Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Monday - Sep 16, 2024
Warm Greetings on the occasion of Onam, a harvest festival celebrated by our Malayali brethren. This year for me it will be in London with two of my dear Malayali brothers. Last year at Kerala it was a delight to partake in the relishing of "Mini Onam Sadya" on the last day of the 10-day Onam Celebration in Subhiksha Restaurant at the age-old
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Monday - Sep 16, 2024
The world is in need of a Messiah to reign on earth so as to be the champion of climate change and its consequences, which until now has proved to be the cause of a great deal of loss. No head of government has taken up cudgels to fight the effects of global warming and thus climatic aberrations that has resulted in huge losses. Wildfires, drought, flooding, cyclones, hurricanes, tornadoes and typhoons have been regularly seen across the globe that has caused devastation. Wildfires in particular have hit Canada, America, the Amazon region, such as Bolivia wherein a wildfire recently has affected almost one third of the country, as well as places in China.
In the year 2022 it has been recorded that 68,988 wildfires have burnt 7.6 million acres of land across the globe. Nearly 12 million hectares of land-an area the size of Nicaragua was burnt in 2023. Though an estimated 3.04 trillion trees are estimated |
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Saturday - Sep 14, 2024
Famous and well-known Konkani stage actress Carmen Rose D’Souza, who was known by her stage name Carmen Rose, passed away on 14 September 2024 in Bombay (Mumbai). She left for her heavenly abode was a tragic news to the Konkani stage. The funeral will be held on 15 September 2024, in the morning at 11 am at Andheri in Bombay. Carmen Rose
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Monday - Sep 9, 2024
India observes Teachers Day on 5th September. In some countries including United Kingdom and Canada it's on 5th October while other countries have different dates. Not just on Teacher’s Day, but it's every day that we need to remember our dear teachers for the role they play in shaping our future
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Saturday - Aug 24, 2024
21st August is observed as World Senior Citizens Day. While in Goa, I became a Senior Citizen at 60 but in most parts of Europe, I would be a Senior Citizen only after I turn 65 next year. Across Europe it is so heartening to see those in their 80’s and even 90’s enjoying an active life
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Monday - Aug 19, 2024
After obtaining my Portuguese Passport in May last year and after duly surrendering my Indian Passport as required by law by following all procedures to the letter, I thought that obtaining an OCI card would have been a formality, an automatic corollary. But to my utter dismay it has not been so. It has been a long gruelling struggle without any logical reason to obtain that OCI
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Saturday - Aug 17, 2024
After seeing a lovely painting of this place by my young friend and a renowned artist Vinay Prabhu Mhambre I was reminded of our college days at Dhempe College Miramar. We used to buy text books and in Panaji of those days only two book selling shops were there - Sarmalkar's near Mahalaxmi Temple and Singbal's at the place shown in the photo opposite
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Wednesday - Aug 7, 2024
The President of the United States of America Joe Biden rightly bowed out from the upcoming Presidential race. As difficult as it is for a politician of his stature who had been elected to the US Senate at the age of 29 and served with distinction in the Senate as Chair of the Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committees twice and as Vice President for two terms, he should have
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Thursday - Aug 1, 2024
Portugal has a lot to offer. Visiting Alcochete was so very enriching and eventful. Small but a magnificent quaint coastal town in the District of Setubal. It can be reached from Lisbon by cruising the Vasco da Gama bridge across the river Tagus, which is a 40-minute drive from Lisbon. This bridge spans over
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Thursday - Aug 1, 2024
A small sigh of relief to all those who drive to Panjim by their four wheelers, loose half their energy looking for parking and the other half of the energy is lost walking from one place to another to finish their daily chores within the city of Panjim before they get to their parked four wheelers. People, did you guys even know that we now have the small EV a/c Kadamba
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Top Articles
- May It Be A Very Rejoiceful Onam 2024 - By Aires Rodrigues
- Climate Messiah Is Need Of The Hour – By Stephen Dias, Dona Paula Goa India
- Famous Konkani Stage Actress Carmen Rose Passes Away At 92 – By Menino Fernandes
- To Our Dear Teachers We Remain Ever Indebted - By Aires Rodrigues
- Happy World Senior Citizens Day - By Aires Rodrigues