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Troubling trend of rave parties must be brought to an end

This is with reference to the report, "Another drug overdose scare............ - The Goan Everyday November 23, 2022." The news of yet another victim of drug overdose is definitely cause for concern. There is no doubt that drugs have the capacity to destroy families and so  all steps must be taken to curb this menace of drugs.  This trend of rave parties, not only in Goa but everywhere else, must be brought to an end. According to the news report, this is the fourth case of drug overdose in Goa within a span of three months. This is worrying. While the authorities take all steps to curb this menace of drugs, it would certainly help if more awareness is created about the ill effects of drugs. Perhaps counselling could go a long way in preventing drug abuse. One must enjoy life to the full of course, but we need to understand that there is always a limit to all things. The moment we cross that 'Lakshman Rekha', disaster is not far behind.




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Independent authority on defection cases needed

AIRES RODRIGUES, Ribandar
Published Nov 23, 2022, 10:26 PM IST
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Goa Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar should swiftly decide the disqualification petitions against those eight Congress MLAs who jumped into the BJP while betraying the party on whose platform and manifesto they stood, won, and swore allegiance to. They also betrayed the voters who had reposed faith in them to serve them according to the party pledges they made. With the Supreme Court having directed that disqualification petitions should be decided within three months, the Speaker…

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