Saligao shutdown a wake-up call on garbage treatment
The Goa Waste Management Corporation’s (GWMC) decision to stop accepting waste from eight local bodies at the Saligao Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) for 25 days, citing critical maintenance work, exposes a deeper problem: Overdependence on centralised waste treatment facilities. The suspension, which affects
The rule of the mob?
A street protest is a kind of baptism by fire. Once someone takes part in it, it could change their skepticism towards power for much of their life
Battery checks can prevent fires in e-vehicles
The fire that gutted four electric bikes at a service centre behind a two-wheeler showroom in Sanquelim on Monday night has once again raised concerns over the safety of electric vehicles. The fire reportedly broke out due to a suspected malfunction in one of the two-wheelers brought to the service...
SIR must not undermine citizens’ voting rights
The revelations emerging from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across states, particularly West Bengal, are disturbing. Of the 82,782 appeals disposed of by SIR tribunals, more than 91 per cent reportedly resulted in the restoration of names excluded from the electoral rolls. Reports that some voters had...
Questions over allegations against Rahul Gandhi
The allegations by journalist Richa Parashar that she was manhandled by Rahul Gandhi and his security personnel during the chaotic exit from the Supreme Court on October 12 raise questions that warrant closer scrutiny. Parashar has claimed that she was three months pregnant and suffered injuries to her neck, shoulder,...
TODAYS EDITORIAL
This excise job fraud has made complete mockery of systems
The line between administrative reality and outright farce blurred in Panaji when a man walked into the Excise Commissioner’s office with a forged transfer order and briefly took charge of the department. It was only when staff grew suspicious and alerted the police that the deception came to light. At...
OPINION & COLUMNS
The rule of the mob?
A street protest is a kind of baptism by fire. Once someone takes part in it, it could change their skepticism towards power for much of their life
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Battery checks can prevent fires in e-vehicles
The fire that gutted four electric bikes at a service centre behind a two-wheeler showroom in Sanquelim on Monday night has once again raised concerns over the safety of electric vehicles. The fire reportedly broke out due to a suspected malfunction in one of the two-wheelers brought to the service...
