PANJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the State government will recommend Goa’s nightingale Lorna Cordeiro for the prestigious Padma Shri.
Replying to a query by a citizen Agostinho Dias from Poriem during live programme on Doordarshan, “Hello Geonkar”, Sawant said that the last date to recommend names for civilian awards was over and that the government will definitely recommend her name next year.
Dias said that septuagenarian Lorna hailing from Saligao had sung several Konkani songs such as “Bebdo”, “Calangute”, “Red Rose”, etc which are broadcast by Aakashwani regularly. He urged the Chief Minister to recommend Lorna’s name for the civilian award. “It is our wish. Government should recommend her name,” Dias said.
