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The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Communications. [1] [2] [3] The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public.
The city was renamed from Panjim in English to Panaji, its present official name in the 1980s.The Portuguese name is Pangim.The city had been renamed Nova Goa (Portuguese for "New Goa") when it officially replaced the city of Goa (now Old Goa) as the capital of Portuguese India, though the Viceroy had already moved there in 1759.
The property of the church belongs to the "Fabrica" that looks after the affairs of the Church. There are several Christian groups recognised by the Church like the Society of St. Vincent De Paul (Rosary Conference), Couples For Christ and Living Waters. Our Lady of the Rosary School is one of the prominent schools in Dona Paula, Caranzalem.
South Goa is divided into five subdivisions — Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas — Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete , Quepem, and Canacona , Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015). [1]
Goa State Central Library; Goa University Library, Taleigao; Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry Library, Near Azad Maidan, Panjim; Goa Engineering College Library, Farmagudi, Ponda; Goa Legislative Assembly Library, Alto-Porvorim; Gomantak Marathi Academy, Porvorim; Institute Menezes Braganza Library, Panjim; Kala Academy Library, Panjim
Don Bosco College, Panjim was established in 2001 by Goa Salesian Society. It is the only college in Goa to offer BA in Mass Communication,a program in Media studies. [3] It organised Goa's First Intercollegiate Media Event "Filmbuster" [4] Fr. Agnel College of Arts & Commerce; Goa College of Agriculture; Goa College of Home Science
This is a list of cities and towns in Goa. Goa / ˈ ɡ oʊ. ə / ⓘ is a state located in the south-western region of India; It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa is one of India's richest states with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country. [1]
Sunset at Santa Cruz, along the road leading to Panjim. Santa Cruz (meaning holy cross in Portuguese) is the largest village in Goa with a population of 21,000 people different religions and also who trace their origins to different parts of India.