THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

Colva police must regularly patrol the beach area

Recently as a result of the violence orchestrated by bouncers at Baga club, Goa Home Minister and Police (as usual) appear to have woken up and announced  increased police patrols on the coastal belt. It's another matter that the Goa Home Ministry and Goa Police are always in a reactive mode until it becomes prime news!  Can I request the Colva police to ensure regular patrols on all the beach areas of Colva (particularly in the night/early mornings). In this week itself a group of drunk tourists were creating a huge ruckus and noise in the Colva beach square (about 4 am) and this was not an isolated incident. Sometime back there were fights in the same square involving tourists.

With the Colva Police Station just about under 5 min (1.5 km) drive to Colva beach, one wonders why such things go unnoticed/unchecked in the first place.





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Tourists causing nuisance for Fontainhas residents

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Oct 17, 2024, 8:57 PM IST
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"Atithi Devo Bhava" is a Sanskrit phrase that translates to "Guest is God". The phrase has been used in a campaign by the Ministry of Tourism in India to raise awareness about how to treat tourists properly and attract foreigners to the country. The campaign's goal was to develop a sense of responsibility towards guests. However it must be said that local tourists who visit Goa also have the responsibility of respecting the hosts. However this is not always the case.…

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