FRIDAY, 28 AUGUST 2026

Panaji can evolve as India’s best city

Our Panaji should be energy efficient, green and a clean city which is free from crime, safe and always secure. There is no reason why Goa’s capital cannot be creative and productive besides congestion free and a peaceful city. We need to work towards ensuring that Panaji is prosperous and progressive.

The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) should act as an engine and catalyst towards Panaji’s sustainable economic growth and raise local employment levels without compromising the environmental and health standards. Towards curbing the rising levels of pollution there needs to be opportunities to encourage the residents of Panaji to use use alternative forms of energy.
There is need to establish day care centres besides senior citizens welfare and recreation centres around the city. The poor and vulnerable need to be rehabilitated and treated like human beings.
If there is a unified, dedicated and consolidated effort there is no reason why Panaji cannot evolve as India’s best city.

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Minority community as good as the best

STEPHEN DIAS, Dona Paula
Published Nov 17, 2021, 9:42 PM IST
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The statement made by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia that the Aam Aadmi Party is willing to give the deputy chief minister's post in Goa to a minority community candidate is an affront against the minority community in the State. Though the minority community is just about 25% of the electorate in Goa, still minority community candidates are as good as the best in the State and thus no lines of distinction should have been drawn. Any minority candidate who is…

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