To err is human but to accept one’s fault is Divine. Bowing to a wave of protests and condemnation, the accident prone Pramod Sawant has accepted that the needless imposition of Section 144 was a blunder and decided to withdraw it albeit very late in the day. A humble mea culpa to the people of […]
Month: February 2020
GROSS TRAFFIC MISMANGEMENT
Despite our Supreme Court having clearly ruled time and again that public roads cannot be closed even for the movement of VVIP vehicles, the traffic mayhem witnessed in and around Panaji over the weekend on account of the visit by Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is highly condemnable. Every visiting dignitary must be given a warm welcome but not at […]
IS INDIA’S JUDICIARY IN DISTRESS?
The sudden resignation by Bombay High Court’s senior most Judge S.C. Dharmadhikari has stunned the legal fraternity. We yet don’t know what really prompted our very outstanding and so brilliant Justice Dharmadhikari to put in his papers. But this is a great and enormous loss for our now crumbling Judiciary. Over the years I had […]
ATMARAM NADKARNI SHOULD REALISE THAT GOD HAS THE POWER TO ENSURE THAT WHAT MAN PROPOSES HE CAN DISPOSE
I was so eagerly looking forward to attend the State Lawyer’s Conference 2020 being organized by the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa in association with the Nashik Bar Association on February 15 & 16 at the District Court compound in Nashik. But have decided to skip the event after seeing that in the itinerary […]
WENDELL’S SUDDEN FINAL JOURNEY HAS LEFT US ALL DISTRAUGHT
In the so sudden and shocking death of Goa’s Padma Shri and our internationally acclaimed noted designer Wendell Rodricks the fashion world and our State in particular has lost yet another true Goenkar.I have personally lost a resourceful friend of many years. We were both born in May 1960 just four days apart. His many […]
IT’S END OF THE ROAD FOR THE BJP
Those very detestable and skewed statements fired against our Archbishop the Most Reverend Filipe Neri Ferrao by the RSS indoctrinated former South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar and on whom less said the better Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho is highly condemnable and in utter bad taste. The BJP should get their act together at least now after their Waterloo in […]
JOSEPH YOU MAY BE GONE, BUT YOUR FOND MEMORIES WILL LINGER FOREVER
So Very fond memories of our dear Calangute friend Joseph Coutinho on his first death Anniversary. He departed last year so suddenly leaving his family and friends in utter shock. The always ever so gregarious Joseph was a grandson of our Ribandar. Always ever so kind and humble. Joseph was a unique individual, one of […]
THE BJP IS NOW EXPOSED FOR THEIR POLITICS OF HATE
Delhi witnessed a very high voltage election campaign for the Assembly polls with even Narendra Modi and Amit Shah fiercely addressing hordes of public meetings. So, if after all that politriks, the BJP loses as all exit polls indicate, they should hang their heads in shame. While in the Opposition the BJP time and again […]
NEED FOR ETHICS AND PROBITY IN PUBLIC LIFE
The latest damning report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) exposes the blatant acts of omission and commission by the Goa Government besides the rampant corruption and other serious malpractices. Like the Lokayukta’s report the Chief Minister should now not tell us that the CAG report and the directions within are also […]
ARREST OF ROHAN KHAUNTE IS VERY DEPLORABLE
That unprecedented and very highhanded midnight arrest of Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte on an alleged bogus and fabricated complaint filed against him by a BJP spokesperson who is not an elected member of the House is highly condemnable. The police are duty bound to uphold the law at all times and cannot be succumbing to […]