Respect elders’ time
The annual programme organised to mark World Elders Day was scheduled to commence at 9.30 a.m. The audience, including those selected for felicitations, had taken their seats and were patiently waiting for the programme to begin. The Chief Guest was conspicuous by his absence. The three political dignitaries — Vijay Sardesai, Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva — arrived together only around 10.30 a.m., an hour after the scheduled start.
Flyovers are not race tracks, they have speed limits
Several fatal road accidents have occurred in Goa as the State observes Road Safety Week, raising concerns about road discipline. A man and woman reportedly travelling at high speed died after falling from the Baina flyover in Vasco, reportedly the third mishap there. The recently opened Porvorim flyover has also...
Time to act before we face Bengaluru-like crisis
This is in reference to your article “Goa Records Driest Monsoon”. The report is alarming and should serve as a wake-up call for all of us. We all know the root causes - unchecked deforestation, concretization, hill cutting and over-exploitation of groundwater. We do not want to end up like...
Regular drills needed for hostile pilots
Apropos the news report 'Pilot fights off co-pilot, saves flydubai flight' (October 1, 2026). A cockpit is meant to be the calmest room in the sky, so a fight inside it unsettles us more than turbulence ever could. Captain Smit Machchhar, wounded yet unyielding, helped save 174 lives, including 27...
Capt Machchhar symbol of resilience and hope
The world witnessed extraordinary bravery when Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying Flydubai Flight FZ21 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, heroically saved 174 lives. Despite being brutally stabbed by his co-pilot in a shocking mid-air attack, Captain Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit and regain control of the aircraft,...
