Peacock-pictured greenbacks in their thousands are making their way right into the hands of white-collar ones of a ‘small government’ in a salubrious area these days. These lucky ones are busy organizing the grand Spring Carnival to be staged come April.
It is not unusual for the Ministries and statutory bodies to print diaries and calendars for distribution among well-wishers and clients as a token of goodwill. However, a Ministry handling public funds is said to have brought out a diary for 2017 at an unusually heavy cost, they say.
Politics in the country appears to have run into a turbulent time with the dawn of New Year 2017. Amid street protests and demonstrations creating a tense atmosphere, verbal duels within the yahapalanaya and talk about crossovers and resignations in the offing, have given rise to much confusion and uncertainty in the polity.
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