beggars

Drive against beggars: With no rehab centres or shelters, govt struggles to curb vagrancy in Margao

Previous efforts to clear beggars from KTC bus stand area proved futile as they returned within days; meeting convened few…

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Beggars make Fatorda their ‘home’

Concerned locals come across several beggars sleeping on the roadside; want authorities to initiate steps to tackle the menace once…

Beggars continue to create nuisance in Goa

For the past 4 years, Goa has seen an influx of beggars from Rajasthan, UP, Jharkhand and a few other…

14 beggars rounded up by Calangute police

CALANGUTE: The Calangute police on Saturday undertook a drive against beggars along the coast and nabbed 14 beggars and homeless…

THE BEGGARS MENACE

Begging has become a lucrative business that requires no investment. In a movie, the householder tells a beggar he has…

Goa working on action plan to tackle beggars’ menace

Moves afoot to break organised crime racket as young children, women being exploited for begging

With lax law enforcement, beggars and unauthorised hawkers abound in South Goa

Very few beggars are booked under the Goa Prevention of Begging Act, and even fewer are rehabilitated or punished; citizens…