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Wrong to blame Indian tourists for littering

During the recent clean-up drive at Baga beach , Calangute MLA  Michael Lobo is reported to have said that "Littering is inbuilt in Indian tourists " and that's the reason why beaches in Goa are dirtied everyday. While this is a slap in the face of Indian tourists , Lobo should find out why  such littering doesn't take place in cities like Indore and Surat, as well as in foreign countries like Singapore and Dubai where  Indians flock in large numbers. Undoubtedly, it is because laws are strict, punishment severe , and public places kept spotlessly clean by civic workers . Unfortunately, this is not the case in Goa where there is no strict round the clock vigilance, and laws exist only on paper with no accountability of any kind.



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Laws are only meant for poor and common man

REKHA SARIN TREHAN, Benaulim
Published Sep 15, 2025, 6:55 PM IST
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The government of India has been unable to serve a warrant on Gautam Adani even though  8 months have elapsed since a US Court had issued a warrant against him in a bribery case where he is an accused. As per news in the press, the subpoena could not be served as Adani was unavailable. Subsequently the US Department of Justice sent a request under the Hague Convention that Government of India serve the warrant on the billionaire. Last heard, the Bharat sarkar is yet to…

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