27 Nov 2008  |   12:00am IST

It-is-right-of-the-locals-to-manage-their-village-Dr-sharma

PANJIM, NOV 26 Former Tribals Commissioner, Government of India, Dr B D Sharma today favoured special status to Goa for bestowing powers to the village panchayats so as to enable them to decide the fate of their own villages.