PANJIM, March 3 -- There were animated protests at Porvorim at the pruning and uprooting of the sacred Banyan tree, at the place known as Vadakade, on Sunday night. The deity Lord Khapreshwar and the shrine too have been removed. Herald Media asked people why people and devotees not taken into confidence were and whether proper procedures were followed to shift the deity?

There is only one thing to like about this government -construction of Highways. The finish the trees, temples and people's houses. They claim that they have done development. What kind of development? This Khapreshwar who guards and protects people. Even if you go to Lord Mahadev's temple, God says first you have to pay obeisance to Khapreshwar who is outside and then ...