[Goanet] Any Goan in Hanover or Vienna ?

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[Goanet] OIL THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE

With the stature and quality of our legislators and parliamentarians declining by the day and the executive succumbing to the pressures of the politicians, the public has to rely on the judiciary to see to it that justice prevails in terms of the provisions of our Constitution. The salaries,

[Goanet] PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RATHER THAT RESERVATIONS

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[Goanet] OUR LAW KEEPERS HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE LAW BREAKERS

At a time where the crime barometer is on a steep ascending mode, an independent police force would have been a solace. But with political interference in the selection, promotion and transfer of our law enforcement officers, the police are obviously unable to deliver. There should be an

[Goanet] POLITICIANS HAVE TO OBSERVE THE LAWS

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[Goanet] THE UNENDING QUEUES FOR JUSTICE

The wheels of justice cannot be allowed to churn so slowly. The figure of pending cases across India is mind boggling. In Mumbai alone, since 1990 there are one lakh divorce cases pending. With the dance bar girls all geared to rock and roll, the matrimonial blues can only deepen. And then we

[Goanet] A LEGAL STITCH IN TIME CAN SAVE NINE

With temples of justice across the country flooded with an ocean of pending cases, it is time for us to seriously invoke and wholeheartedly promote alternative methods of dispute resolution. No stone should be left unturned to reach a possible settlement by arbitration, conciliation, mediation or

[Goanet] MUMBAI AMCHE NAI

In Mumbai with hawkers, shopkeepers and manholes on footpaths, the pedestrians have to walk on the roads leaving very little room for vehicles to manoeuvre. In Shanghai one drives on the right of the road but unfortunately in Mumbai one has to be content driving on whatever is left of the

[Goanet] AAMIR KHAN SHOULD NOT GIVE UP

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[Goanet] SWIFT JUSTICE DISPLAYS RESOLVE TO FIGHT CRIME

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[Goanet] SUNIL MORE DESERVES MORE ?

-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s

[Goanet] IS NOAH'S ARK READY?

-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s

Re: [Goanet] CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE RUN BY PROFESSIONALS

--- airesrod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Politics today is never a losing proposition. Profit or no profit our MPs and MLAs should not be allowed to head Corporations as well and further milk our barren exchequer. This message

[Goanet] LET THE MARINE DRIVE RAPE CASE BE A PRECEDENT

The former Mumbai Marine Drive police constable Sunil More's conviction within a year of his raping a young girl goes to show that the Indian Judicial system can deliver. Though Judge K.U. Chandiwal was not presiding over a fast track court, he ensured that the trial was meticulously and speedily

[Goanet] LET THE MARINE LINES RAPE CASE BE A PRECEDENT

The former Mumbai Marine Lines police constable Sunil More's conviction within a year of his raping a young girl goes to show that the Indian Judicial system can deliver. Though Judge K.U. Chandiwal was not presiding over a fast track court, he ensured that the trial was meticulously and speedily

[Goanet] CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE RUN BY PROFESSIONALS

Politics today is never a losing proposition. Profit or no profit our MPs and MLAs should not be allowed to head Corporations as well and further milk our barren exchequer. Some of these Corporations are in fact a mere duplication of the existing red tape and should be abolished to check

[Goanet] FLY OVER TO GOA, LATA

One cannot play to Lata Mangueshkar's tunes on her opposition to the proposed Peddar Road flyover even though we are justifiably proud of her musical achievements. The battle on such issues has to be won or lost on techno-economic feasibility and overall public interest rather than by celebrity

[Goanet] JUSTICE DENIED TO PUBLIC PROSECUTORS

It is a disgrace that it took the Jessica Lal case to open our eyes to the reality of our failing and faltering criminal justice system where a few mini-Mughals continue to control the police and the administration of justice as well. Much more than mere amendments to the Criminal Procedure and

[Goanet] SWEEP OUT THE COBWEBS

The party is over, the votes are counted and the dust has settled. It is time to bring out the brooms and sweep away Panjim's pressing problems. The 30 member newly elected team is a good combination of first time Corporators and experienced ones. Improving Panaji's overall infrastructure, the

[Goanet] STRENGTHEN OUR CONSTITUTION

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's historic pen with which he wrote the Indian Constitution is still around. Before this thick-nibbed orange pen which is over 60 years old makes it way to rest in a museum overseas, it would be proper to carry out in right earnest the much needed and long overdue

[Goanet] PANAJI ELECTIONS: NO RESPITE FROM CORRUPTION

It may be just a coincidence that the current Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) polls are being held during Lent. The pulls and pressures of today's elections are so acute that even many who otherwise are sober and vegetarian during Lent have not been able to resist the temptation of the

[Goanet] RIBANDAR FEEDS ON CRUMBS FROM THE MASTER'S TAPLE

Ribandar which comprises of Wards 29 30 of the 30 member Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) has always been treated as the poor relation, at the tail end of any budget. It is physically clearly detached from the City of Panaji by a 3km long causeway - perhaps this is cause of its neglect.

