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Bhaichung injured, advised three-week rest

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been advised three weeks’ rest after he stretched calf-muscle at the national training camp at Margao in Goa.

Bhaichung underwent check-up in Mumbai Friday and a specialist advised him rest.

‘I am fine now. I have to take three weeks’ rest before I can start practicing [...]

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Margao blast: Goa Police arrest two people

Margao (Goa), Oct.31 (ANI): Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

The arrested persons identified as Vinay Talekar and Vinayak, both residents of Ponda region, were picked up by sleuths of the [...]

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Margao blast: Goa Police arrest two people

Margao (Goa), Oct.31 (ANI): Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

The two, who are yet to be identified, were picked up by sleuths of the Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Goa Police.

The October 16 blast near Grace Church [...]

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Goa police ‘U’ turn: Sanatan Sanstha not involved in blast

Panji, Oct 21 (ANI): Goa Police on Wednesday did an about turn on their claim that the right wing Hindu group Sanatana Sanstha was behind the October 16 scooter blast in Margao.

They claimed they had never said the key accused in the case Malganda Patil and Yogesh Naik had links with the Sanstha.

“Nowhere have we [...]

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Margao blast: Goa Police arrest one Hindu right-winger

Margao (Goa), Oct.19 (ANI): Police in Margao, Goa, have arrested a man with alleged links to a Hindu right-wing group ‘Sanatan Sanstha’ in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

The man, who is yet to be identified, was picked up from the outfit’s office by sleuths of Maharashtra’s [...]

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Two killed in Goa blast, Hindu group blamed

Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Two activists of a Hindu group were killed in Goa when explosives being ferried in their scooter went off in a traffic jam, police said Saturday. The group called the blasts ‘unfortunate’.

Elsewhere in the state, a favourite haunt of foreign tourists, three other bombs were detected before they could explode.

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Two killed in Goa blast, Hindu group blamed

Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Two activists of a Hindu group were killed in Goa when explosives being transported in their scooter went off in a traffic jam, police said Saturday.

Elsewhere in the state, a favourite haunt of foreign tourists, another bomb was discovered before it could explode.

Police sources said the bombs were meant for a [...]

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Two killed in Goa blast, Hindu group blamed

Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Two activists of a Hindu group were killed in Goa when explosives being transported in their scooter went off in a traffic jam, police said Saturday.

Elsewhere in the state, another bomb was discovered before it could explode. Police sources said the bombs were meant for a Hindu gathering to which the [...]

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Red alert in Goa after bomb blast kills one

Margao (Goa), Oct 17 (ANI): Goa has declared a red alert after explosives carried on a scooter by two men went off, killing one and critically injuring the other, in Margao town last night.

According to police sources, the blast triggered at around 9.30 pm and gutted three vehicles.

“Two men identified as Malgondi Patil and [...]

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Sanatan Saunstha responsible for Goa blast, says minister

Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik said the Sanatan Saunstha organisation was responsible for the low intensity blast in Margao town Friday night, in which one person was killed and another critically injured.

Speaking to reporters in Margao, Naik confirmed that the vehicle in which the explosives were placed belonged to Nishad Bakhale, [...]

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