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Goa town residents plan to raid overcharging traders

On: April 1, 2020

Ponda, April 1, 2020: Residents of a major town in Goa have threatened to raid traders who sell commodities at exorbitant prices during the nationwide lockdown. Shankar Naik, a resident of Ponda, alleged that the traders are taking undue advantage of the lockdown and the consequent rush for food, groceryContinue Reading

Borim : The village that inspired a Goan poet

By: Matters India

On: March 16, 2017

In: National

Borim or Bore is the first village in Ponda taluka that one has to pass through when commuting from Salcete and other parts of South Goa to North Goa and even to the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Encompassing a land area of 1,536.07 acres and housing a population of 8,257Continue Reading