Issues such as the environment and democracy concern us all. Today we face issues on a global scale. Every other day newspapers tell us of the imminent environmental problems.
It’s a pity that we Goans are yet to see good clean governance, heading into the 5th decade, of supposedly Goa’s freedom. It makes me wonder many a times, are we Goans really interested in having good governance in Goa?
Former minister of state for foreign affairs, Eduardo Faleiro’s entourage will dock in Oman for two days for the Global Goans convention in the first week of November.
Goa will have a Chief Information Commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2005, when Governor Dr. S. S. Sidhu will administer the oath of office to Mr Motilal S. Keni on Monday.
The battle for scrapping the recently passed and controversial Goa Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill has gone to the Law commission. Some sarpanchas under the aegis of the All Goa Panchayat Democratic Forum submitted a memorandum to the Law commission asking it to recommend dropping the Bill.
Activism in Goa is of the short term because most are politically backed. Activists are pushed onto the streets during agitations and then left to fend for themselves, say leading activists in Goa.
On the occasion of International Day of Democracy, the US State Department announced the second round of the Democracy Video Challenge - create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is…"
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