FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

All efforts needed to stop destruction in our State

It may be too late to now salvage whatever remains of Goa, but we should not give up the battle. We need to do everything we can, as in life nothing is more important than our motherland. It is a priceless treasure worth fighting for regardless of the price and sacrifices that may have to be painfully endured. Over the years we have entrusted in good faith the reigns of Goa in the hands of some deceitful politicians who have today taken our beautiful State to the brink of economic, political and environmental disaster. We need to create awareness amongst our brethren across the globe of the jeopardy our Goa finds itself sadly enveloped in. We can all now play a role in trying to at least halt the destruction and devastation of Goa. Let us not shirk and shy away from this bounden responsibility that we owe to our land. An opportunity that may not return but will only come to haunt us for being mere spectators seeing the remains of our motherland being laid to rest.



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The meaning behind Navratri celebrations

RAJU RAMAMURTHY, Vasco
Published Sep 29, 2022, 8:17 PM IST
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Navratri is a nine-day celebration in India and every State has unique way of celebrating it. In south india the same is celebrated by arranging idols made up of mud or clay in steps of wooden planks or steel plates. The steps are in odd numbers from 3 to 11. The idols are arranged  which includes various statues of deities and some depicting hindu mythology or stories. The whole theme behind this is that when Durga was chased by Mahishasura she got a place to hide in…

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