The New Year 2024 started with a tragedy, with a young man dying after he plunged into an open trench near People's High School, Panaji. During the Christmas and New Year festivities the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music festival was held, causing so much noise, affecting the locals, and causing traffic jams. As opposition leader, the late Manohar Parrikar had carried out an agitation to drive out casinos. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Goa’s unemployment rate is second highest in the country at 9.7%. Electronic City project was announced at Tuem, Pernem to provide employment to those who have completed at least Std XII. The land was levelled, but no company has arrived there yet. Our roads need to be made safe for riders as well as pedestrians. Good governance must ensure common man is freed from unnecessary hurdles. Basic necessities like water, electricity, healthcare, education should be made readily available to the poorest of the poor. Religion should not be a point for contention, rather a tool to heal wounded souls.
