NO BALWADI? GO TO IIT!
Who can forget that famous statement by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France? When she heard that the poor were complaining that they […]
Corruption reported, and reported, and reported…
Once again we have scathing reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the Government of Goa. In its latest audit […]
Legalising illegal structures… for whose benefit?
Communidades should see reason. So said Minister Mauvin Godinho, criticising the opposition of many communidades to the Goa Government’s plan to ‘regularise […]
KINGS versus GODS?
Let me clarify at the outset, in case the title of this article sounds like a cricket match, that what is being […]
The Untouchable New Conquests
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant likes to talk about how the Portuguese committed atrocities against Goans during their rule. Recently he made the […]
Chain-link fencing between the two Goas
How is it that there is never a dearth of destructive ideas with this government? It’s sometimes like they live on another […]
Important Legacies of Those Who Have Recently Made the Crossing
These are times when land issues and concerns and rampant destruction of Goa have reached their nadir, land being beyond the reach […]
Voddakode lost, aarti-ghat gained… so enjoy the heat!
In the middle of surely one of the hottest March months in Goa’s living memory, we hear from the Tourism Minister Rohan […]
A tax regime for India’s needy ‘middle class’
Who needs a break from taxes in India? According to the Union Finance Minister, it is those Indians with annual incomes of […]
Finally, hope in Gaza?
The new year begins well, with a ceasefire deal announced between Israel and Hamas, due to start on Sunday, 19th January 2025, […]