Oppn parties face uphill task to win minority votes
The non-BJP parties — be it the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Goa Forward Party or Revolutionary Goans Party — have a clear task cut out: how to win the confidence of the minorities and channelise their votes in the coming polls. For, apart from a host of issues plaguing the State, the controversial Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill and the anti-conversion Bi
The Pramod Sawant government withdrew the Anti-Conversion Bill from the Assembly’s agenda after Cabinet clearance.
Anti-Conversion Bill: Who pushed it, and why?
Guess who is the chief architect of the anti-Conversion Bill that the Pramod Sawant Cabinet cleared for introduction in the just-concluded Goa Legislative Assembly session? Well, the controversial Bill never saw the light of day, but the mystery remains: Who was the chief architect of the anti-Conversion Bill? How did...
Oppn unity stalls as pre-poll positioning takes centre stage
Almost every non-BJP party has been calling for opposition unity to oust the BJP government. Yet, beneath the rhetoric of unity, each party appears busy positioning itself for the negotiations from a position of strength. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ongoing standoff between the Congress and its...
Anti-conversion Bill: BJP’s minority equation in focus
Pramodbab Sawant Cabinet’s move to table the anti-Conversion Bill in the ensuing Assembly election has thrown up a host of questions. As political observers were quick to dissect the real motive behind the Bill, questions were asked: how would the Christian MLAs within the BJP and outside grapple with the...
Fishing vessels lay anchored in River Sal waiting for favourable navigation conditions at the mouth of River Sal at Betul. Santosh Mirajkar
River Sal mouth navigation woes haunt Cutbona boat owners again
Sand accumulation reduces channel to 25m; vessels forced to wait for high tide; boat owners renew demand for training wall
