THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

Elected councillors need to reciprocate

The elections to the various municipalities are done and dusted. There are the winners and the vanquished. The candidates along with their supporters went door-to-door before the elections, canvassing for their candidature. In these times of the pandemic the voters welcomed them in their homes and listened to them patiently. On the day of the elections the voters came out in large numbers, despite the Covid-19 scare, and voted for those whom they wanted to represent them in the municipal council. For the elected councilors it is time to return the favour. They need to look into the needs of the people in their ward. There could be several senior citizens living alone and not able to come out for fear of contracting the disease. Their needs need to be looked into. The councilors also need to come to the assistance of those infected by the virus and need hospitalization. All in all these councilors need to reciprocate to the voters who risked their lives while voting for them. 


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It’s time for Goans to get ready for struggles ahead

CLAUDIUS D'COSTA, Guirdolim/Chandor
Published Apr 27, 2021, 9:42 PM IST
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This is in response to the CEC recommendations with regards to the linear projects through our Western Ghats. The small step of recognizing the double tracking to be impermissible is the result of the struggle of common Goans, who are fighting against the destruction of Goa by the coal and steel lobbies, and is a major setback to our State Government which has been serving the corporate lobbies shamelessly. The recommendations do not recognize the transmission lines and…

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