MONDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2026

CM needs to investigate minister-Bhutani nexus

With the Goa Government now under pressure to scrap the destructive Bhutani Sancoale project; one key BJP MLA/minister is very conspicuous by his silence on the matter is Panchayat Minister. The Sancoale panchayat then was controlled by his panel and the NOC was given by the then/earlier Deputy Sarpanch Girish Pillai, a very close associate of the minister.  I do not think Girish would have taken this big step (issuing NOC to Bhutani within one day despite being given a letter with objections by concerned Sancoalkars) without an urgent instruction from the minister.  It is very important that Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant investigate this nexus with Bhutani and come clean on his panchayat minister.  Of course the minister himself can still speak on the same, if he wants to clarify anything; but if not then his continued silence will only confirm his Bhutani destructive/corrupt nexus.



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Potholes a danger to life and limb, but who cares?

KG VILOP, Chorao
Published Sep 23, 2024, 7:23 PM IST
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The heavy monsoon showers from June through September every year, coupled with the topography of the coastal belt, wreak havoc on the roads, riddling them with potholes and entire sections of the roads, caving in or getting severely eroded.  The loose gravel on the roads and the omnipresent potholes force vehicles to swerve left and right to avoid them, with imminent danger of accidents from oncoming and following traffic.  Potholes have become a major menace to…

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