We all owe it to mother nature to do everything possible in protecting our environment. We all need to do our bit to save our environment from further degradation. The time has come for us all to introspect what we can do individually and as a community to heed Mother Earth’s fervent pleas to mankind […]
NEED OF A CRACKDOWN ON ALL ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS
It should be the firm resolve and always the endeavour of the authorities to ensure that no illegal construction is allowed anywhere. It would have been so nice if our villages and cities were all well planned in accordance with the planning rules. Today we find people being inconvenienced due to illegal construction activity mushrooming […]
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED
On 17th July while we observed International Justice Day, it was time to reflect on the fact that even in a small State like our Goa there is a very huge pendency of cases. The whopping number of cases pending across various Courts in the State is a matter of concern. While new cases are adding […]
THANKS DEAR TEACHER
My dear friends, My life’s journey has been a roller coaster. But I was so very touched this afternoon with a message I received from my school teacher, now settled in a different continent. Could I please most humbly share her words with you. May God bless you my dear Teacher. My Teacher and guide […]
A RIGHT MOVE BY GOA CHIEF MINISTER
The Goa Government’s move to seek the assistance of former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu to prepare an action plan to make our Goa a model state is a step in the right direction. This action plan which Suresh Prabhu hopes to prepare within a month will help Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant in charting Goa’s […]
MANOJ MARDOLKAR WAS A VERY OUTSTANDING COP
Our Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj Mardolkar retired last week after having zealously served the Goa Police for 33 long years. The very unassuming and dignified personality that he is, has so proudly hung his boots with no blemishes on his record. This amazing Police Officer who joined on the clerical side in the administration […]
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN! LIKE THEIR MUSIC, OUR TALENTED ARTISTS LIVE ON FOREVER
In just over a month, on 14th August we will be all observing the first death anniversary of Ribandar’s dearest Elvis D’Souza whose music spoke volumes. It should be an occasion not to mourn but to celebrate the rich legacy and memories of the kind and gentle Soul and that incredible music that our Elvis always […]
GOA’S LEGAL DOYEN PASSES AWAY
In the death of Senior Advocate Manohar Usgaonkar our Goa has lost a very distinguished legal luminary. The very affable and always so down to earth, Adv. Usgaonkar was a committed humanitarian with a wealth of legal knowledge. His unique quality as an Advocate was that while he always aimed for justice, he also ensured […]
GOA, THIS SWEET LAND OF OURS
Over the last few years, the government has been claiming that I am not an Indian but a Portuguese national. I was born on 24th May 1960 which was before Goa’s Liberation. So technically I was born Portuguese. As I had never applied for Portuguese nationality and in order to lay this issue to rest, […]
MAY MANY MORE EXCEL LIKE SAURABH
There is undoubtedly a very huge potential within Goa’s student community. The educational authorities need to identify, encourage and nurture the students to shine in their talents. Our students must be motivated to be the best and brightest. The recent achievement by 30-year-old Saurabh Laxman Raikar from Cumbarjua in obtaining the distinction of being the […]