Last weekend, the Congress went on a yatra to display their strength. It appears as if yatras are the latest fashion these days and hunger strikes have gone out of favour with the public. However, instead of showing unity and solidarity, the senior members of the Congress ended up intimidating and taking on their very own party members as well as the bigwigs in Delhi.

THE PROBLEM of congestion on village roads is small and needs a simple solution: one-way roads. We then need to link up as many one-way roads so the traffic can move smoothly. Only in desperation should we opt for a wider road.

ALL THE local people are against the Vanxim tourism project because the land belongs to Vanxim villagers and if the tourism project comes up, all the villagers will be displaced and left homeless. It has been illegally sold by the Goa Archdiocese to an outsider for a resort project for a whopping profit.

IT’S REALLY amazing how easily we get influenced by movies. Thanks to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, a ‘tomatina’ war has now been declared in Goa by some phoren’” bodies, with the help of our local tourism boys and girls. First it was our lovely virgin culturally intertwined festivals like Carnival and Holi that were raped on the commercial platform for the benefit of tourism and now a Spanish culture is being imposed on us and may I ask why?

Good and competent officers talk less. Goa’s DGP, Dr Aditya Arya, has been lecturing a lot but there has been no action on the ground. Having witnessed the DGP himself succumb to the political pulls and pressures, what else can we expect from his subordinates? I have had a first-hand experience interacting with the DGP for no personal favours but over three issues in public interest.

Chief Minister Digamber Kamat helped the two civil-cum-Sub-registrars to decline their promotions so that they could continue in their current lucrative postings. This has been revealed in the information furnished by the Law department under the Right to Information Act.

WITH the Assembly polls just around the corner, it is more than likely that — with the delimitation of constituencies announced — various political parties in the state will face some new and stiff challenges even before campaigning starts.

IT IS true that Konkani tiatrs have a lot of catching up to do to match their counterparts in other states, if they desire to be as versatile as them. It is also true that they need funding to come up to a level. But one thing is sure, most of our artistes are hugely talented.

THE JUSTICE Shah Commission appointed to probe and report illegal mining in Goa has stirred a hornet’s nest.

WE Goans, thanks to the rampant corruption and evils unleashed particularly by the mining industry, face a heavy price in the blatant destruction of our environment and the serious consequences and ill effects that will plague Goa and our future generations.