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Of govt jobs and how these are sabotaged by politicos

It is shocking to see jobless youth running to secure government jobs no sooner the ads are out on local newspapers. The sad reality is these jobs or posts are filled much in advance even before the ads are out on the newspapers. The politicians have already sold these jobs to those who feel secured about being in government service. It is said to see the youth rushing with their bio-datas to various departments. Whether it is the Congress or the BJP -- both have always indulged in corruption as far as government jobs are concerned. And, now, they are ready to fight the next elections, so promises of jobs will be doled out. The corruption starts right from politicians and later spreads to various government departments. This is our corrupt system. The funny thing is that some of the MLAs and ministers, who are not qualified themselves, ask for your education certificates. These are the same legislators who have a bounden duty to frame laws to make your life comfortable. But on the contrary unwanted laws are brought in to make our lives miserable.    


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This statue will fire country’s imagination for ages to come

ROBERT CASTELLINO, Calangute
Published Aug 9, 2021, 12:47 AM IST
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Our country is teeming with thousands of statues, but barring a few national heroes very few inspire us. Most of these statues are of politicians. I believe we should have a statue that will fire the imagination of the nation to greater heights -- to reach the unreachable. I believe a gold-plated life-size metallic statue of Neeraj Chopra, poised to release his javelin, will serve to inspire and fire the nation to stratospheric heights, not only in the field of sports but in…

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