Who’s accountable for the Colvale jail crisis?
A correctional facility is basically expected to serve two fundamental purposes. First, it should rehabilitate those in its custody, and second, it should prevent further criminal activity. Two separate reports in this newspaper, one on Sunday and another on Tuesday, exposed how Central Jail at Colvale is failing on both counts. What was built as a modern prison in North Goa now appears to have become a hub of institutional...
Deploy security at violence-prone clubbing zones
A violent group clash outside a prominent nightclub in the capital city in the wee hours of Sunday has put the spotlight back on law and order and the security of nightlife. Amid the parties, club culture and endless flow of alcohol, a darker reality is becoming increasingly difficult to...
Radio Gaga: Radio Mandovi is here
Goa got its “first” community radio station---and, interestingly enough, one based in the village of Moira, in Bardez
Need to address government policy of subjugation
Every Indian citizen should have the freedom to keep their ruling politicians in check including criticizing and protesting, but it appears that Indian and particularly Goan corrupt politicians, have an an intimidation policy in place, which not only restricts or prevent people from exercising their democratic rights, but also manipulating...
Old politicians must relax, prioritise their health
It is amusing and sad to see elderly politicians, including those who have switched from Congress to BJP, clamouring for election tickets despite their advancing age—some with “one foot in the coffin and the other outside.” Perhaps their election symbol should be a coffin, so they can finally rest in...
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
Radio Gaga: Radio Mandovi is here
Goa got its “first” community radio station---and, interestingly enough, one based in the village of Moira, in Bardez
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Need to address government policy of subjugation
Every Indian citizen should have the freedom to keep their ruling politicians in check including criticizing and protesting, but it appears that Indian and particularly Goan corrupt politicians, have an an intimidation policy in place, which not only restricts or prevent people from exercising their democratic rights, but also manipulating...
