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Tackling dacoities does not seem to be priority

There are major robberies happening particularly every week like the Baina one this week which included a family being brutally assaulted. Then there are so many other robberies a week which do not make the news; like a NRI relative of mine whose house was robbed in the Fatorda area this week. If law and order were crucial to the BJP party winning elections they would have gotten it sorted but they have other vote grabbing schemes in place like controversial Mhaje Ghar Scheme (which allows law breakers including many from outside Goa to legalise illegal houses), cash freebies at taxpayers expense, etc. So people of Goa must come to their senses and critically think as to what the government is actually doing for power;  if they want to accept all these vote grabbing deceitful schemes from the ruling politicians and get ready for other important things like law/order, pollution, corruption/loot of tax payer to get worse. And all this negative fallout will affect all people; irrespective of caste/religion.



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Secure open Ribandar jetty with barricades

SHRIKANT KAVLEKAR, Via email
Published Nov 18, 2025, 8:50 PM IST
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At Ribandar Patto, government has constructed a new jetty, and there are many people including tourists visiting this jetty as in the evening you get beautiful view of the Panaji city, Mandovi Bridge and sunset. Many are seen with their children on this open jetty which is not having any kind of barricades and as such any incident could happen and if someone falls in the river at the time of high tide there is less possibility of their survival. Requesting the government…

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