Margao, June 19 -- The Lohia Maidan was the venue which lit the spark of a revolution for civil liberties in 1946. In the 75th year of that historic event, the Lohia Maidan itself needs a revolution to revive itself from the ground where rag-pickers frequent and unsavory activities are carried out in the dark

Drunkards at the 'maidan', don't quite add to the revolutionary spirit

The historic Lohia Maidan of Margao has been battered with problems in recent times. It is open ground like that of Azad Maidan in Panjim and has faced issues all the time. The Lohia Maidan stage and space behind it have become a favourite for rag pickers and drunkards who sit here day in and day out. Several attempts were made to drive them away from there but ...