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Lovers of mancurad mangoes have a reason to rejoice. The fruits, which were selling at Rs 1,600-2,000 a dozen just a couple of days ago, are now going for Rs 800-1,000 a dozen for large mangoes and Rs 500-550 a dozen for smaller ones.

Two city-based autonomous colleges, NM and Mithibai, and Somaiya Vidyavihar University (SVU) have decided to adopt University Grants Commission's (UGC) Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores for admissions to their courses.

MARGAO: A resident of Azad Nagar slum of Margao, Muktar Badni threw a party to celebrate his 22nd birthday on Wednesday night. Amid the celebration, he was slain by a gang that intended to gatecrash the party.All five members of the gang accused of killing Badni were arrested on Thursday.

Deputy chief minister Manohar ‘Babu’ ajgaonkar, who filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate from Margao constituency on Thursday, accused opposition leader Digambar Kamat of having taken Margao backwards by 27 years during his tenure of as many years as Margao MLA.

From a bachelor’s degree in cyber security to one in shipping & logistics, students graduating from class XII will have a slew of new undergraduate courses to choose from. Under autonomy, more colleges are starting newer courses or adding existing ones to their already popular list.

For the first time in seven years, the state government has admitted that it is not yet ready with the necessary infrastructure to host the 36th edition of the National Games.

BJP suffered the ignominy of both its deputy chief ministers losing the elections. While Manogar ajgaonkar lost to Congress candidate Digambar Kamat in Margao, Chandrakant Kavlekar was defeated by Congress candidate Altone D’Costa, a new face.

Not surprising for an ultra-sensitive area on polling day, Moti Dongor was teeming with policemen, and almost all of them had to face the fury of deputy chief minister Manohar ajgaonkar.

Sources in BJP, however, said that no decision has been made on the party candidature from Margao yet, though a couple of names were being seriously considered.

Manohar ajgaonkar, who won the 2017 elections on MGP ticket, is a resident of Margao, while BJP’s Rajendra Arlekar (elected in 2012) -- now governor of Himachal Pradesh -- is a native of Vasco.