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Pamela D’Mello
Pamela D’Mello is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Why a proposed IIT campus in Goa has sparked farmer protests
The new campus is scheduled to come up on a forested hill that stands amid farmland and orchard plains crisscrossed by irrigation canals.
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This biography of Manohar Parrikar is more hagiographic than critical, and silent where it matters
In ‘An Extraordinary Life: A Biography of Manohar Parrikar’ the writers ignore many facts even as they try to assess the former Goa chief minister’s career.
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What archival footage from pre-Liberation Goa tells us about Portuguese propaganda
Maria do Carmo Piçarra’s extensive research shows how Portugal regarded its subjects.
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Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Goa’s tiger deaths must be understood through its local politics and anti-conservation history
Last month, the death of four tigers at Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary was met with nationwide uproar.
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Goa’s ill-planned roads are splintering waterways, affecting villages and worsening floods
Several projects followed dodgy environmental impact assessments, claim critics.
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In Goa, community farming is being used to stave off the march of real estate development
Small farmers are joining hands to claim back arable land from builders, miners and coastal developers.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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In Goa, one village’s intense struggle to save a century-old lake stands on the brink of success
The residents of Santa Cruz have been fighting the real-estate lobby to protect Bandvol Lake.
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By splitting key ally in Goa, BJP signals it is willing to take hard decisions to stay in power
Even key BJP members are unhappy with the move to undermine their longtime partner, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.
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Omar Abdullah, Congress criticise BJP after pictures show ailing Manohar Parrikar inspecting bridge
The Goa CMO on Sunday released photographs of the chief minister, seen with a nasal tube, inspecting a bridge under construction in Panaji.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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The Goan-origin woman who fought for Angola’s freedom and was killed by its first government
A staunch Communist, Sita Valles was devoted to her politics and ideology until the day she was executed with gun shots in every limb.
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Goa BJP faces another challenge as former state RSS chief takes plunge into electoral politics
Subhash Velingkar’s Goa Suraksha Manch says it is counting on the support of ‘dissatisfied’ BJP cadre.
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As Goa cracks down on fish imports to restore consumer trust after formalin scare, trade takes a hit
Goans have kept away from fish markets after the Food and Drug Administration in July detected the carcinogen formalin in fish brought from neighbouring states.
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The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record