A steep fall into mediocrity
Last year Economist dubbed the world's democracy to be a flawed democracy. This year freedom house says it is no longer free. What a fall!READ
Unelected sermonizing to keep faith in the elected!
The Supreme Court's sermon comes at a time when the court's credibility of the Court of standing up to the executive is a all time lowREAD
Delhi's winter chill brings hope!
Irrespective of the outcome, the farms with their back to the wall braved water cannons and recliamed he right o protest READ
Supreme Court sheds a tear for liberty!
The questionable part of this access to justice is that of late lesser mortals do not get the same attention. “While thousands of Citizens remain in jails languishing for long periods while their matters filed before the Honble Supreme Court are not getting listed for weeks and months, it is, to say the least, deeply disturbing as to how and why every time Mr Goswami approaches the Supreme Court, his matter gets listed instantly” questioned the Supreme court bar association presidentREAD
Arnab a vendetta victim, but no tears for him
The abatement to suicide is a joke. The Maharashtra police used arrest as a part of vendetta politics but the country's liberal voices went silent shedding no tears for the cheer leader of ruling party's vendetta politics READ
Tongue cut, Spine broken: that’s our democracy
What is frightening in this case is the section of society looking at the tragedy through a political prism and their sensibilities being shaped by majoritarian narrative. The answer is what about rapes in Rajasthan?. The bogey of anarchists working against the country finds resonance allover in that majoritarian narrative. The counter narrative of an international conspiracy is laughable but there are many takers for that view.READ
Is this a medical college or a Mint?
A departure in public health policy of such momentous nature cannot be permitted to be taken behind closed doors. The local MLAs have publicly opposed such a move. The silence of other South Goa MLAs is deafening. The CM has said nothing in the matter. The health minister’s announcement must be scrutinized. A thorough debate whether letting corporate entity run hospital would be beneficial to Goa or fatal to the health system is required.READ
Do you really deserve 'mincemeat' of your verdict?
Current assembly term saw four rounds of pilgrimage to the party in power but the state with high literacy rate does not see that as an aberration diminishing the very status as a progressive state. To grab power has become the end all of our politicos. It’s no more service,but tool of self-aggrandizement and collection for the next generations.READ
Protecting Health Sector from Privatization (Cleofato Almeida Coutinho)
The South District hospital is not fully operational except for medicine ward and OPDs. For unknown reasons, the two floors of the building are not put to use. The lockdown period was deliberately frittered away for reasons best known to the health minister.READ
Pandemic facilitates environment misery(Cleofato Almeida Coutinho)
Ricardo Salles the Brazilian environment minister was recorded in April as saying Government should take advantage of Coronavirus pandemic to relax environmental regulations......hE was honest by our standards...READ
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Cleofato Almeida Coutinho is a senior lawyer and one of the constitutional expert in Goa. A member of Law Commission of Goa, he also teaches at Kare College of Law in Madgao.
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