FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

Chief minister must walk his talk


After being sworn in as Chief Minister again on 28th March, Pramod Sawant promised that he would deliver a transparent, people friendly governance with zero tolerance to corruption.

But Sawant obviously did not really mean what he was saying as he had just been sworn in at a needlessly glamorous, monstrous, and extravagant 18 minutes function which had cost the already grieving exchequer over 5.5 crores. 

How could the Chief Minister be so insensitive? To add to this financial burden, he has, by that ‘political mischief’, created another huge liability to the State by creating that ghost position of ‘Lifetime Cabinet status’.

CM, you can win the hearts and minds of the people of Goa and our Goans across the world by your honourable deeds. You need to speak and act very sincerely. 

Be assured that in the good things that you do, God and the people of Goa will protect you. 


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Pre-monsoon works and p’yat elections

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published May 8, 2022, 11:53 PM IST
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With the monsoon just round the corner and the impending panchayat elections, it is learnt that several panchayats in Salcete are yet to carry out pre-monsoon works over fear of not getting the payment if the election code comes into force. It must be said that while the panchayat election is an important constitutional exercise, carrying out pre-monsoon works is also of vital importance as it mitigates the problems faced by the citizens during the rainy…

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