South District Hospital needs reality check
There is no denying that Goa has, over the years, cultivated the image of a modern healthcare State. The focus on wellness and healthcare has been prominent. Promotional campaigns and policy announcements routinely point to the state’s high per capita health spending, upgraded infrastructure and expansion of specialised services, from newly inaugurated MRI facilities to promised Cath labs.
PWD contracts and Goa’s right to know
The 2027 election should not be fought on unverified claims of 'scams', nor should allegations be dismissed because they are politically inconvenient
Cigarette butts also have their uses
After having polluted the air, smokers casually throw cigarettes butts wherever convenient to them. The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (Goa) reported 758 butts at eight tourist-populated beaches. Surveys made during high, mid and low-tide revealed an average of 3.15 butts per square metre, with the highest at Baga (5.77) due...
ECI’s credibility under fresh scrutiny
The measures announced by the Election Commission of India to address concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the functioning of the Commission were expected to calm a controversy that has been building for months. Instead, this has raised more queries as to why several of these...
Certain Colva hotels favour taxis from outside Colva
Any businesses including hotels in an area should also benefit the locals in the area; in addition to the State exchequer. Hence, I was shocked to know that there are certain hotels in Colva which are giving the taxi business only to taxi drivers, taxi companies from outside Colva. I...
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
PWD contracts and Goa’s right to know
The 2027 election should not be fought on unverified claims of 'scams', nor should allegations be dismissed because they are politically inconvenient
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Certain Colva hotels favour taxis from outside Colva
Any businesses including hotels in an area should also benefit the locals in the area; in addition to the State exchequer. Hence, I was shocked to know that there are certain hotels in Colva which are giving the taxi business only to taxi drivers, taxi companies from outside Colva. I...
