RANGEL-REBEIRO'S BOOK UNVEILED: "A collection of short stories must be like a cigarette. Compact, with good workmanship, taste and smell. But most important of allit must burn. A book cannot be released, because it was never in bondage. It is a writer who gets released during a book release," said noted Konkani writer Dr Manoharai Sardesai on March 15 at the release of the book of short stories "Loving Ayesha" by Victor Rangel-Ribeiro at Fundacao Oriente. "His language expouses his thoughts, feelings of the characters in his book. No two stories in the book are similar and are written differently in a very transparent style," Dr Sardessai pointed out.

GOAN EXPATRIATES START RETURNING: After spending several anxious day, Goans today (March 20) heaved a sigh of relief as their kith and kin started arriving from the war-stricken Gulf. Of the 1235 passengers, who arrived in four special Indian Airlines flights operated from Kuwait to Mumbai, about 50 were from Goa. Apart from this, four other Goan families were on board the special flight, which arrived in Delhi from Baghdad. (NT)

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