A troubling mix: Road rage & political reach
A road incident in faraway Curchorem barely went unnoticed until Monday, when senior citizen Shantaram Kudchadkar filed a complaint at Curchorem Police Station. The complaint was against Rahul Faldessai, son of Cumbarjua MLA Rajesh Faldessai.According to the complaint, Rahul’s SUV was parked diagonally near Pontemol Junction, obstructing traffic and his car. He reportedly h
Corruption: An untamed tiger
Corruption survives not merely because some individuals are dishonest, but because certain systems create incentives for dishonesty
Women deserve safety, dignity in public spaces
Several shocking videos have recently emerged showing adult women being harassed, molested and allegedly sexually abused by roadside vigilantes claiming to enforce “moral policing” against women who associate with men or spend time with their boyfriends in parks and other places. Why do such incidents continue to occur? One reason...
Stimulate Goa-Portugal mutual exchanges
The Portuguese Consulate, Fundação Oriente and the Camões Institute, which have a substantial presence in Goa, should coordinate and organise more interactions between Portugal and Goa to strengthen ties that span more than 450 years. The Portuguese language, with its distinctive grammar and old-world charm, should be a key focus....
Archaeological evidence must for change of names
Local residents and representatives of the Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGAC) have reportedly objected to attempts to refer to the historic 16th-century pillar at Old Goa monument as “Hatkatro Khambo”, or “hand-cutting pillar”, arguing that such a description could create an inaccurate and unnecessarily violent impression of its history....
TODAYS EDITORIAL
CoP infra ownership not the whole story
Barely months after Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the `48.87-crore, ship-shaped Captain of Ports (CoP) terminal in Panaji as a symbol of Goa’s modern maritime infrastructure, the State has floated a Request for Proposal to hand over its operation and management, along with a network of riverfront jetties, to a...
OPINION & COLUMNS
Corruption: An untamed tiger
Corruption survives not merely because some individuals are dishonest, but because certain systems create incentives for dishonesty
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Women deserve safety, dignity in public spaces
Several shocking videos have recently emerged showing adult women being harassed, molested and allegedly sexually abused by roadside vigilantes claiming to enforce “moral policing” against women who associate with men or spend time with their boyfriends in parks and other places. Why do such incidents continue to occur? One reason...
