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Pamela D’Mello
Pamela D’Mello is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Aug 08, 2020 · 08:30 am
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Mar 14, 2020 · 02:30 pm
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Feb 14, 2020 · 08:30 pm
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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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Oct 03, 2019 · 09:30 pm
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Jul 30, 2019 · 09:30 pm
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Jun 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm
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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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Mar 28, 2019 · 05:30 pm
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Dec 17, 2018 · 04:13 pm
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Dec 12, 2018 · 11:30 am
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Sunita Mani interview: ‘We’re having a moment, there will be more equalised seating at the table’
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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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Nov 18, 2018 · 10:30 am
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.
Pamela D’Mello
· Nov 10, 2018 · 08:02 pm
‘Have pity on him’: BJP faces criticism for releasing photos of ailing Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
Two meetings were held at the CM’s residence recently after the Goa government came under increased pressure to prove that it was functioning.
Pamela D’Mello
· Nov 02, 2018 · 10:30 am
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