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Are Goans really safe in Goa?

Anita Fernandes, Verna
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Is development and tourism really helping Goa, or is the government, in the name of development and tourism, only filling its own pockets?   

Today, every Goan’s mind is filled with so many questions, but the government, which is elected for the people, of the people, by the people, has no time to answer the people. Only one question comes to my mind: does our beautiful Goa really belong to us Goans?

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Goa’s two-wheeler conundrum

AF Nazareth, Alto Porvorim
Published Oct 16, 2024, 12:55 AM IST
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The call made by CM Pramod Sawant to the people of Goa to avail themselves of the bus services of Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) instead of two-wheelers for long-distance travel, to reduce the number of road accidents, is a wise decision, coming not a day too soon. With around 15 lakh two-wheelers on Goa’s roads, the switchover to bus travel will undoubtedly help to reduce the traffic jams and pollution witnessed every day, especially on the Mapusa-Panaji stretch, due…

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