Vasco market fire: Is public safety the least of priorities?
Disaster struck again, and the government machinery could do little but watch. A devastating midnight fire gutted nearly 140 shops at Vasco’s Sunday Market, reducing months of festive stock to ashes just days before Diwali. Luckily, there were no human tragedies. Fires of this scale are becoming a deeply disturbing pattern. Looking through these raging flames, there is nothing but a sheer disregard for public safety, bureaucratic apathy a
Agitation is not anti-national in India
It will be a travesty of the long tortuous struggle to keep democracy alive in India if we turn our backs on our own history
Ensure proper fire safety measures at markets
The devastating fire that broke out at the Sunday market around 10.30 pm on Wednesday, after the shops had closed, gutted nearly 150 small cloth shops, causing losses worth crores of rupees. The incident is a wake-up call for traders and authorities to ensure proper fire safety measures, particularly in...
Revive Sal by tackling pollution at source
The Sal river has turned black and putrid at Khareband, raising questions on the effectiveness of ongoing cleanup operations. Immediate action is required to stop sewage from being discharged into the river. The darkened water is clearly visible along the stretch near the Khareband bridge, and questions arise whether current...
North Block fire criminal destruction of evidence
A massive fire has just occured in the North Block, which houses the offices of the Home Ministry and the Finance Ministry.The burning of files is clear destruction of evidence. Remember the old pattern? First questions were raised on EVMs, then EVMs were destroyed in a mysterious fire in Kolkata....
TODAYS EDITORIAL
New GFA leadership has monumental challenges at hand
When Valanka Alemao defeated incumbent Caitano Jose Fernandes on Tuesday by a margin of 16 votes to become president of the Goa Football Association, the result marked more than just a change in leadership. With 83 votes out of 160, Valanka became the first woman to head Goa’s premier football...
OPINION & COLUMNS
Agitation is not anti-national in India
It will be a travesty of the long tortuous struggle to keep democracy alive in India if we turn our backs on our own history
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ensure proper fire safety measures at markets
The devastating fire that broke out at the Sunday market around 10.30 pm on Wednesday, after the shops had closed, gutted nearly 150 small cloth shops, causing losses worth crores of rupees. The incident is a wake-up call for traders and authorities to ensure proper fire safety measures, particularly in...
