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Former BJP Minister and ex-Siolim MLA Dayanand Mandrekar has resigned as Chairman of the Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation. Mandrekar was appointed to the post on October 30, 2025, and officially took charge on November 3, 2025. • Mapusa police have registered an FIR after three community dogs were allegedly poisoned to death at Karaswada, Mapusa, on November 6.The complaint was lodged by DSPCA North Goa officer Aporva Ravi Naik on November 12 against an unknown person for allegedly committing an act of cruelty towards the animals. • The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Goa, deported five foreigners on November 13 for overstaying in the country. Those deported include one woman from Bangladesh and a woman from Kazakhstan along with her three minor children. More deportations are expected in the coming days. Former BJP Minister and ex-Siolim MLA Dayanand Mandrekar has resigned as Chairman of the Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation. Mandrekar was appointed to the post on October 30, 2025, and officially took charge on November 3, 2025. • Mapusa police have registered an FIR after three community dogs were allegedly poisoned to death at Karaswada, Mapusa, on November 6.The complaint was lodged by DSPCA North Goa officer Aporva Ravi Naik on November 12 against an unknown person for allegedly committing an act of cruelty towards the animals. • The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Goa, deported five foreigners on November 13 for overstaying in the country. Those deported include one woman from Bangladesh and a woman from Kazakhstan along with her three minor children. More deportations are expected in the coming days.

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92 YEAR OLD MANIKRAO GAUNEKAR TRANSLATES RAMAYANA TO KONKANI; WATCH

As many senior citizens would like to relax and spend thier time in other ways, 92-year-old Manikrao R N Gaunekar has decided to translate t

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As many senior citizens would like to relax and spend thier time in other ways, 92-year-old Manikrao R N Gaunekar has decided to translate the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and India's rich history in Konkani.
Although he has been having issues with his sight, it has not deemed his spirit and stopped him from completing what he has started. For more details watch the video

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