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Goans Holding Portuguese Passport may not be able to Reclaim their Indian Citizenship Post Citizen Amendment Bill, Claims a Law Expert in Goa

/ Focus, Goans Abroad /

Goans Holding Portuguese Passport has always remained in controversy, and different people have a different opinion about it. Some say Goans are dual citizens by privilege while others say that dual citizenship is not allowed in India and Goa is an integral part of India it is also applicable to Goans. Now the new issue of Citizen Amendment Act is haunting the Goan Portuguese passport holders. While the ruling party members are praising the passing of CAB in Parliament the legal professional from the opposition has a different opinion about the Goans holding the Portuguese Passport. According to them Portuguese passport holder Goans will not be allowed to return back to Goa post CAB comes into the force. What is right and which one is wrong let us take a look at it in this article.

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High Court ordered Tejpal’s Lawyer to Refrain from asking any “Irrelevant Questions” to Rape Survivor During The Cross-Examination

/ Focus, News /

Asking irrelevant and scandalous questions to the rape survivor during the trails is not a new thing in our country and the same have been also promoted in various movies made in Bollywood. The idea behind it is to harass and embarrass the victim so that they take back the case and something similar seems to be happening in the most infamous rape case involving the Founder and Editor of Tehelka Magazine which has reached the stage of cross-examination of the rape survivor.

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What is Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and How it will affect the Goan Portuguese Passport Holders?

/ Focus, Goans Abroad, Society /

Goans are born with one additional blessing compared to any other Indian and that their right by birth to be eligible for the Portuguese Passport and with the help of this many Goans have migrated to the UK and other EU countries in a search of better opportunities but the passing of Citizenship Bill in Parliament has created and fear of insecurity in the mind of many Goan Portuguese Passport Holders, and to add up this the Congress Legislative Party has called it a doom for the thousands of Goans who have obtained a Portuguese Passport. But is that true? Let us take a look at it in this article. 

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The beginning of a New Year May See a Spike in Tourist Inflow in Goa

/ Feature, Focus, Tourism /

With the number of events and parties have lined up during the year-end222 in Goa, the boost in tourist inflow seems to be inevitable in the state. The gradually declining tourism scenario in the state will find some solace with the upcoming music events like Sunburn and Klassique scheduled to take place in Goa this month-end.

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12 Goans Settled Abroad Now Applies for The Indian Citizenship to Secure their Property Rights in Goa

/ Focus, Goans Abroad /

Many Goans carry dual citizenship by acquiring the porrtuguese passport and the process still goes on with more and more Goans applying for the Portuguese nationality but here in one of the rare occurrences 12 Goans have applied for the registration for the Indian citizenship to come back to settle down in Goa. Why? Lets take a look at the same here

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Goans Used to Cultivate Onion, Lack of Labour and Better Options Made them Dependent on the Neighbouring States

/ Focus /

Goan soil is just fertile enough as any in the neighbouring states, the climate and rain also suitable to grow many varieties of vegetables and fruits in the state but the lack of manpower to work in the field and better options of growing real estate prices made them dependent on the neighbouring states for all the necessary commodities. Who will grow the onion in the field when the land is fetching a high value.   

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With Onion Prices Hitting the Ceiling, Festive Season May be Less Jolly this Year

/ Focus, Society /

There is nothing more important in the kitchen than the onion as most of the recipes need a stint of onion and some of the important dishes cannot be prepared without the Onion. with the Onion hitting the mark of 150 rupees in the marketplace things would turn unpleasant during this festive season. Onion is supposed to be one of the most essential commodities and the government does not seem doing anything to control the prices of the same, but no one would leave an opportunity to play the politics over it.

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Goa Governor Compares India’s Selfish Rich People with Bag of Rotten Potato

/ Feature, Focus /

You might have heard the stories of the rich Philanthropists from the US and other developed countries who use a big chunk of their wealth for social cause and betterment of human beings but how many Indians are in that list? May be some or maybe none? why? There is no answer! While speaking at the closing ceremony of the 50th IFFI Governor of Goa Satya Pal Malik compared the Indian Rich people with the Bag of Rotten Potato saying that they do not spare even a penny for the charity.

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School Children in Goa to Get Two Quick Breaks For Drinking Water

/ Awareness /

Normally, Goa is always been on the forefront in implementing the new ideas first in the state. Goa is considered as model state in the country due to its small size and highly educated people but this time Goa has decided to follow the footstep of other states like Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu and issued the instructions to the schools across the state to ring a short bell twice during the school hours for a water drinking break for the student.

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Goa Needs to Control Rampant Construction of Hotels to Save itself from Drowning in Over-Tourism

/ Focus, Tourism, Travel /

According to the statistics provided by the Tourism Department, Goa gets approximately six million tourists to flow into the state which is three times the Goan population. But unfortunately, Goa does not have the proper infrastructure to handle this traffic, especially during the peak season things become unmanageable. Many investors have invested a huge sum of money into the state for the construction of hotels and resorts but does that really helps the tourism in the state?

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Despite of Quality Content Marathi Films Suffer in Lack of Promotional Budget

/ Entertainment /

Just preparing a good food is not enough, you also need to get the foodies at your doorstep, and that is the similar situation faced by the Marathi Movies which are made with a lot of dedication and efforts making sure that the content is also of a very good quality but despite that it did not pull the crowd due to lack of promotional budget. The producer and director of Marathi film BHONGA spoke about the hurdles Marathi Cinema faces, during the press conference at IFFI 2019 in Goa.

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50th Version of IFFI Showcases The Film Made on Delhi’s Choking Air Pollution Scenario

/ Entertainment, Focus /

The 50th International Film festival of India has many new films that tell the story concerning our society and it has many such movies in its kitty this year. The opening of the IFFI began with the film which is based on the story of a refugee boy that is presently haunting the entire world. Interdependence and Orey are two such movies that put the light on two major issues that are haunting our Indian society at the moment.

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