SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024
NOTHING CONCRETE: ‘Shoddy mission’ exposed in Panjim
Villagers outraged over the summons sent to four activists, accused of damaging an earthmover and for allegedly stoning railway workers
The citizens monitor footage from CCTV cameras installed by them; culprits caught in the act are made to clean the area, trim bushes, besides facing legal action
It resulted in loss of huge quantity of water; a road caved in at Madel-Tivim
Village panchayat fails to submit final map, which was rectified by GSBB four months ago
ICAR-CCARI Goa study shows losses in cashew, mango and coconut cropping systems
The trenches dug up in Ponda taluka for the cabling work have been filled with mud, leaving the roadsides uneven and unmotorable; locals complain of dust pollution and accident risk
After recording the oral history of Goan families that survived the Second World War and the Forgotten Long March through her first book, ‘Songs of the Survivors’, Yvonne Vaz Ezdani kept the ball rolling with her second book, ‘New Songs of the Survivors’. Now the Saligao and Australia based author wants to tell about her own life, through ‘This is my song – a memoir (of different times and events) set in diverse lands’
Seasonal flowers Vhovla and Surangan bloom during the months of April and May. Once considered a crowning glory for women, especially in the villages of Goa, these flowers are now facing an uncertain future with deforestation and overdevelopment
Migration for bread & butter happens from less to more developed places; Goa’s migrations for seafaring or bits & pieces jobs are getting bigger; this is a crying shame
