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| ⚫ | }}'''Porvorim''' (pronounced {{IPA|kok|puːrʋɔrĩ|}}) is the ''[[de facto]]'' legislative and executive capital of the state of [[Goa]] as both the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto – Portuguese word meaning high or upper). |
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| ⚫ | '''Porvorim''' (pronounced {{IPA|kok|puːrʋɔrĩ|}}) is the ''[[de facto]]'' legislative and executive capital of the state of [[Goa]] as both the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto – Portuguese word meaning high or upper). |
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It is also the ''[[De facto]]'' judicial capital of Goa. The High Court of Bombay at Goa (Bombay High Court – Panaji Bench) is now functioning from here in a new building complex overlooking the Mandovi river. Earlier it was functioning from the Lyceum complex in Panaji. |
It is also the ''[[De facto]]'' judicial capital of Goa. The High Court of Bombay at Goa (Bombay High Court – Panaji Bench) is now functioning from here in a new building complex overlooking the Mandovi river. Earlier it was functioning from the Lyceum complex in Panaji. |
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Porvorim is situated on the right bank (north bank) of the [[Mandovi River]], as ''[[de jure]]'' capital of [[Goa]], [[Panaji]] is located on the opposite bank. |
Porvorim is situated on the right bank (north bank) of the [[Mandovi River]], as ''[[de jure]]'' capital of [[Goa]], [[Panaji]] is located on the opposite bank. |
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