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Upgradation of #Football #Ground at #Sinquetim in #Navelim in ful swing

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Goans got talent for football, a visit to Goa Football Development Centr...

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#CecilleRodrigues backs #FCGoa in new #Konkani #tiatr #CM

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India: Portuguese legacy in Goa continues through Vasco Sport Club

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Pollution Control board Chairman Shetgaonkar Speaks In Cuncolim Cuncolim Chieftain’s Memorial Committee #pollution #environment #climatechange #nature #zerowaste #earth #plastic #savetheplanet #recycle #sustainability #waste #ocean #plasticpollution #recycling #ecofriendly #plasticfree #globalwarming #airpollution #reuse #green #water #trash #eco #climate #environnement #inquinamento #bhfyp #gogreen #air #bhfyp The Goa State Pollution Control Board was reconstituted on 15/12/2017 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974, with a mandate to plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control and abatement of Water and Air pollution in the State of Goa. The Board advices, State Government on matters concerning prevention, control and abatement of Water Act. Also implements the Hazardous and other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016, Biomedical Waste Management Rule 2016, Noise Pollution (Regulation and
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The seasonal fishing ban will go on for 61 days, ending on July 31. The annual monsoon trawling ban in  Goa  will come into effect from June 1. The ban will go on for 61 days, ending on July 31. The seasonal fishing holiday is meant to facilitate breeding of fish during the season. The State Fisheries Department has issued an order banning trawling through mechanised boats during the period. However, the registered motorised canoes using gill nets have been exempted. Nearly 1,500 trawlers in the coastal State would be anchored till July 31 as the annual trawling ban will be implemented along the western coast in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. A notification from the State asserts that the government of Goa prohibits fishing by vessels fitted with mechanical means of propulsion and by means of trawl-net and purse-seine net. “Except fishing by the registered motorised canoes using only gill nets and fitted with outboard or inboard motors of up to 10HP capacity, as a m

Lone survivor of the storm in #Goa Stranded farmer in Benaulim

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Music is his passion and farming as a hobby give him kicks. He is all but eighty-one years in age, but yet not given up on the things he was most of fond of in life- cultivating his paddy field and rearing his she buffaloes for milk.  1 of 4   A decade back, his paddy fields yielded two crops in a season. But with the adjoining paddy fields converted into a housing project only one crop is possible per season now – a death knell for farming in the Indian state of Goa. For the umpteen time Joao Santan Rebello cast his vote last month, to elect his representative to the 15th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament, since Goa got liberated from the Portuguese in 1962. Much has changed over the years with modernization in the tourist-resort state, the small state of India which welcomes some four millions foreign tourists every year. In the race to build mega housing projects to cater to the tourists many a paddy fields have fallen prey. People like Rebello who hails from

Karate training on Benaulim beach by Agnelo Rodrigues in Indian state of Goa in April 2009

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Karate training on Benaulim beach by Agnelo Rodrigues in Indian state of Goa in April 2009 Entertainment Benaulim beach is at a distance of 41 km away from Goan capital, Panaji and 2 km from Colva beach .It is among the quietest beaches of the region. The beach is highly preferred as a result of its excellent climatic conditions. It gives you the happiness and satisfaction of being in Goa. Benaulim beach still have the Portuguese influence. This beach is yet to be discovered and is a perfect place to forget all worldly tensions. It is a perfect fishing destination. As for as shopping complexes are concerned they are yet to be developed but one can enjoy visit to trinket shops and drink stalls on the beach to buy artifacts, antiques and gifts .There are open-air eateries serving seafood and Portuguese dishes. Beach Bonanza fair starts from mid of April and held on consecutive Sundays. Visitors can enjoy various activities at this Beach Bonanza Fair. Fringed by palm this beach offers