As soon as the monsoons subside the government must on a top priority attend to the roads across Goa which are in an extremely pathetic and critical state. It’s potholes and craters galore. A visitor to our shores may well wonder if they have landed in Goa or on the moon! The alarming number of […]
Month: August 2021
NEW HIGH COURT BUILDING – A MAN MADE TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN?
Í write this out of sheer concern, hoping that those responsible begin at once to take remedial steps to prevent a predicted disaster. May God help us to take the right decisions, and may He protect us always. As a citizen, and moreover as an Officer of the Court, I am very anguished and flabbergasted […]
SILENCE ACHIEVES NOTHING
It is disturbing that despite being the world’s largest democracy we are fearful and hesitate to openly express our views and opinion on an issue. But it is understandably so because of the vindictive regime we are enveloped in. However more so as an Advocate, I think it would be an act of hypocrisy to […]
SHIFT STATE FLAG HOISTING FUNCTIONS TO THE SECRETARIAT AT PORVORIM
Despite our State Secretariat having moved to Porvorim over two decades ago, the Independence Day State flag hoisting function strangely continues in front of the Old Secretariat at Panaji. In public interest, the Government should hold it at Porvorim instead of inconveniencing the public by holding it at Panaji. On every Independence Day the road […]
BOOST INTERNET CONNECTIVITY ACROSS GOA
The government must ensure that there is proper, reliable and uninterrupted internet connectivity across the State. Through effective and widespread internet communication, time and money is saved. The major advantage of internet communication is the creation of jobs and economic growth. The internet has indeed brought people and the world closer together. Unless there is […]
FAULTY ROOF ENDANGERS NEW BUILDING OF HIGH COURT AT GOA.
Finally, Goa’s highest Temple of Justice will start functioning from tomorrow at the new premises in Porvorim. Surprisingly our High Court building has been designed like the Gujarat High Court and has no sloping roof. This may be impractical and inappropriate in view of the very heavy rainfall Goa gets. Experts opine that this flat […]
AN INDEPENDENCE DAY AMIDST JUSTICE IN PERIL
The recent candid concern expressed bluntly by our Supreme Court over the inaction of the CBI, Intelligence Bureau and the Police in acting against threats to the trial Court judges only exposes the sordid state of affairs. It is impermissible that guardians of the Temples of Justice be under threat and duress. If this is […]
CM PRAMOD SAWANT MUST WALK THE TALK!
Wasn’t it amusing to hear Goa’s ‘accidental’ Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressing his deep concern about something that we all already know, that over 50 per cent of our graduates are sitting idle at home looking for a job. What Pramod Sawant needs to enlighten us is on what he has done as Chief Minister […]
POLITICS RULES BUREAUCRACY IN GOA
The politically motivated decision to keep in abeyance the transfers of those 23 Civil Service Officers is absolutely highhanded and unwarranted. It is only the Goa Service Board headed by the Chief Secretary and not the Ministers that should be deciding on postings and transfers of officers. Sadly, gone are the days when Ministers would […]
REMEMBERING GOA’S FIRST CM DAYANAND BANDODKAR
Today we observe the death anniversary of our Goa’s first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar. He assumed office on 20th December 1963 and continued as Chief Minister till his sudden death on 12th August 1973 except for the 127 days of President’s Rule from 2nd December 1966 to 5th April 1967. Affectionately referred to by all as ‘Bhausaheb’ he was undoubtedly the […]