THURSDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2026
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Tourism minister can't be trusted on Sunburn

Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte while speaking to reporters outside the Assembly premises on Tuesday has said that his department has not granted any permission yet for the organisers of Sunburn festival to hold this event in South Goa and due to which the people who are buying tickets online should go to file a complaint against the organisers and not the government. Now, why will the people who are buying tickets online go to file a complaint against the organisers of Sunburn festival when they confidently know that the State government itself will give permission at the very last minute like always and allow this event to finally go on as per schedule in Goa?  Well, Goans should stop taking our tourism minister Rohan Khaunte's statements very seriously because  he too is well-known for issuing such statements every year for a while and finally giving permission at the very last minute to the organisers of Sunburn. The organisers of such festivals finally know how to make our tourism ministers and the government dance to their tunes with money to keep their show going every year in Goa.




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Govt should give equal status to Romi Konkani

RONNIE DSOUZA, Chandor
Published Jul 30, 2024, 9:19 PM IST
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We the people of Goa are proud of our mother tongue Konkani and we Goans demand from the government that Roman script to be made as official script of Konkani language along with Devanagari.  It is a long time demand of Goans to give official status for Romi and knowing the truth the government cannot suppress the voice of people all the time. A big thanks to our Niz Goenkars who passed the resolution in their respective villages during the gram sabhas. The MLAs of…

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