Arun Desai, the mastermind in the infamous RTO bribery case is no novice to Corruption. Any government servant will recall that as Secretary to Manohar Parrikar in 2000 during his first tenure as Chief Minister of Goa, Arun Desai used to openly collect for all and sundry. How they shared that booty only the two […]
Month: September 2015
HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI
This Festive Season a very Sincere prayer to Lord Ganesha, the Vigna-harta (remover of obstacles) to please help ease the sufferings of the poor and needy, but may the obstacles in the path of those chronic rogues just multiply manifold. Tathastu, so be it.
GPSC CHAIRMAN ROW IN YET ANOTHER ROW
Manohar Parrikar’s relative Kurapati Dwarakanath Row whom he had in 2012 made the Chairman of Goa Public Service Commission has now successfully lobbied and manipulated to get his daughter Priyanka a plumb post at the Goa Chapter of the India Brazil Chamber of Commerce which is being inaugurated on September 23rd. All in the Parivar. […]
CURB WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
The cash strapped Goa Government in a very flawed move is planning to hold on October 2nd a pompous State level followed by Taluka celebrations to mark the 15th year of the Dayanand Social Security Scheme. The implementation of that scheme started on 1st January 2002 so how does the government claim it completes 15 […]
CRIMINAL MINDED INSPECTOR DATTAGURU SAWANT HEADING BJP POLITICALLY GEARED LOUIS BERGER PROBE
One does not have to be a genius to conclude that the current Louis Berger probe is an attempt by the BJP in Goa to keep the people distracted from the glaring acts of omission and omission of a miserably failed government Anyone indulging in any corrupt practice should not be spared however high he […]
THE JUDICIARY NEEDS SOME FIXING
Am in the process of penning a documented article “Corruption in the Judiciary and nexus of Politicians with Judges”. Please email me by 30th September any relevant data that you may have that could also be incorporated. We need to do everything possible to Save our very last hope, the Temples of Justice. Aires Rodrigues […]
IS IT A WITCH HUNT AGAINST PASSPORT OFFICER AGNELO FERNANDES?
Over the years the people of Goa had to endure utter nightmare at the Passport office. It was an everyday chaos and confusion. All this changed with the appointment of a Goa Civil Service Officer Agnelo Fernandes as the Passport Officer. To his credit Agnelo Fernandes speedily streamlined the working of the entire passport office […]
JUDGE NUTAN SARDESSAI COULD BE A FORMIDABLE LOKAYUKTA
The BJP in Goa had promised Zero Tolerance to Corruption but has conveniently despite the soaring levels of corruption kept the State without the much needed Lokayukta. This has been the systematic design of the BJP in its States and at the Centre to drag filling in these and similar posts, lest they become an […]
EMPOWER THE YOUTH
Every extension in service or contract appointment given beyond the retirement age is a cruel and grave injustice to the Youth. The Government as a matter of rule should ensure that there is a total ban on any such extensions in service and contract appointments to the retired. It is a severe prejudice to those […]
(IN)JUSTICE MOHIT SHAH TO FINALLY RETIRE
While Mohit Shah will spend his last night today as the Chief Justice, let us hope and pray that the long comatised Bombay High Court regains Consciousness tomorrow. With that failed dream of elevation to the Supreme Court, Mohit Shah who has been stagnating as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court since 26th June 2010 retires tomorrow. In March 2013 the collegium […]