[Goanet] CLEAN UP MUMBAI'S NOTARY PRACTICES

It is time that the judicial authority cracks it's whip to bring some sanity and sanctity to the despicable manner in which a great deal of notary work is conducted in Mumbai. The profession of notaries is regulated by the Notaries Act, 1952 and allows a notary to verify, authenticate, certify

[Goanet] PANJIM'S ELECTION PARTIES ARE HERE AGAIN

It's party time again. In the run up for the Corporation of City of Panjim (CCP) polls scheduled for March 12, the candidates are going all out. There's a lot to drink and enough to eat. No dearth of even Chicken Xacuti in spite of the bird flu. The elections are poised to turn on enough heat

[Goanet] GOA'S POLITICIANS ARE COUNTING THEIR CHICKENS

We wasted the better half of last year scrambling on the Town and Country planning ordinance an agitation with apparent political dimensions that mysteriously fizzled off with a trip to New Delhi by the Santa Cruz MLA, Victoria Fernandes. Now the better half of this year is poised to wriggle on

[Goanet] MUMBAI'S HAWKERS RULE THE ROOST

Mumbai's underworld and omnipresent pick-pocketers are more organised than the metropolis' pedestrians who seem to be a neglected lot. In spite of so many high court directives the encroachments by hawkers on the footpaths continue to rule the roost while the pedestrians at most times have to

[Goanet] POLITICANS DO IT PROFESSIONALLY

Mumbai is not only India's financial capital but a hub for pickpocketers too. With surging crowds all over, picking pockets has become not only an organised crime but is emerging as an industry of sorts. Lawyers, as any other citizen, can be victims of this flourishing crime but it is an irony

[Goanet] INDEPENDENT STATE GOVERNORS REQUIRED

Buta Singh had to go. In a way we cannot blame him. How can a person, most of whose life has been submerged in politics, be expected all of a sudden to be non-partisan. We have to now get to the root of the problem. The Supreme Court was very right in asking the Central Government to formulate

[Goanet] DR JINDAL TO RESUSCITATE THE GMC

With Dr J.N. Jindal's appointment as Dean of the Goa Medical College we can confidently predict a speedy recovery in the health of Goa Medical College(GMC). His predecessors have been well-meaning doctors but in a big way political interference in the day to day administration of GMC has over the

[Goanet] A LONG VOYAGE

Life is a voyage and mine continues to be a very long one. After have been very fortunate to travel extensively across Goa and to most states of India I thought it was time to see the world in person after seeing it in movies and reading about it in books. I worked in the Gulf for some time before

[Goanet] CHURCHILL HAS BOUGHT HIS TICKET

The Goa Legislative Assembly website at www.goavidhansabha.gov.in gives the profile of all our Ministers, MLAs and MPs. In Churchill Alemao's profile, under languages known, it states English, Konkani, Hindi and Marathi. So where does his claim of having been educated in Portuguese come from, one

[Goanet] CHIEF SECRETARY DHINGRA PAYS THE PRICE

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[Goanet] SANTA CRUZ CONSTITUENCY CITIZENS COMMITTEE VICTORY RALLY

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[Goanet] ULHASNAGAR IS THE THIN END OF THE WEDGE

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[Goanet] PURGE PARLIAMENT OF CORRUPTION

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[Goanet] THE GOA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GAMBLE

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[Goanet] THE GOA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GAMBLE

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[Goanet] PIL TO CURE THE ILL

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[Goanet] VAJPAYEE BIDS A BELATED ADIEU

The decision of 81 year old Atal Behari Vajpayee to quit politics of power was long overdue. He should have graciously hung his boots when the going was good. But the BJP, which has in recent years been in dire straits and doldrums, has been trying ineffectually to use the ageing leader as a brand

[Goanet] WILL CHURCHILL OFFER TO TAKE A LIE DETCTOR TEST IN PORTUGUESE?

