MONDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2026

Make Konkani must for jobs in private firms

Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao must be congratulated for advocating the cause of official language Konkani in the ongoing Legislative Assembly and for suggesting the government of the day to henceforth make qualification in Konkani mandatory for all government jobs in Goa. Well, such a clause should also be extended and made compulsory for all the private sector companies, factories, casinos, 3-5 star hotels etc in the state because the managing directors/owners of all these are historically seen giving jobs only for outsiders in their establishments by giving their own silly justifications to  keep Goans out forever.  

Hey, if Goans are really lazy then how come these same Goans are seen today taking up even some odd jobs and practically working hard for 12 to 18 hours a day in some of the western/foreign countries of the world? I therefore feel that the government of the day should force the managing directors/owners of all the private sector companies in the state to first offer good decent salaries and to make the qualification in the Konkani language mandatory whilst recruiting people for jobs.




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BJP government needs to ponder over rising deaths

AIRES RODRIGUES, Ribandar
Published Jul 14, 2022, 9:16 PM IST
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The BJP instead of trying to rewrite India’s history and even fiddling with the very foundation of our Constitution would be well advised to put the peoples’ welfare first by getting scientists to examine why so many people are dying, and some of them so very young. Is it a combination of the poor quality of air we breathe and the adulterated or poor-quality food we consume, through lack of affordability or availability that is taking its toll? These issues can be addressed…

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