Restaurants adapt to LPG shortage as West Asia war turns up the heat
Newton Sequeira on 03/14/2026

Restaurants adapt to LPG shortage as West Asia war turns up the heat

Goa's food industry grapples with an LPG cylinder shortage, forcing chefs to revert to wood-burning hearths and trim menus. Restaurants are adapting with rustic, smoky dishes and bulk cooking, while facing increased costs for induction cooktops and the risk of losing trained staff.

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Justice Patel: Sec 39A is frontally, fundamentally unconstitutional
Lisa Monteiro on 03/14/2026

Justice Patel: Sec 39A is frontally, fundamentally unconstitutional

Retired Justice Gautam Patel has declared Section 39A of Goa's Town and Country Planning Act "fundamentally unconstitutional," arguing it strips community decision-making power, replacing it with the chief town planner's "godlike wisdom." He criticizes the law for making Goans irrelevant and infanti

L Lisa Monteiro