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[Goanet] IT'S TIME TO SET PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS

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[Goanet] SCRAP THE MPLAD SCHEME

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[Goanet] FILIPE NERI RODRIGUES IS BACK IN BUSINESS

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[Goanet] GOA NEEDS AN ALTERNATIVE TO RANE

The longer Pratpsingh Rane continues to doze on the Goa Chief Minister's chair, the greater damage the faction ridden Congress party in the state will incur. Our legislators will fool no one by trying to blame the bureaucracy for slowing Goa's development. The people have seen how well Goa has

[Goanet] EMPOWERING WOMEN - IN SELF DEFENCE

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[Goanet] Victoria may have to pay the price

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[Goanet] ABU SALEM CASE - A BAD PRECEDENT FOR THE GOVERNMENT

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[Goanet] PDAs - THE INSIDE STORY

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[Goanet] PDAs - THE INSIDE STORY

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[Goanet] BJP MANEOUVRES VICTORIA

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[Goanet] END OF THE ROAD FOR VICTORIA

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[Goanet] JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE

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[Goanet] DISMAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS

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[Goanet] VICTORIA FERNANDES DESERVES A REST

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[Goanet] CONGRESS PARTY NEEDS TO CONSOLIDATE

With Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin no longer an issue it is time the various off-shoots of the Congress party return home to strengthen the secular forces. With the world trying to wage a war against terrorism and Goa raging with garbage, India as a country has to make sure that the communal

[Goanet] RIBANDAR'S WOES

Ribandar has for decades been demanding a football stadium and a community centre. The apathy of the Government even forced us to demarcate our ground with a Government bulldozer but it is very frustrating that this long standing demand of Ribandarites is still to be fulfilled. We may be part of

[Goanet] THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Every bit of constructive criticism strengthens our faltering democracy but it is unfortunate that politicians take things too personally and try to crush any criticism, if not eliminate the source of it. We all know about the infamous legal notice served on Editors of Goa's dailies by the then

[Goanet] THE AIRPORT ISSUE NEEDS A SAFE LANDING

We can be confident that the Dabolim/Mopa tussle will make a safe landing. One somehow has a gut feeling that the Airport issue will be resolved on the lines of the Konkani/Marathi agitation. It was Rane, in his inimitable diplomatic style who declared that Konkani was the official language and

[Goanet] CONGRESS PARTY IN GOA NEEDS TO SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL

The Congress may be ruling Goa but it is no way shinning for the party and there is no feel-good factor whatsoever amongst the party troops. The party is in dire straits. The greed for power and prosperity which was earlier restricted to the legislative wing has now spilled over to the party's

[Goanet] LEAVE PLANNING TO THE PLANNERS

The 23 member reconstituted Goa Town and Country Planning Board does not have enough experts aboard. It is a pity that as usual political chums are on, while the many experts in the field have been left out. So it is business as usual. Rightly the Town and Country Planning Act very specifically

[Goanet] OVERDUE ELECTORAL REFORMS

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohansingh's dream to turn Mumbai into Shanghai may be a very long shot but he should definitely attempt to deliver on the much needed drastic electoral reforms to enable our country to move on. It is not surprising that all the political parties, on one pretext or the

[Goanet]GOA'S CM IS STEERING OUT OF CONTROL

The portfolios are all distributed and the Chairmanships are all dished out. It is anguishing that the sweet coated crumb of a powerless Deputy Speaker was dangled before our MLA of Ribandar disrespecting that she, being the only lady MLA, did not deserve to be treated as a piece of rag. In Goa

[Goanet]MINISTER FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL NEEDED

It maybe a crisis for the public but it is likely to bring cheers for the Goan politicians. Another portfolio could be in the offing. The grave garbage situation may necessitate the creation of a Minister for Garbage Disposal. The challenge for Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane however will be on

[Goanet]DELIVER US FROM BAD GOVERNORS

The recent well founded observations by the Supreme Court on the controversial dissolution of the Bihar assembly should be an eye opener not only to Bihar Governor Buta Singh but to all Raj Bhavans. It is expected that the Supreme Court will rap the knuckles of the Bihar Governor and the Central

[Goanet]THE RACE FOR PORTFOLIOS

Should we initiate a national debate involving all political parties as to whether a Minister with a conflict of interests or any vested interest in a department should be given the portfolio in that area? The recent unscrupulous trend of Ministers demanding and lobbying for particular plum

[Goanet]ELVIS GOMES'S SUSPENSION REVOKED

Thank you Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane for having stepped in and revoked the illegal and malafide suspension of Elvis Gomes, a young and dynamic Goan Officer. Goa's Chief Secretary Kiran Dhingra and Vigilance Secretary Ashwin Kumar have to be commended for not having succumbed to political

