This 12th January marks the 43rd Anniversary of that historic and very successful 1979 agitation by students of Goa demanding 50% bus concession. Goa has witnessed student agitations on various issues but the one that took Goa by storm was that 1979 campaign for 50% bus concession. The student unity being rock solid, the agitation […]
Month: January 2022
RIGHT STRATEGY BY MICHAEL LOBO
Calangute MLA Michael Lobo’s long overdue move to bid BJP a farewell is a decision in the right direction. He was the right man in the wrong party. The young and dynamic Michael Lobo is a grassroot leader with all the potential. With his ears always to the ground and with a very secular outlook, […]
UPRIGHT JUDGES CANNOT BE DENIED JUSTICE
Our fearless and upright Chief Justice of India NV Ramana must ensure that no injustice is done to his upright Judges of integrity, regardless of whether the politicians are out to settle scores. The Supreme Court Colleguim at its meeting on 29th September last year had approved the proposal of the Bombay High Court for […]
TIME FOR POLITICOS TO FORGET ABOUT THEMSELVES AND NOW THINK OF GOA
The people of Goa are watching with despair and disgust at what is happening on the political turf. But fortunately the voters are not helpless and will assert themselves on polling day. Switching parties has been as easy as changing railway platforms. We have seen people waking up in one political party and going to […]
YET ANOTHER POLITRIK BY PRAMOD SAWANT
That skewed decision by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to bestow on Pratapsingh Rane lifetime cabinet status is on shaky ground and unheard of. It is devoid of any legal standing. An absolute illegal decision which the Courts would strike down for the asking. That Pratapsingh Rane may himself decline to be a beneficiary of such […]
BABUSH MONSERRATE MUST LOOK INTO HIS CONSCIENCE, IF HE HAS ONE
For a change, just for a change, Babush Monserrate must look into his Conscience to realise the evil of all that he has been doing. First of all, our Panaji MLA must understand that an MLA is elected to legislate good laws and not for doling out government jobs. It is inappropriate for MLAs to […]
THE ELECTION FIESTA IS HERE
Unless the Omicron escalates, in less than two months Goa will have elected its 40 new MLAs. In recent years the political game has transformed into a business venture. Now for an assembly constituency you need to be spending at least twenty crores to have a reasonable chance of winning. Candidates would have to start […]
CALANGUTE’S SOUZA LOBO RESTAURANT NOW WITH A DANCE BAR WITHIN ITS PREMISES IS NO LONGER ICONIC
Having nostalgic memories of Goa’s famed Souza Lobo restaurant at Calangute, I was curious to know what exactly had transpired there on the night of 28th December. Contrary to the much publicized account that it was an attack on Souza Lobo restaurant due to business rivalry, it has now transpired that it was a brawl […]
OUR CHILDREN NEED TO BE SAVED FROM THIS DREADED AND CONTROVERSIAL NEEDLESS COVID VACCINE
This very irresponsible Goa Government which has recklessly allowed the COVID -19 virus to spread unabated all over by allowing huge gatherings across the State which have ended up being super spreaders of COVID-19 has now thoughtlessly and heartlessly embarked on vaccinating our young school children. No wonder the government is guided by that dubious […]
CRIMINAL MINDED SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
There was a time when the BJP claimed to be … a party with a difference … but today it has been reduced to a double engine of Corruption and Communalism. It has been stooping to any levels to hang on to power. While the Supreme Court and the Election Commission is rightly concerned about […]