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Hounslow incident has battered Goa’s image


Unfortunate as it is, the recent incident at Hounslow, involving members of our Goan community has come to light, thereby damaging an already battered image of Goa and Goans beyond our shores. 

It is shameful to think that Goa, being home to many eminent personalities, ideas and discoveries, who have carried her name

throughout the ages and have put her on the world map, are being laid waste by a handful of individuals who have taken their filth from their old country to the new one. 

Our people sadly have never known the meaning of unity and oneness

and still wallow in the pit of jealousy, hatred, false pride and clannishness.

Instead of upholding a sense of community and oneness like many others do, the same attitudes and mentalities drag on like a ball and chain, and further tarnish the image of our Goan community. 

Why should honest, hard-working, God-fearing and law-abiding Goans, regardless of their nationality or citizenship the world over pay a price over the actions of a few? 

Those responsible must face the full might of the law and deportation from the lands they have chosen to make home. It is time that we Goans stand up and call a spade a spade and denounce this deplorable behavior.


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Telecast live meetings of p’yats, civic bodies

ADELMO FERNANDES, VASCO
Published Jul 2, 2023, 11:58 PM IST
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It is learnt that the Mapusa Municipal Council recently unanimously decided to officially video record the proceedings of all council meetings in order to avoid discrepancies and improper recording of minutes of the meetings. This is a step in the right direction and needs to be adopted by other civic bodies in the State. It would also be desirable to telecast live the meetings held by the municipalities, panchayats and gram sabhas. The locals need to be…

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