Sunday heightenedsecurity at the churches across the state following a string of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed over 160 people earlier in the day.
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Campaigning Near Churches On Good Friday Banned In Goa By Poll Officials
Political parties will not be allowed to campaign in areas close to churches on Good Friday, which falls on April 19, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Kunal has instructed.
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"Great Loss To People Of Goa": Archbishop Condoles Manohar Parrikar's Death
The Goa Church has condoled the death of Manohar Parrikar, claiming that the chief minister sometimes sought its opinion before taking "far-reaching decisions for the benefit of the state".
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Goa Elections 2017: At This Village, Political Satires 'Educate' Voters Ahead Of Polls
At 7.30 pm in Canaguinim village, about 30 km from Goa's big Margao city, the roads are dark, the streets dead and the only activity is at the local church which prepares for its weekly Tiatr show. The villagers start trooping in by 8 and the show begins on a makeshift stage, under a colourful tarpaulin. Tiatr is a form of musical theatre, many tim...
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Church Opposing BJP Is A False Perception During Polls: Laxmikant Parsekar
Minority community in Goa has shed its inhibitions towards the BJP and is no more averse to support the saffron party in elections, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said today.
