The soaring crime levels is a very clear indicator that Goa has become a very unsafe destination. Due to lack of foresight by successive governments, Goa once the Paradise of the East is today a drug, gambling, prostitution and crime den. And the situation will only further deteriorate as long as politicians control and manipulate […]
Month: November 2021
TOWARDS PANAJI BEING INDIA’S BEST CITY
Our Panaji should be energy efficient, green and a clean city which is free from crime, safe and always secure. There is no reason why Goa’s capital cannot be creative and productive besides congestion free and a peaceful city. We need to work towards ensuring that Panaji is prosperous and progressive. A city that is […]
FOR PRINCIPAL GURUNATH SHETYE EDUCATION WAS A MISSION WITH A VISION
Our Ribandar’s Principal Gurunath Shetye was a great educationist and a refined human being par excellence. As founder Principal of Ribandar’s Bal Bharati Vidyamandir, the very humane Gurunath Shetye tirelessly built the institution from scratch transforming it into a great centre of learning. He also worked hard to ensure that after his retirement the school […]
THE PARADOX OF PANAJI
There needs to be some sincere introspection to examine and analyse why Goa’s capital city with such a very rich glorious past has been over the last decades factually faltering and festering. Panaji is the second richest town among 8000 towns in India by annual per capita income and also ranks 51 among 8000 towns in […]
A FREE AND INDEPENDENT PRESS IS SACROSANCT
Today as we observe National Press Day we need to reflect that the threat to the very freedom of the Press hangs like the proverbial sword of Damocles. In a democracy it is absolutely essential that our Press has to be free from political, government or any other external interference. The current government cannot claim […]
YET ANOTHER ELECTION SEASON GIMMICK
The Central Government decision to observe today the 15th November as Tribal Pride Day is yet another eyewash. A spurious and devious electioneering balm that will fool none. Our tribes have made immense contributions to the freedom struggle of the country. We need to acknowledge their role played and to ensure that future generations are made […]
OUR RIBANDAR ROADS ARE BEING DUG YET AGAIN
The roads in Ribandar have been in an extremely despicable state for the last few years. Despite an assurance given to the Goa Human Rights Commission last year the authorities have not yet restored our roads. And now to add to our misery, this week the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has again […]
TOGETHER WE SHALL WIN
My dear Friends, I am so immensely grateful for all your precious suggestions and valuable input on what should be our manifesto for the Panaji Constituency at this ensuing Assembly elections. I am humbled, yet fortified in my resolve, by your response, to be Your Candidate. Now I shall be collating all those enormous […]
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY HAS GONE FOR A TOSS
While the Goa government led by Pramod Sawant has irresponsibly and recklessly been indulging in all sorts of unnecessary wasteful expenditure, it is very atrocious that the beneficiaries of social welfare schemes especially the elderly and vulnerable have not been receiving their monthly payments for the last many months. It is an unacceptable state of […]
OUR RAJ BHAVAN IS NOW RTI COMPLIANT
We must commend our Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai for lifting that veil of secrecy and opening the gates of Goa Raj Bhavan to embrace the Right to Information Act. As required by the transparency law, the Governor’s Joint Secretary has been appointed as the Public Information Officer (PIO) while the Secretary to the Governor is the First […]