Not really surprising. Pick up an Ingleas newspaper and one wonders if its the Government gazette or a newspaper (part of the democratic process). They are run by first-grade rascals or complete idi^ts, who have never understood what a newspaper does, its role in society etc. The language press on the other hand does have the old school thinking, of committed journalists. So thanks for bringing this up.
Now the Goa pulice is another story. I recently went to report a break-in. Inspector She*kh (now transfered to Ponji) told me if I find the thief, take his picture (I told the cop who I suspected). What? I find the thief? Never mind. Another cop at the station quietly told me the Goa pulice are in a mess right now.....he said things are "sooo out of control". So not surprising then to the story from the Marathi paper...Calangute is a high stakes police station. BTW, did you know Calangute-Candolim-Baga belt does more business then the rest of Goa in terms of turn over...example the banks there do such large transactions, only senior experienced employees get posted there (I am told). ======================================================== It is surprising to note that Head lines of all the Marathi Papers in Goa today 'May 26/05/2010" was regarding Shamrock Restaurant incident where in waiter from the restaurant hitting Constable Sawant from behind. But no English paper has carried this story.
