Census data challenges Karnataka’s drinking water case on Mhadei
Karnataka has been battling the River Mhadei water diversion issue with a powerful moral argument of an urgent need to provide drinking water to the drought-prone districts of northern Karnataka. Through the Kalasa-Bhandura project, the State has repeatedly sought to divert water from the Mhadei basin into the Malaprabha reservoir, arguing that it will serve as a lifeline for u
We need more Tukaram Mundhes
If India wants to become truly Viksit, it must learn to protect the officers who make the law matter
Panic can do more damage than plague
Apropos the editorial 'No need to panic; balance tourism with vigilance' (TGE Oct8, 2026). Goa's tourism season has begun with Russian charter flights and festive welcomes, yet an unexplained death in Siberia has cast an uneasy shadow. The word 'plague' spreads faster than any pathogen, and panic could do more...
Is government at war with its own people?
In one of the largest deployments of central forces on law and order duties in the national capital during a protest, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has made available a total of 221 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces, @ 23,000 personnel to the Delhi Police from October...
Aspiring politicians must emulate missionaries
The Assembly polls to the Legislative Assembly, 2027 is barely four months away and many contenders are jostling for an opportunity to be named as candidates so that they may be elected, but if their true intent is to work selflessly for the betterment of the people of Goa, then...
TODAYS EDITORIAL
Dengue surge in Goa: Don’t let the fight go down the drain
Goa is facing a sharp rise in dengue cases, with recent surveillance data pointing to a sudden escalation. In August and September alone, the State recorded 112 confirmed cases, compared with just eight during the same period last year—a sixteen-fold increase. That surge has taken Goa’s year-to-date total to 136...
OPINION & COLUMNS
Census data challenges Karnataka’s drinking water case on Mhadei
Karnataka has been battling the River Mhadei water diversion issue with a powerful moral argument of an urgent need to provide drinking water to the drought-prone districts of northern Karnataka. Through the Kalasa-Bhandura project, the State has repeatedly sought to divert water from the Mhadei basin into the Malaprabha reservoir,...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Panic can do more damage than plague
Apropos the editorial 'No need to panic; balance tourism with vigilance' (TGE Oct8, 2026). Goa's tourism season has begun with Russian charter flights and festive welcomes, yet an unexplained death in Siberia has cast an uneasy shadow. The word 'plague' spreads faster than any pathogen, and panic could do more...