[Goanet]RIVER PRINCESS SAGA MAKES EVIS GOMES A SCAPEGOAT

Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane should step in swiftly and undo the grave injustice meted out to Elvis Gomes, a young and dynamic Goan Officer. Governor Jamir's unusual action taken late on Saturday 4th June to suspend Elvis Gomes as Director of Tourism was flawed and further injury was done to

[Goanet]Selwyn Pereira Memorial Needed

On September 18 this year it will be five years that one of Goa's most promising and talented musicians, Selwyn Pereira, was snatched away from our midst to be consigned to his heavenly abode. The authorities and our elected representatives have not had the vision to do anything concrete in

[Goanet]Shantaram all set to be Goa's MP in Rajya Sabha

Goa's former Lok Sabha member Mr. Shantaram Naik will be the Congress nominee for the Goa Rajya Sabha seat. Retiring MP Adv. Eduardo Faleiro is likely to be appointed as Governor or will head a diplomatic mission. Aires Rodrigues

[Goanet]RIBANDAR : HAS IT BE A RODRIGUES

Dear Fellow-netters, We should be relieved that the alleged Ribandar Church Molestation Case has slowly, steadily and in a dignified way been laid to rest. Rev. Fr. Alcantra Rodrigues is our new Parish Priest at Ribandar. The Archbishop of Goa. Rev. Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao has relieved the

[Goanet]PARRIKAR IS OUT - RANE TO TAKE OVER

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's government has been dismissed. Pratapsingh Rane to be sworn in as Goa's next Chief Minister later this evening. Stay tuned, the political tamasha has just begun. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar

[Goanet]THE RIBANDAR CHURCH CASE AND BEYOND

In the current political musical chairs in our tiny yet so politically notorious Goa many shall win and some will have to bite the bitter dust. I am however saddened that one victim of this crisis has been Goa’s Chief Secretary Mr. D. S. Negi. I have had the opportunity and privilege to interact

[Goanet]LETTERS FROM GOANETTERS MAY HAVE HELPED

The letters written by fellow netters Jose Colaco, George Pinto and others to the Archibishop of Goa may have helped. In an important development in the Ribandar Church crisis Goa’s Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has directed Fr Luciano Fernandes from Bishop’s palace to visit Ribandar Church and

[Goanet]RIBANDAR CHURCH MOLESTATION CASE: HEARING ON REVIEW PETITION ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 28TH

The 4 member Goa Children’s Court headed by South Goa District Judge A.D. Salkar today adjourned for further arguments to January 28th hearing of the review petition filed by Mr. Anthony Frois against the order of the Court passed on 7th January disallowing on point of maintainability the private

[Goanet]RIBANDAR MOLESTATION CASE: CHILDREN’S COURT DISALLOWS PRIVATE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT

The Goa Children’s Court headed by South Goa District Judge A.D.Salkar today disallowed on point of maintainability the private criminal complaint filed by Mr. Anthony Frois uncle of the minor girl allegedly molested by Ribandar Parish priest Fr. Newton Rodrigues. Stating that the Children’s Act

[Goanet]RIBANDAR MOLESTATION CASE: CHILDREN'S COURT ADJOURNS MATTER TO 7th JANUARY

The Goa Children's Court headed by South Goa District Judge A.D.Salkar today announced that it would deliver on 7th January its order on the maintainability of the criminal complaint filed by Mr. Anthony Frois uncle of the minor girl allegedly molested by Ribandar Parish Priest Fr. Newton

[Goanet]AT LAST - RIBANDARITES GET A RESPITE

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[Goanet]FREE PRESS - PARRIKAR'S VERSION

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[Goanet]ENSURE INDEPENDENCE OF POLICE : CAG

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[Goanet]BAINA: A PROBLEM BECOMES A CATASTROPHE

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[Goanet]RIBANDAR AND THE BAINA SEX WORKERS

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[Goanet]WHOSE HEAD IS TO ROLL?

