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Prevent social tension and bring back harmony and peace in Goa

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Prevent social tension and bring back harmony and peace in Goa Camil Parkhe 03.24 PM    goo.gl/Q6MeXs  Goa has a reputation of being a peaceful, tourist-friendly tiny territory. With the improvement in roads and transport facilities recently, Goa has turned out to be one of the most favourite tourist destination in India. Goa which has a legacy of over 400-year-old Portuguese regime, is also known for its peaceful co-existence of the Hindu and Catholics communities. Unfortunately, the recent incidents of desecration of holy cross in the Catholic-dominated south Goa have posed threats to the centuries-old social harmony. Goa has a reputation of being a peaceful, tourist-friendly tiny territory. With the improvement in roads and transport facilities recently, Goa has turned out to be one of the most favourite tourist destination in India. Goa which has a legacy of over...

Talk of Uniform Civil Code is communal agenda: Flavia Agnes

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Talk of Uniform Civil Code is communal agenda: Flavia Agnes goo.gl/RZYQl7    Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Sunday, 28 August 2016 AT 09:24 PM IST       Sakal Times,   Flavia Agnes ,  Uniform Civil Code Pune: Social activist and lawyer Flavia Agnes alleged that the ongoing talk of introduction of Uniform Civil Code was the right wing’s communal agenda,  intended for attacking the minorities. Speaking to Sakal Times, the Mumbai-based activist, who was in Pune on Saturday, said that a campaign was launched to create a misconception, especially against the Muslim community. The campaign creates an impression that the present personal laws favoured the minorities while the majority community did not have these privileges. Agnes said it is deliberately spread by the right wing elements that the personal law allowed a minority community member to have as many as four wives and many children. “The question is can we cite a single ...