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Saturday - Dec 9, 2023
The multiple episodes of forced exodus of GEM diasporas has caused a re-migration of émigrés, which is a heartbreaking topic that many would rather overlook. Yet it is a recurrent experience, and we are likely to see them again. An early event was the Indo-Portuguese Christians in the Bassein-Vasai region who were affected
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Saturday - Dec 9, 2023
It is horrifying and ever so distressing that precious human lives in Goa which is India’s smallest State, continue to be snuffed away on a daily basis due to road accidents on the streets across the State. The government has done its bit by amending the law to make penalties for reckless driving and other violations of our Motor Vehicles Act substantially
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Wednesday - Nov 15, 2023
The Neurosurgery department at the Goa Medical College completes forty glorious years. Dr V.N Jindal must be credited with giving birth to the Neurosurgery department and remarkably over the years taking it to immense heights from scratch. What started with four beds and no equipment, the Goa Medical College is today one amongst only twelve hospitals in the country
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Tuesday - Jan 10, 2023
Someone rightly said to me before, how come the news makers collide with you first? I say I don't know, good things, good people are always first in my list. Today evening as I was riding my bullet motorcycle on the highways of North Goa, suddenly the hunger pangs overpowered me before I knew what was happening my growling stomach diverted my path from the
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Monday - Jan 9, 2023
Appeals under various Acts including Municipalities, Panchayat, Excise and others are heard by officers seating at the Secretariat in Porvorim. But with the entire bureaucracy led by the Chief Secretary having surrendered to the political class, it would be in the interest of justice that these appeals
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Monday - Jan 9, 2023
Goa’s public posture of not sharing water from the River Madei with Maharashtra and Karnataka has always been based on a doom’s day scenario. That is, the river will dry up if the two neighbouring states are allowed to divert its water. Goa’s environment will be adversely affected. River navigation will be disrupted. Ingress of salty sea water into the river will
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Monday - Jan 9, 2023
“The bill of Rs 4148.50 for a taxi from International Airport of Mopa, to a hotel in Benaulim sounds expensive, but we must not jump to conclusions as we are not aware of the brand of the taxi booked by the client,” stated Ernest Dias, COO of Sita Travels, when asked to comment on a taxi bill that has gone viral on social media
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Sunday - Jan 8, 2023
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has finally publicly acknowledged that there is rampant corruption in Waste Management. But why did it take the Chief Minister so long to realise something that was known to all. We need to know what action the government plans to take to crack this corruption
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Sunday - Jan 8, 2023
Unless there is a sustained people's movement in Goa to demand good and durable roads, the perennial potholes will never vanish. It is high time Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral realize and come to terms on the need for good roads. They should be advised that a Good Road
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Saturday - Jan 7, 2023
Hunger and lust for power brings an end to mankind. Go round the world and see how the politicians kick their chairs and never return back if they are on the wrong. However, in India and specially in Goa, at any cost they love to stick their bums to the power chair, come what may, irrespective of any crime they commit or are caught in the corruption row
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