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Vijayadashami (Dussehra) One derivation of the word Dussehra is from dashhara. ‘Dash’ means ten and ‘hara’ means defeated. Nine days before Dussehra, in the nine days of Navaratri, all the ten directions are saturated with the female deity’s (devi’s-Shakti) energy. ‘Shakti’ has control over creation in all the ten directions (dikbhav), attendants (gan), etc. That is why this day is known as Dashhara, Dussehra, Dassera, Vijayadashami, etc. This is one amongst the three and a half auspicious period (muhurts) of the year. This falls on the tenth day (dashami) of the bright fortnight of Ashvin. The immersion of the Navaratri…

However, today in India and in Goa, every woman needs to emulate this goddess to protect herself to protect her family. Choosing Kali as an icon isn’t reclaiming the right to be aggressive, feral, ugly, or merciless—it is embracing that the ultimate goal for which women continue to be at war is, simply, to be. Like Kali—whatever the human gaze may choose to see in it. Women in Goa, especially, need to be Kali to slay the modern-day demon. We see the rising crime against women every other day, and there has to be an end to it. SURAJ NANDREKAR…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Ahead of battle for 2022 polls, the Union Minister for Home and Senior BJP leader Amit Shah guided MLAs and leaders to stay connected with the people to ensure complete majority for the elections. Shah, however, has left it to the State BJP unit to decide on the alliance issue. Emerging from the meeting, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that various election strategies were discussed & chalked during the meeting. Sawant said that Shah also discussed about what role each MLA, Karyakarta or Core Committee should play and unitedly take the BJP to victory. BJP…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate has said that BJP will fight elections alone and that no discussion on alliance took place during the meeting with Amit Shah. “There were no alliance talks during the meeting with Amit Shah, BJP will fight it out alone for the upcoming elections,” said Babush. He further said Shah discussed various election strategies with all MLA and the core committee members during the elections now. “He gave us a strategy and has told us to implement it; I am sure BJP will get the majority in the elections,” he added. Babush said that…

Goemkarponn Desk Following govt approval, the Directorate of Education has allowed schools to resume classes in physical mode for students of Std IX to XII from October 18. Guidelines for re-opening of schools: 1. The Heads of the Institutions & Management are requested to take their own decision taking into consideration available infrastructure and local condition. 2. School may, if require, initially follow a hybrid mode of teaching i.e. online as well as offline classes. 3. Mandatory at Entry Gate: Face Mask, temperature Check, Sanitization.. 4. There shall be checking of temperature of every student/staff before entering school. 5. School…

Goemkarponn desk The Aam Aadmi Party’s Rozgar Yatra in Cortalim took the constituency by storm. 100s of AAP volunteers took out a bike rally that was followed by booth level meetings in which a large number of residents joined and registered for Kejriwal’s JobGuarantee. In Cortalim, even though the present MLA is in the ruling party, she has been unable to provide jobs to resident youth. The Government has failed to generate jobs. There are a lot of Private Companies but the unfortunate scenario is that Goenkars are not easily employed there. Arvind Kejriwal’s promise of reservation of 80 percent of…

Goemkarponn desk Reacting to the High Court order striking down the 41% reservation for ST/SC/OBC in post-graduate courses in medical and dental streams, the Aam Aadmi Party has accused the BJP Govt for being insincere in its attempts to implement reservations. Upendra Gaonkar, the party’s General Secretary (OBC Wing) stated that HC judgment decision was not against the reservations per se, but more of an expose of the insincerity of the BJP Govt on the issue of reservations. “The Hon. High Court has observed that the Govt’s decision was taken in haste without application of mind. It is obvious that…