Games cannot sacrifice welfare of athletes in the name of innovation
As the curtains rise on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, what should be a celebration of sporting excellence is being clouded by reports of administrative chaos. Athletes sleeping on floors, delays of up to 12 hours during check-in, cramped accommodation and even cross-gender room assignments have raised serious questions about organising the premier event.Aichi-Nagoya 2026 organising committee president Hideaki Omura had presented the decision to do away with a traditio
Heat wave threatens to severely weaken winter this year
Goa’s seasonal calendar, once marked by the rhythm of the monsoon followed by the unmistakable chill of winter, appears to be changing year after year. Climatic conditions are becoming unpredictable, and as we head towards the end of September, there is a lingering sense of uncertainty about this year’s winter...
Porvorim flyover brings wave of relief, but...
Travelling along the Porvorim stretch of NH-66 was anything but a routine commute for the past 29 months, and moving between Mapusa and Panaji was a daily test of patience. Serpentine traffic queues, clouds of construction dust and cratered roads turned the journey into an exhausting ordeal that stretched for...
Protesting students, Education Dept must find a middle path
The student agitations seen at Valpoi, Sanguem and Pernem paint a troubling picture. With their October examinations approaching, anxious students have walked out of classrooms and taken to the streets to protest the sudden mid-year transfer of teachers they have known f
