India must keep reaching for the stars
August 23 has become a day of pride and inspiration for every Indian. On August 23, 2023, the Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully made a soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region, marking a major milestone in space exploration. In recognition of this historic achievement, the Government of India declared August 23 as National Space Day. India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on...
Development versus future
There is growing agitation over mega housing projects and the flattening of hills for such developments. These projects could have a serious impact on Goa’s ecology. If mountains and hills are destroyed, Goans could face severe water shortages when dams and other water sources run dry. Hills and forests act...
Stop closing of govt schools
As per a NITI Aayog report, between 2014-15 and 2024-25, about 94,000 government schools were closed or merged across India. This works out to 25 schools per day! Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 60% of closed schools. Government-aided schools reduced from 83,000 to 79,000, while private unaided...
Zero tolerance for dangerous highway parking is necessary
The tragic death of a rickshaw driver after his vehicle reportedly crashed into a parked tempo on the Verna bypass road in the early hours of Tuesday is yet another grim reminder of the dangers posed by vehicles left on highways without adequate safety precautions. According to the police, the...
A foul problem nobody seems to smell
There is a perennial, foul and nauseating smell outside South Goa District Hospital (SGDH) on the outskirts of Margao. The unbearable stench even penetrates cars with their windows closed, and one can imagine the plight of students at the nearby Presentation School. The local MLA lives in the vicinity, but...
TODAYS EDITORIAL
Goa needs to ponder over the impact of party life on minors
A chilling case from Telangana’s Nalgonda district, in which two 16-year-old Class 10 students were detained for the murder of their 48-year-old school principal, Kallu Roopa Reddy, has exposed a disturbing trail that leads all the way to Goa. According to the police, the teenagers broke into the principal’s home...
OPINION & COLUMNS
SIR: Electoral eligibility and citizenship
Citizenship can be acquired through birth, descent, registration or naturalisation, but records are often incomplete
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
India must keep reaching for the stars
August 23 has become a day of pride and inspiration for every Indian. On August 23, 2023, the Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully made a soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region, marking a major milestone in space exploration. In recognition of this historic achievement, the Government...
