Mapusa assault case: Police trace accused through CCTV and eyewitnesses
PANAJI: Mapusa Police have arrested 28-year-old Pundalik Karappa Gudge, a native of Dharwad, Karnataka, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a four-year-old girl inside an abandoned building near Lohia Ground in Mapusa on Diwali night. North Goa Superintendent of Police Rahul Gupta said the accused was apprehended around 7 am on Wednesday following an i
Goa can’t breathe easy; time to act on poor air quality
For years, Goa earned an undeniable reputation as an ecological haven— rustic, green and with great air quality. While the State has gone through a massive developmental transformation, over the years, its air quality has also taken a hit. Recent air quality data shows a worrying shift. Following Diwali, Panaji’s...
Political loyalty is not religious faith
When festive greetings become electoral platforms, the constitutional meaning of secularism deserves closer attention
Demand accountability for crimes against minors
I am writing in response to the recent news of two sexual assault cases involving minor victims in Goa. In one of these incidents, the perpetrator was reportedly a Crime Branch police inspector. The protector has become the criminal! If those entrusted with upholding the law are themselves committing such...
Factors behind peaking of Air Quality Index
Analyzing Air Quality Index (AQI) during the period of burning of the effigies of Narkasur, it would be pertinent to note the air quality during this period depends on firstly the emission of greenhouse gases due to the burning of effigies which is the major source of pollution as huge...
TODAYS EDITORIAL
Vasco’s burning issue and a political fallout
The sudden transfer of Mormugao Municipal Council Chief Officer Siddhivinayak S Naik has exposed the growing influence of political interests over the functioning of public institutions. Coming barely a week after the devastating Sunday Market fire in Vasco, the decision to move a serving officer to the Department of Personnel...
OPINION & COLUMNS
Political loyalty is not religious faith
When festive greetings become electoral platforms, the constitutional meaning of secularism deserves closer attention
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Demand accountability for crimes against minors
I am writing in response to the recent news of two sexual assault cases involving minor victims in Goa. In one of these incidents, the perpetrator was reportedly a Crime Branch police inspector. The protector has become the criminal! If those entrusted with upholding the law are themselves committing such...
