Facts needed, not theatrics on women's quota
I believe reporters should add relevant facts when politicians make misleading claims, particularly on issues involving ruling parties. Recently in Margao, an MLA claimed that the Opposition had sabotaged the Prime Minister’s Women’s Reservation Bill and that Goa would consequently have received 12 additional Assembly seats. The record deserves to be recalled. On September 20, 2023, the Women’s Reservation Bill providing 33% reservation w
Preserve Goa’s identity with Konkani as mother tongue
Every State in India has its own unique identity, culture, and language, and we should respect and take pride in each other’s state languages. Konkani is the official language of Goa—our 'Mai Bhasha' and 'Rajya Bhasha'. We fail to understand why certain groups are creating unnecessary noise in Goa by...
Stage-managed protest to distract the people
It was very surprising to see the Marathi Bhasha Nirdhar Samiti being allowed to block the Mandovi bridge to demand official language status for Marathi before the elections ; that too at the beginning of the monsoon assembly session. Also the police present at site did not take any action...
Environment preservation should be the main issue
Environmental disasters are increasing yearly and it's scientifically proven that the world is heating up faster than ever. Massive forest fires around the world, ice melting/glaciers collapsing/flooding in many parts of the world including Nepal-Tibet recently, sea levels increasing including the India/Goa coast etc yet we are so engrossed in...
Women labourers need to be paid on par with men
At two public places the Siolim-Marna panchayat (Goa) has displayed notice boards depicting the wages for labourers. This is perhaps to streamline the charges towards construction, shifting and other manual works carried out by migrant workers. The rates per day are Rs 1,000 for skilled masons, Rs 800 and Rs...
