THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST 2026

World powers need to stop deadly war in Gaza

Heart wrenching  scenes of Gazans scrambling for food, medical supplies, water and anything else to sustain life with doomsday scenes seen unfolding.This treacherous and deadly war cries for truce and the elusive  peace. At least 165 people are dead in the last 24 hours and overall  25,000 are dead, not  given  decent burials, the smell of death reeks in entire  neighbourhoods and cities. Death profusely permeates  the air numbing all senses of the  authorities and the living beyond despair. Every right thinking citizen condemns this brutality and carnage demanding  an immediate cease fire. Signs are that this war is setting newer horizons and might engulf far beyond the epicentre of this conflict. The US has  been advocating a two state formula for long but both sides are sceptical and unable to accept  their terms, unless they see tangible results which don't come easy. Bloodshed continues with total annihilation  of Gazan buildings. Crucial food and medical supplies can't be delivered to the needy people, racing against time, hope against hope for the dying stranded in unserviceable  makeshift hospitals. World powers need to step in and end this horrible conflict.


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Deaths of tourists have become cause for concern

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Jan 23, 2024, 8:36 PM IST
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It may be recalled that Danielle McLaughlin (28) a tourist from Ireland was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered at Canacona in March 2017.  When a British teenager Scarlett Keeling was raped and murdered on a beach in Goa in 2008 it shook the conscience of people of the state. However now murders of tourists have become such a common occurrence that it hardly draws the attention of the general public. The death of two tourists on New Year's Day is definitely the…

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