FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024
Posters and invitations of parties that begin at 8 pm, mainly outdoors, are all over social media; Anjuna, Morjim and Vagator in a grip of unease at this brazen defiance of the High Court order
Calls upon Christians to give Christ the central place in their lives; envisages that St Francis Xavier, filled by the experience of Christ, came to give that same experience of God
Since 2010, Navelim residents have been demanding that the project be scrapped, as many stand to lose their land to this bridge that they claim is unnecessary, and has already destroyed the mangroves in the area
Four-day International Lusophone Festival of Goa of Community of Portuguese Language Peoples (CPLP) inaugurated
Covid forces the sailor to board the ship of farming, sets sail on a journey of cultivation
Say it’s faith that gives them the strength to make it a happy journey for St Francis Xavier’s feast
In India, the 73rd and the 74th constitutional amendments, enacted on June 1, 1993, extends constitutional status to municipalities, panchayat bodies – empowering people and locally elected representatives the power to act in common interest and have a say in how their communities should develop. Participatory processes have been hailed as a robust method in the planning process as per World Bank. However, Goa’s planning has been handed over to foreign or rather outside consultants on several occasions for the past many decades and drafting of Outline Development Plans (ODPs) is a recent addition to the list. SHWETA KAMAT finds out what would be the implications of this development
Goa is faced with the twin challenges in form of drunken driving and road accidents. There is a spurt in cases of drunken driving. In the month of July, a car crashed on the Zuari bridge and fell into the river, killing four passengers travelling in it. The passengers had consumed liquor before boarding the car. Less than a week ago, a 17-year-old boy hit a 40-year-old woman with a car, allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol bottles were found in the car. Every accident leads to a broken home. It leaves behind a lifelong scar on the lives of the survivors. In the weekly Herald TV debate Point-Counterpoint, SUJAY GUPTA digs deep to find out what can be done to curb drunken driving and the larger issue of road accidents
People have the first right to use the democratic instrument of protest to make themselves heard, and the government must work and be with the people to understand that voice and jointly do good for their land
