BEYOND ALLIANCES: THE GROUND BATTLES | Mormugao’s ticket jigsaw: Rivalries behind the race
Last week, Spotlight looked at the alliances and political realignments being worked out ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. But electoral contests are ultimately decided in constituencies, where party calculations meet local ambitions, rivalries and support networks. This week, Spotlight turns to that ground-level picture, examining the ticket battles in Mormugao, the possible impact of ST reservation in Sanguem and the changing political equations in Sattari
From classrooms to streets: A new form of dissent
VASCOA classroom boycott once carried the unmistakable weight of rebellion. Today, for a generation raised on instant communication, social media campaigns and the confidence to question authority, it can increasingly look like a perfectly legitimate negotiating tool.Protests by students of government higher secondary schools in Per
File photo of former Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha carrying out a joint inspection with officials at Upasnagar for the proposed Sancoale police station.
Proposed police station at Sancoale: Saga of promises, opposition and unfulfilled plans
VASCOOnce touted as a beacon of progress for the rapidly developing Sancoale area, the proposed establishment of a new police station has gradually turned in
File photo of Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar along with MMC Chairperson Girish Borker while discussing with MPA officials over the notice put up on the footbridge.
Vasco footbridge: Closed for maintenance, gone for good
VASCOIt was supposed to be temporary. It was supposed to be maintenance. But somewhere along the way, a vital pedestrian lifeline simply disappeared.Back in June 2025, the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) shut the footbridge connecting Desterro and Vasco, welding its entry and exit points and putting up a notic
The portion of the hoarding that collapsed near the Goa international Airport at Dabolim on Tuesday evening.
After 3 incidents since 2023, hoardings still endanger lives in State
VASCOA hoarding collapses, traffic comes to a halt, photographs flood social media, officials clear the debris and life moves on. Until the next one falls.In Goa, this cycl
