A complaint has been filed before the Goa Human Rights Commission over policemen being made to work very long hours amidst pathetic and very appalling working conditions. Most policemen get a break only after many days of work and this has been taking a toll on their personal lives with a spate of incidents that has […]
Month: September 2016
REMEMBERING RIBANDAR’S BUDDING MUSICIAN SELWYN PEREIRA
Today on his 16th death anniversary fond memories of Selwyn Pereira, a jewel, our Ribandar lost so early, at a very tender age of just 29 in a most tragic accident at Kanpur. Selwyn Pereira had started his own band when he was just 10 years old and named it “Civilians”. He later played for […]
NEED FOR ETHICS AND PROBITY IN PUBLIC LIFE
Persons in Public life are expected to be moral exemplars of morality and ethics as they have pledged to uphold and defend that realm. There is no dividing line between their personal and public life. Private lives of public figures are wide open to public scrutiny. What they do in their private life matters and does […]
MHADEI WATER DISPUTE
The Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal has very rightly advised the Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra to try and reach an amicable settlement to the ongoing water dispute. The three neighboring states should in public interest see reason to seek the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a harmonious and peaceful settlement. The […]