FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

Shame on the government for ignoring our Cardinal

It was really shocking to see just three legislators namely Carlos Ferreira, Alex Sequeira and Anton Vas welcoming Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao at the Dabolim airport the other day at the time of his arrival from Rome for the first time as Cardinal in Goa.

Hey, where was our Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his council of  ministers (especially all the Catholic leaders from the party) who are otherwise known for frequently rushing/waiting for hours at the Dabolim airport to welcome even some self-styled 'babas/swamis' from the neighbouring states, their central party leaders and posing for pictures to get some cheap publicity for themselves in Goa? Aren't the recent achievements of this great son of the soil of no importance for a single leader from the current ruling dispensation in Goa?

I think that the ruling BJP government has openly insulted the Catholic community in the state by deliberately indulging in such an outrageous act and casually ignoring the recent achievements of this great son of Goa. Shame on the Goa government.



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Programmes held on roads inconvenience the public

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Sep 11, 2022, 11:28 PM IST
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Roads in the cities are usually congested due to the increase in the traffic. However things become worse when even one of the roads is closed in order to organize a government function or even a public programme on the road. Road users are hence put to great inconvenience as they move about in the city in their vehicles for personal work. Whenever a road is closed for a public function it seems prudent for all the nearby roads and lanes, which allow the movement of one-way…

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