FOOD SAFETY: WHERE GOA FALLS SHORT
Food safety is only as strong as the checks that enforce it. In Goa, questions are mounting over whether the State’s food safety machinery has the manpower, infrastructure and reach to keep pace with a rapidly expanding food sector. From restaurant kitchens hidden from diners to food consignments entering the State through informal transport networks, weaknesses in oversight are raising concerns over what reaches the consumer’s plate. 'The Goan' looks beyond the raids and seizures to examine the gaps in Goa’s food safety system — and what they mean for consumers
4 ST quota seats could rejig balance of power
PANAJIThe Centre’s notification for political reservation for Goa’s Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities -- Gauda, Kunbi and Velip -- could dramatically alter the electoral equations if implemented at th
OPPOSITION UNITY: ALL TALK, NO WALK
Goa’s Opposition faces a paradox ahead of 2027: the conditions for an electoral challenge to the BJP-led alliance may be favourable, but the forces capable of mounting it remain divided. With Congress, AAP, GFP and RGP pulling in different directions, the central question is whether anti-incumbency can overcome Opposition fragmentation — or whether that fragmentation will itself decide the election. The Goan examines the stakes
First win, but fight for edu reforms to continue: Dipke
PANAJIAbhijeet Dipke, president of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) said India’s youth have sent a message that they can no longer be ignored when The Goan reached out to him.“This is a generation tired of being dismissed. These protests show that
