THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

Education is now business for private institutions

Education has become the medium of earning money and not a way of imparting knowledge.  The private institutions work under the names of sophistication and showcase their unworthy tags of institutions. The students pursuing medicine have been forced to go to far-off countries like Ukraine because of the prohibitive fees in medical colleges. The private institutions are mushrooming at a fast rate. Ever since private self-financing colleges began to come up, an impression has been made that the education sector is a business that has the potential to reap profits. In a country where education is still not universal in access but demand is huge, private universities have seen a phenomenal growth over the last half decade, largely outpacing the other kinds of universities.  Any public or social service cannot be deemed to be business; like education, healthcare, etc.  These services need to be rendered without the profit motive.





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Did dismissed constable not deserve trial?

SRIDHAR D'IYER, Caranzalem
Published Aug 29, 2023, 8:21 PM IST
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Recently a police constable was dismissed from service for having being in cahoots with criminals. He is alleged to have been in a nexus with criminals and this fact came to light when the Bicholim police arrested a chain-snatcher who spilled the beans. There was a quick departmental enquiry and a rapid action to get the constable out of service for such a serious nexus with anti-social elements. Citizens would like to know if the constable would be tried and punished for…

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