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Kushavati -- A calculated power grab?

It appears that this so-called third district, Kushavati is a calculated power grab that threatens Ga calculated power grab that threatens Goa’s very soul. There is a very real possibility that this will drain resources, controversial projects shall be bulldozed through, erase local self governance accountability. It seems that the intrinsic strength of South Goa Catholics will be deliberately diluted, their voice fractured and the opposition defanged. What couldn’t be won during the elections is now being engineered through redrawn boundaries. Maybe tomorrow the two Central honchos might decide to merge Goa with Maharashtra or Karnataka itself. Is this development or is this a Machiavellian move to dismantle Goa itself ?



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Probe corruption plaints against all local bodies

ALWYN FERNANDES, Benaulim
Published Jan 1, 2026, 7:23 PM IST
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I laud your newspaper for continuous reporting on the Birch fire incident. We need our democracy pillars to be strong. The progress so far is positive, and the CM's intervention holding the Secretary and Sarpanch accountable citing Section 72-A violations was much required. As I've written earlier, panchayats and municipalities are the front-end and closest to the administration in any region. If a citizen wants to report violations, the first to approach is these bodies. I…

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