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Drug peddlers should be given capital punishment

Some ofthe states in the country are turning into hubs for drug peddling andconsumption. The drug peddling menace is destroying the youth. It deservescapital punishment. There should be a result-oriented strategy in every policestation to curb the illegal trafficking of drugs and its consumption. Thebig-time drug peddlers have political links and, as a result, are emboldened.In most cases, because of the political influence, the police are not able ableto reach the roots of these peddler groups that operate in the country. TheNDPS Act is strict but has been able to make a limited impact on being adeterrent, and the smuggling of drugs continues to flourish. Legislation cannotput an end to all crimes, but strengthening the law and giving it more teethcan surely make a difference. Capital punishment could instill fear amongoffenders.


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Sawaikar's statement on Covid is laughable

AIRES RODRIGUES, Ribandar
Published Oct 7, 2020, 12:36 AM IST
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It wasamusing to read NRI Commissioner Narendra Sawaikar’s very laughable statementthat the authorities in Goa were closely monitoring the Covid-19 crisis inEurope and across the world. Does the government think that Goans are morons?The ground reality is that the authorities have failed on all fronts in dealingwith the pandemic. They have lost the plot and it has been mismanagement galorewhile the State which was not long ago in the Green Zone has today over 35000confirmed…

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