LOCKDOWNS
Lockdowns are a luxury of the rich. Poverty is the real pandemic
The pandemic’s real devastation will be felt now as small businesses and jobs just die; Financial struggles are not seen…
Local lockdowns will create panic: CM
Referring to the rising trend of panchayats and municipalities across the State opting for lockdowns, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant…
Individual village lockdowns have no legal sanction
The last two days have seen local governing bodies across the State imposing lockdowns within their jurisdictions much like they…
P’yat dept issues order restraining bodies from declaring lockdowns
PANJIM: In the wake of several panchayats imposing lockdowns in their jurisdictions to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Director…
FEAR IS THE KEY TO VILLAGE LOCKDOWNS
It didn’t need the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister or the District Collector to announce lockdowns in many of Goa’s…
Extreme measures of village lockdowns must stop
Panchayats are again beginning to unilaterally lock down as the novel coronavirus spreads across the State.
WHAT LAW AUTHORISES PANCHAYATS TO ORDER LOCKDOWNS?
Goa on Saturday crossed the 500 mark in COVID-19 positive cases. Did the government visualise this when it was patting…