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Baga River The Baga river is the smallest river of Goa that emerges from the forested areas of Assagao of Bardez. A small stream which comes from the Saligao hill joins the Baga river at Arpora. By flowing for the about 10 km, the river joins finally to the Arabian Sea.
289. Ravindra Kelekar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for
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Ravindra Kelekar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Himalayant. It is the first Sahitya Akademi Award for a work in Konkani was won by Kelekar for his travelogue, Himalayant, in 1977.
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Goa on India's western coast was freed from Portuguese rule on 19th December 1961, more than four centuries after it was colonised. The fight for freedom began in the 1940s as India inched closer to independence from British rule.
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Salaulim Dam is located in South Goa on Salaulim River. Its water spread in 24 square kilometres area land and project was completed in 2000.
292. Which Union minister has inaugurated the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) wellness centre in Goa?
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On 19th January, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju was given the responsibilities of Union Minister of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) Shripad Yesso Naik, who is in hospital and undergoing treatment after a road accident.
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Sanyogita Rane is the first woman parliamentarian from Goa. She was elected as the Member of Parliament of North Goa in the year 1980 on Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party ticket.