Is govt encouraging hill cutting?
The four-year legal battle over the illegal cutting of a hill at Arpora has ended with the Bombay High Court at Goa recording that the hill has been restored to a stable condition. The case, P.I.L. W.P. No. 20/2022 — Goa Foundation v. Village Panchayat of Arpora-Nagoa & Ors. — began after the Goa Foundation received a citizen's complaint regarding hill-cutting and development activity at Arpora. Whilst we must appreciate...
Religion as we understand is purely a personal affair
This is with reference to the editorial "Goa does not need anti-conversion law - The Goan Everyday - August 27, 2026". Rightly stated, Goa does not need anti-conversion law. Yes, in fact, why such a law in any other state in the country? Religion as everyone understands is purely a...
Anti-conversion bill must be fought tooth and nail
The insidious anti-conversion Bill has just been cleared by the Goa government, sans discussions, sans application of mind, sans logic, nothing at all. There is absolutely no justification or requirement for such a bill when we have had no cases of religious conversion in the state. Introducing this legislation in...
Anti-conversion law: A threat to freedom
Anti-conversion laws are supported by the ruling central government to prevent forced or fraudulent religious conversions. However, minority groups and critics argue that these laws threaten religious freedom and increase harassment against minority communities. India is home to six religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Every citizen has...
Goa does not need anti-conversion law
The Goa Cabinet has cleared (of course with the sole intention of distracting Goans from real issues like Sec 39A, upcoming mega-projects in villages, illegal land conversions etc) anti-conversion bill that proposes imprisonment of upto 14 years for unlawful religious conversions and is set to be tabled during the Assembly’s...
