Saluting our national heroes and martyrs

ANITA FERNANDES, VernaPublished Aug 14, 2024, 10:43 PM IST

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Another word for independence is democracy, liberty of thought, expression and speech. As Indians we come together to celebrate 78 years of independence. Our freedom fighters sacrificed their lives so that we Indians would be able to breathe in a democratic country. A great salute to all our national heroes and our great martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our independence.

We need independence from greedy politicians

DIOMEDES PEREIRA, Corlim

Published Aug 14, 2024, 10:42 PM IST

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Our mother India is celebrating 78th year of independence from British rule . On this occasion, our elected leaders will make eloquent speeches about the achievements of the government and political parties in particular will announce welfare schemes which may appear on paper and not in action. They will also lay foundation stones. But will our leaders publicly admit that corruption is rampant in our country from top to bottom? The newspapers are full of corruption related…