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The articles on the TGF Front Page are as follows:
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A Shocker from Chennai ! - Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times.
A study in Chennai has found that as many as 42 per cent of school-going
children are victims of sexual abuse. And in most of the cases, the
perpetrators are either close relatives or family members.
For most children, abuse takes place between 11 and 15 years of age. Most
cases of abuse against children came from the higher income group.
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A tribute to Anjediva's Poristhar - by Anthony Baretto
Born on 4 October 1912, Poristhar completed his Segundo Grau and started a
career in the military. His next posting was as Commander on Anjediv for 16
years and new the place like the back of his hand. I spent the best years
of my life on the Anjediv Island. Life was full of excitement, he would add
nostalgically.
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Goas appalling road sense-2 by Valmiki Faleiro
India with 10 million vehicles has 87,000 accidents a year. Japan with 74
million vehicles has 8,400. Goa, with a fraction of a single million
vehicles, has 3,000+ reported accidents per annum! Sadly, thats where we
stand.
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Driving Skills in Goa: What Driving Skills? by Valmiki Faleiro
Bad roads and too many vehicles do not cause accidents. People who drive
them do. Abysmal driving skills and an appalling lack of road sense are the
conjoined twins primarily responsible for death and misery on Goas roads.
[ Why TGF does not agree fully with Valmiki ]
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Goas appalling road sense-1 by Valmiki Faleiro
Lack of good driving skills is one part of Goas problem. The other is our
appalling road sense.....Between poor driving skills and lack of road sense
the conjoined twins that primarily cause death and misery on Goas roads
the latter is far more lethal. Inept driving does cause accidents, but our
woeful bliss of road sense and traffic rules is the bulk cause of road
tragedy.
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Violence is Never the Answer - TGF
It is a sad commentary on those in the power-blocs who fomented this
atmosphere of communalism, those in the press who should have known better
but decided to stick their ostrichoid heads into the sand, the educated who
should have anticipated wisely but chose to follow instead of leading, and
all those who sold their souls for a few pieces of silver.
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Portuguese Nationality 2006 - Livia de Abreu Noronha
Best of luck to all the Goans who are anxious to get through this ordeal,
which should have really been a smooth one, "punn bhaile lokhan piddar konn
ghallem". As a Catholic I will say "Devan tumkam sogleank adhar dinvum".
other lead articles:
A Goan Village circa 1961 : Pride, Prejudice, the Truth, or Selective
Blindness in 2006?
The Goa Mess named Land Survey
ROMAN SCRIPT For Konkani A MUST: NOW OR NEVER
Science, PseudoScience, Plagiarism or What?
What a Monumental Shame !
Chandrakant Keni sez -Expel Portuguese Goans from Goa !
Goa: One man's meat is another man's poison
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