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Panaji (Goa) [India], August 14 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday distributed ex gratia of Rs 2 lakhs to the families of the deceased who died due to COVID-19 disease.
The navy said it has had to cancel its plan to unfurl the national flag on Sao Jacinto island in Goa on Independence Day after residents objected to it, after which Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant requested the navy to go ahead with the programme.
The Indian Navy has canceled its plan to hoist the national flag at Goa's Sao Jacinto island on Independence Day after the locals objected. CM Pramod Sawant has asked the Navy to continue with its plan, warning of strict action against locals for objecting to the event.