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[Goanet]DEMOCRACY IS ALIVE AND KICKING IN INDIA

In an age where our politicians will do everything under the sun to grab and cling on to power, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi has shown an unparalleled commitment to the country by selflessly declining to accept the position of Prime Minister. It would be nice to see more leaders willing to resist the

[Goanet]DEMOCRACY IS ALIVE AND KICKING IN INDIA

In an age where our politicians will do everything under the sun to grab and cling on to power, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi has shown an unparalleled commitment to the country by selflessly declining to accept the position of Prime Minister. It would be nice to see more leaders willing to resist the

[Goanet]WILL PARRIKAR LEARN FROM NAIDU'S MISTAKES

Outgoing Andhra Chief Minister Mr. N Chandrababu Naidu may have survived the bomb attack by naxals on October 1st but there was no miraculous escape from the massive onslaught by the electorate of Andhra Pradesh who inflicted on him a lethal political dose through the secret ballot at the

[Goanet]THE DECLINE AND DECAY OF THE CONGRESS PARTY

The Congress is a party in utter disarray. Its vote share has been plunging over the last few elections. The leaders will not learn a lesson and there seems to be no sincere initiative in taking corrective steps to get their act together. During the Congress regime life was shinning for the

[Goanet]A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ELECTION COMMISSIONERS?

It is impossible to have free and fair elections as long as the Election Commission is dependant on the state government machinery for conducting the polls. The Election Commission should be wholly autonomous and its Commissioners should nurse no political ambitions. Was it proper for former

[Goanet]ELECTIONS THE CAUSALTIES

Every election has its causalties and this Lok Sabha one has had quite a few. The first casualty was North Goa Collector Mr. S.S. Kashkamat whom the Election Commission ordered to be removed as being an officer on extension in service his impartiality and credibility as Returning officer could

[Goanet]PARRIKAR'S STRENGTH COMES FROM THE OPPOSITION

The 7th July deadline is fast approaching by when Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will have to drop one minister from his jumbo cabinet in keeping with the new law that limits the number of Ministers that can be housed in a cabinet. It is going to be a Herculean task for the otherwise very

[Goanet]PARRIKAR'S STRATEGY

The United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) had, amidst big fanfare appointed former Sports Minister Francisco Monte Cruz as President of the party. He has reportedly not attended or spoken at any of the Party meetings in the current Lok Sabha election campaign. Nobody knows the real reason for

[Goanet]GOA SIZES UP THE BJP

On 26th April the electorate of Goa will join the nation in electing its representatives to the 14th Lok Sabha. These elections are being keenly fought and are crucial for the future of this country. India today stands at cross roads and the electorate should pause and ponder before casting its

[Goanet]DOCTORS AND PRIVATE PRACTICE

The policy of barring Government doctors from private practice will have to be reviewed by the government. Goa Medical College may lose some of its talented doctors if this rule is enforced. Also, the Government seems to be targeting doctors of the minority community while the big sharks will

[Goanet]NEED FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS

The new Government that will come at the Centre should speed up the much needed electoral reforms and it is appropriate that the debate on the reforms should be initiated during the current Lok Sabha election campaign so that all parties could make their stand clear on electoral reforms. There is

[Goanet]THANK YOU EUGENE

My friend Eugene Correia wrote: I have made few enquires about his professional life in Toronto. His insurance clients are looking out for him, to say the least. I am not sure why he left England. = Dear Eugene, Hope this finds you and the family fine. Thanks

[Goanet]THE ELECTION SCENARIO

Its election time. The predictions of the poll pundits may be more accurate. But as a voter one could make a few analysis about Goa's political scene Vis a Vis the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least the North of Goa will not be gripped by poll fever, as the BJP has cleverly been able to

[Goanet]GOA'S POLITICAL AUCTION

The results of the Taleigao Panchayat elections come as no suprise and makes it very clear that money and muscle power continues to determine the outcome of elections. There is no point in the election commission fixing the ceiling on the amount that candidates can spend if the authorities do

[Goanet]TAINTED POLITICIANS FEEL SAFER WITH TINTED GLASSES

The statement of the traffic police that they will launch a drive from next week to enforce the law against cars with tinted glasses will fool no one. If the police are serious about their initiative they only have to park themselves outside the Secretariat at Panjim and they will find most of

[Goanet]HOW STRAY ARE THE STRAY THOUGHTS !

If you have read Rajan Narayan's stray thoughts in his weekly dated 28th February. Below is my clarification to his stray comments. Dear Rajan, Your comments regarding me in your Stray thoughts column of the Goan Observer dated 28th February have truly strayed from

[Goanet]GOA'S MINISTERS HAVE SOUND MONOPOLY

The enforcement of the Madhya Pradesh Sound Act in Goa has become farcical. Arrange a function, have a Minister if not the CM as your chief guest and you can play music till dawn. However, when the sound system is operational it would be a good idea to arrest the Minister for being a guest in his

[Goanet]My years with PILs

Public interest litigation (PIL) and judicial activism are two concepts, which have become very popular in the public law field in recent years. In fact public interest litigation is an outcome of judicial activism.The concept of PILs has, over the last over two decades, grown and expanded to

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