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San-Jao, São João, ghunvta mu re
The celebration of São João seems to have a problem -- in some places it's dying, in others it's too commercialised, this, the scrapped ODPs and more in…
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Govind Gaude sent packing
For the BJP, Govind Gaude turned out to be more of a cost and less of a benefit, this and more in this week's edition
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The GMC Fiasco
The true colours that make up the latest display of exactly how unhinged things are in Goa right now.
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Taxi aggregators: Don’t get your hopes up
My weekly hot-take on the taxi debate, Vishwajit Rane’s antics, Govind Gaude's imminent sacking and more this weekend
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A breather
It is (or was supposed to be) the last weekend of the “summer” and is the last weekend before the schools begin (or restart).
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May 2025

Down the (clogged) drain
The rains are here and so is the stuff that floats to the top in yet another demonstration of: "We know you don't care, so we don't either." This and…
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Cry me a River
What the "NIO report" on the Mhadei diversion says and does not say, a cartographic data visualisation document of Goa and the trouble with Michael…
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Who’s the real chief, chief?
In times of crises an exhibition in unity (not)!
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Temple trample spells doom
Why blaming the devotees for the Shirgao stampede is wrong, TCP dept's head suspended, the curious success of RG's protest and a blast from the past in…
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April 2025

Govt: Highway; Bhoma: My Way
Bhoma rises up once again against highway expansion, what's behind the Missionaries of Charity's decision to leave Panjim, a bribe taking cop and more…
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The ‘House’ Always Wins
Why Goa's 'Housie' ban is justified, a marina in the making, the Bambolim 'revolution' and more in this week's edition!
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Atala gets local ‘help’
The fuss over Atala's Aadhaar, a new front in the battle for Mhadei and the promise of house repair permissions in three days, this and more in this…
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