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Monologue contest at Porvorim on July 23

The Goan NetworkPublished Jul 23, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Monologue contest at Porvorim today

SALIGAO: The Thomas Stephens Konkani Kendra at Porvorim will be organising a monologue contest for Std 7 students of North Goa in the Kendra on July 23.

In all, 23 schools from different parts of the district will participate in the contest on the theme 'Social Evils Affecting Goa Today,' states a press note by Kendra Director Fr Apollo Cardozo S.J.

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Part-time teachers demand job security

Aggrieved teachers under the aegis of the Double Part-time Contract Association have demanded regularisation of their jobs. 75 teachers that belong to the association have decided to write to the Chief Minister and are insisting on job security. Speaking to mediapersons,

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Published Jul 22, 2016, 5:33 AM IST

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PANAJI Vandana Naik, who worked as a teacher under the double part-time contract system for 21 years, stated the State has only renewed their contracts, but hasn t made any mention of absorbing them on a permanent basis. “All the members are high school vocational stream teachers. After the State had adopted the concept that was introduced by the Centre in 1988-89, we were promised permanent jobs, but year after year they have only been renewing our contract,” she said.…