Sawant should think before calling people anti-nationals

ARWIN MESQUITA, ColvaPublished Aug 14, 2021, 11:59 PM IST

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Goa Chief Minister has unfairly put the anti-India tag on those who opposed the raising of the Indian flag on the Island when it was clear that those people were okay with raising the flag without the Navy. I would like to remind the CM that the RSS too refused to hoist the Indian flag. Wasn’t that also anti-national? Also, destroying Goa’s forests and killing Goans with coal pollution also amounts to being anti-national.

Local bodies should take firm steps to stop dengue spread

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco

Published Aug 14, 2021, 11:58 PM IST

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With the ongoing pandemic, dengue cases are also on the rise in the port town. Change of weather has given rise to dengue cases in the areas of Chicalim, Dabolim and Mormugao. It is a fact that most of the roads in the state have developed pot-holes. At some places, the pot-holes resemble huge craters. These pot-holes get filled with rainwater. It is pertinent to note that it rains intermittently. A spell of heavy rain is followed by bright sunshine. This happens to be the…