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Diwali stock turns to ash as fire guts 150 shops in Vasco market
A fire swept through the Sunday market in Goa's Vasco-da-Gama late on Wednesday, destroying more than 150 shops. Nobody was injured. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant visited the site after midnight and promised compensation, and the South Goa collector has barred public entry within 50 metres of the market until 1 November.
Dipke asks protesters to go home for Diwali, rejects France comparison
CJP founder Abhijit Dipke has asked protesters against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to return home for Diwali and said comparisons of the movement to the unrest in France are misplaced.