Curtailed session will deny Goans answers on issues
Last week, the Goa government announced that the upcoming monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly will be of a duration of just three days. The monsoon session of the legislative assembly has traditionally been the longest session of the year. It is usually held for a duration of fifteen days, spread over three weeks, except in the year when Manohar Parrikar was Chief Minister, when the session was held...
Goa’s child protection efforts must focus on prevention strategies
Behind the State’s impressive literacy levels and strong healthcare system lies a reality that is far from reassuring. Data from Goa’s Victim Assistance Unit (VAU) shows that teenage pregnancies continue to account for nearly one in every eight child protection cases handled in 2026. Although the total number of child...
Reassess devolution of powers to Goa’s panchayats, zillas
When the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj presented its ‘Status of Devolution to Panchayats in States’ report in the Lok Sabha, Goa found itself somewhere near the bottom in the general category, taking the 16th position in a pool of 18 States. Goa scored just 37.71 per cent on the...
Mirabai raises the bar again, time to uplift the sport
When Saikhom Mirabai Chanu stepped onto the platform at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, she was carrying far more than the weight loaded on the barbell. She bore the hopes of a nation that has come to associate her name with resilience. With a lift of 85kg in the snatch...
Stop pushing it, the anti-national trope is not working
On Saturday evening, no sooner had the gathering to celebrate the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan concluded, the media personnel began to gather around and question one among the students who was carrying a placard that called for the release of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and the 16...
