MONDAY, 31 AUGUST 2026

Safety to precious lives

The location adjacent to Shree Maruti temple at Varkhandem, Ponda is dangerous as vehicles usually proceed at a very fast speed. And with the absence of traffic signboards, pedestrain crossing, and speed-breakers, pedestrians, especially school students/aged people face great difficulties in crossing the road. During ‘Road Safety Week’, the authorities advise citizens to follow traffic rules, but it is pity that no practical action has been taken to assure safety. Also, people park their cars over the road thereby causing obstruction to smooth movement of traffic. It is time for the concerned competent authorities to view this matter most seriously. Deputing a permanent traffic cop at this sensitive spot would go a long way in assuring relief to one and all.

Pravin U Sardessai, Adpai

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Cooperation needed

The United Nations Human Rights Chief’s visit to Sri Lanka to hold talks on the progress of the Sri Lankan government in assessing war crimes may be a tad controversialrnfor certain factions in the island nation, but for the world at large it is a step forward.

Published Feb 8, 2016, 3:15 AM IST
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A 26 year old war between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka’s military ended in 2009. But the UNHRC claims that there was a high chance that war crimes were committed by both sides, especially during the last few months of the war. A UN resolution calls for post-war reconciliation and that investigations be conducted into all allegations of war crimes, and that trials should be held in special courts by international judges. This is the norm,…

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