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Give peace a chance by saying big 'no to war'

US President Donald Trump should be congratulated for mediating and somehow forcing India and Pakistan to go for a immediate ceasefire to bring an end to the recent escalation of tensions, which included missile and drone attacks between the two countries. Of course, the andh-bhakts must be very disappointed after hearing this sad news but they should know that war is not a one-day cricket match or some Bollywood movie but is a serious never-ending/most dangerous dirty game which is played on the ground level using weapons of mass destruction and in which the poor soldiers, innocent civilians lay down their lives. I think that the news of the ceasefire must have also come like a tight slap on the face of all anchors of the pro-Modi news channels as they were already seen spreading their own exaggerated fake stories and trying to spread communal hatred since the last few days over the above topic/issue to desperately give some political mileage for the Modi government and to increase their own TRP ratings.   C'mon India, let's learn to give a chance for peace by saying a big 'no to war', at least in today's modern scenario.



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Improve ease of living, don't raise power tariffs

JOHN ERIC GOMES, Porvorim
Published May 12, 2025, 7:45 PM IST
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Today electricity is an essential service in corporate and domestic consumption. Generators cannot be used as backup due to pollution and expensive fuel. The use of inverters is limited in scope. We in Porvorim were informed of a power shutdown in the whole of Bardez on May 10 from 06:00 to 14:00 hrs . But power resumed  in our area only around 16:30 hrs.  Just think of the tremendous damage to cold storage items, all equipment dependent on power and the…

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