As we prepare to celebrate on 3rd December the Feast of Goa’s Patron Saint, St Francis Xavier, let us all regardless of Creed, Caste or Community seek our great Saint’s Divine intervention to steer the now sinking Goa through these current troubled and turbulent times. We need to applaud the Rector of the Bom Jesus […]
Month: November 2021
MAY IT BE END OF THE ROAD FOR THE MONSERRATES
The 19th February 2008 attack on the Panaji Police Station by Babush Monserrate was a very serious crime. A horrendous crime against the State, on account of which I was constrained to seek the intervention of the High Court as the devious Babush Monserrate has managed to stall the wheel of justice. In that Police […]
HELLO GOA
My dear friends, The coming 2022 Assembly elections are very crucial for Goa. It will be our very last opportunity to salvage what remains of our now battered State. Over the last ten years of BJP’s misrule, Goa has suffered immensely on all fronts. The loot and plunder has been blatant. There is a vital […]
OUR CONSTITUTION NEEDS TO BE RESCUED AND PROTECTED
On 26th November we observe our Constitution Day but we have a lot to reflect on what has been going wrong with the very guiding principles being flouted with impunity. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted our Constitution which was drafted by a committee headed by Babasaheb Ambedkar who played a pivotal role […]
REMEMBERING CHANDRAKANT KENI
Today is late Chandrakant Keni’s birth anniversary. He was an icon of the Konkani movement and the Opinion Poll, having dedicated his life to draw the country’s attention to our native language. In his death on 3rd February 2009 Goa lost a very distinguished son. The very articulate and versatile Chandrakant Keni never retired. He always […]
ROADS TO HELL ARE MADE IN GOA AND NOW BY CM PROPERTY SAWANT
The Panaji-Ribandar causeway was hot- mixed just over a week ago. In merely a few days the tar is already peeling and the potholes are resurfacing. What a criminal waste of public funds. The contractor must be blacklisted and prosecuted for cheating the taxpayers. The authorities also seem to be least concerned that this causeway […]
GOA HAS HAD TO PUT UP WITH THIS STUPENDOUS CM
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant seems to have taken upon himself the task of being the Election Commissioner too. Does he not know that the dates of elections is the sole prerogative of only the Election Commission? For the conduct of free and fair elections, the bureaucracy including the police has to act independently and judiciously […]
BJP’S LIES AND DECEIT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of withdrawing those controversial farm laws has come too late. Had he any respect for our farmers, all that bloodshed and loss of precious lives could have been avoided. The BJP has crippled the Indian economy while landing the country into sheer economic chaos. India’s Economic slowdown is on account […]
YET ANOTHER IFFI (INTERNATIONAL FRAUD FESTIVAL OF INDIA
Yet another edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is on. This year a bankrupt Goa Government is squandering around 18 crores on this needless extravaganza. From 2004 this annual over week long nightmare has in no way benefited the State but only been a big window of opportunity for the politicians in […]
TAKING PEOPLE FOR A RIDE
A fair reasoned debate and fruitful discussion is the very essence of democracy as it paves way for transparency and accountability in Governance. Our MLAs are very handsomely paid with enormous perks and other benefits but most of them have failed as legislators, a role they were elected for. It is unfortunate that the sessions of our Legislative Assembly in recent years […]