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Don't give jobs to those from States with high rape rates

Goa University NIRF rank has slid further in 2022. It means students from GU are not given preference in jobs when competing against other university students irrespective of the interview outcome. Certain reputed companies will not even call such students for interviews. The UN Sustainable Development Goal number 5 demands gender equality which is highly compromised in India. Rapes in India have gone up by 70.7% mostly after the Nirbhaya gangrape of 2012. According to NCRB 2019 statistics, Rajasthan reported the highest number of rapes among Indian states. Other states in the Hindi heartland region, across North India, such as MP, UP, Haryana and Chhattisgarh, also have the highest incidence of sexual violence against women. Among metropolitan cities, Delhi continued to have the highest incidence of rape at 1,253 cases in 2019, while Jaipur had the highest rape rate (per 100,000 population) Rising cases means the States are not doing enough to reduce the same. One way of correcting this is to ensure migrants from such States are not provided jobs in other States. This will force the administration to take concrete steps.


 



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Our rivers and famed beaches continue to be highly polluted

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Jul 30, 2022, 10:38 PM IST
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People, both tourists and locals, are attracted to the beaches and rivers where they have a swim. Many elderly people have their annual bath in the sea water which is known to have therapeutic value. However what comes as a shocker is that Goa’s well known beaches are turning toxic. The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has observed that major beaches, namely Miramar, Calangute, Morjim, Tiracol and Vagator in the North and Mobor, Baina, Velsao and Galgibag in the…

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