THURSDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2026
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Music timings must meet the needs of tourists too

The other day’s newspapers made headlines on loud music blaring in coastal belts beyond 10 pm. Tourists who come from western countries undertake heavy expenditure to enjoy Goa’s touristic beauty. Normally along the coastal belt the music in star hotels and rave parties starts at 8 pm and as per restriction end at 10 pm. After paying heavy entry ticket for parties they (tourist) get only 2 hours lukewarm entertainment. Likewise, the traditional wedding celebration has to pay more than 8 lakh to the wedding halls. Earlier before the restriction was at12 pm, it was to everyone's satisfaction. In our country all activities comes to standstill at 12 pm: are there no influential  people living who gets disturbance in sleep beyond 10 pm? Or only in touristic Goa? Good governance means thinking of the good of the people on this subject and likely rest the matter at the earlier timing of 12 pm.


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EAM must transparently clarify on China issue

S KAMAT, Alto Santa Cruz
Published Mar 8, 2023, 7:46 PM IST
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EAM Jaishankar is raising matters relating to the 1962 conflict with China and claiming that a bridge in our territory was taken over then which remains even today in their custody. The issue is not of just the bridge but the infringement of China in our northern and north-eastern borders ranging from Ladakh to Tawang where it is said that thousands of kms of our territory is under the control of the Chinese. Given the contradictory statements that the BJP government has…

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