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THE SOARING INFLATION… Aam Admi says “Deva Pao” from skyrocketing prices Common man hit badly as daily wages, monthly salaries remain unchanged while the prices of essentials skyrocket Common man upset as govt servants get DA, but how would a layman survive? Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Satish Naik, a 35-year-old worker in the private sector, it has become a question of survival. He has started taking public transport to his office, which takes him to double the commute time. He says with teh hike in petrol prices he cannot afford to travel on the bike every day. “I get a…

GAURANG PRABHU/ Goemkarponn MARGAO: If one goes by the mood in Salcete constituencies, the mood against the ruling party BJP is not encouraging; of course, it has never been in the past except for 2012, when late Manohar Parrikar went to every house to appease the voters. But as the 2022 battle draws closer, not all is well for BJP in Salscete. Though Salcete – a Catholic-dominated taluka, never stood behind BJP in the past, the saffron-brigade tried all the tricks and techniques to attract the voters from congress. BJP has three MLAs out of 8 constituencies who joined the…

You were kind enough to say that you too have a daughter, and we felt that when a father says this, he means it from his heart. But we are wrong. It looks like not a single day since the last 60 days, you have questioned the police about the case’s progress. And why would you? She was nobody of yours. Only if she was a daughter of rich and famous, probably a politicians daughter, her parents would have met justice. The culprits would have been behind bars by now. But sadly, Siddhi’s father is neither rich nor famous, or…

Neha Masurkar Many people begin their careers with high hopes of making an impression on their bosses by developing the business or by implementing new and better ways of doing things. Unfortunately, most of them find that they are so busy handling day-to-day issues that there never seems to be time for anything else. Furthermore, comparatively few people have tangible goals, yet implementing them becomes challenging due to a lack of organized materials and not completing their timeline on time. For a goal to be achievable, it must have clear and well-specified; it must identify precisely what needs to be…

“The BJP government in Goa is not only trying hard to destroy our state with its rich culture and unique identity but also trying to erase the memory of our first chief minister Bhausaheb Bandodkar, along with that of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Babasaheb Ambedkar”. Stated Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai. Referring to the news that government offices, corporations and local bodies have been asked to display the photo of chief minister Dr. Pramod Sawant along with that of the Prime Minister, President and Mahatma Gandhi, Fatorda MLA Sardesai said that while engaging in self glorification, CM Sawant has disregarded…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: UNESCO’s latest release on the ‘State of the Education Report for India 2021’ is a tight slap on the face of the Goa government that boasts of being in the list of first five most education states in the country. The basic education system is itself in a dire state of affairs, courtesy, findings of UNESCO report confirming that Goa ranks second to have single teacher schools. It means that 16 per cent of the total schools in Goa – 239 out of 1486 schools – comprises one teacher only. Of the 239 schools, 93 per cent…

Goemkarponn Desk BONDLA: Forest Department has said that it was looking at adjacent area farmers to take up work of supplying farm produce like green fodder,seasonal fruits for Bondla Zoological park under Atmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa. The orientation camp got good response and 35 farmers from village panchayat Guleli, Bhironda, Khotode, participated in one day camp. The Farmers were oriented through various talks by resource persons namely Dr Rama Porob VO Usgao who highlighted various schemes for fodder cultivation for farmers and also spoke about preventive protocol in control diseases. Further a session was organised on orienting farmers about whole…