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GMC threatened?
LIKE THE yuvraj Vishwajit Rane who is the only cabinet minister who enjoys X plus security so also institutions under the charge of the Health Minister are the most heavily protected structures in the state of Goa. Of the total of 900 odd security guards employed by various departments of the government of Goa, health institutions such as the Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Goa Medical College Hospital (GMC), Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour (IPHB) and Goa Dental College (GDC) alone account for over 600 of the total of 900 odd security personnel employed by the government of Goa through private security agencies. Indeed, in case of GMC, the ratio of security guards to doctors is 1:1 and the ratio of security guards to total employees is 1:3. If the security guards employed at other district hospitals and primary health centres are also taken into consideration, the number of security guards in securing the health minister’s fiefdoms may well exceed 1000. In sharp contrast, all the other important departments of the government including the secretariat which houses the offices of the ministers and the Chief Secretary and other secretaries, the district courts, the Public Works Department (PWD) and the water resources department together, have less security guards than institutions controlled by the Yuvraj.
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Kiran, an army widow, was almost destitute because of her own wayward lifestyle. But was it necessary for the army wives to avoid her totally?
By Tara Narayan
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Stray Thoughts
Income certificate eaten by White Ants in Panchayat!AND A few stray thoughts and a few stray observations for yet another Sunday. For a Sunday following the week when Ravi Naik stayed away from the assembly to avoid being grilled and roasted by the opposition. For a Sunday following the week when the Home Minister confirmed that no permissions were given to Paradiso and Hilltop for holding rave parties. For a Sunday following the week when devnagri Konkaniwadis decided to boycott the First World Konkani Cultural Convention being organised by Eric Ozario in Mangalore. For a Sunday following the week when the crime branch decided to add charge of waging war against the state in its chargesheet filed in Margao bomb blast case. For a Sunday following the week when an applicant for one of the numerous social welfare schemes was told that his income certificate had been eaten up by white ants in the Pomburpa Panchayat office.
Life and Living
It’s a season of sickness!By Tara Narayan
RAIN, rain, rain and more silvery grey rain-filled days with some dhoop-chao weather in between. My balcao’s live painting continues to offer up a rich tapestry of greens with the flash of a yellowing coconut frond in one corner and one may say the real monsoon is here with Ashadhi Ekadashi (the 11th day of the bright half of the month of Ashadh) when in Hindu tradition it’s time to put Lord Vishnu to sleep…he will not wake up till Prabodhini Ekadashi in the month of Kartik. One should worry for it is the Lord of Destruction who rules now during the period of “Chaturmasa” or the heart of the monsoon! It’s time to watch one’s step and to fast only so that one may feast later.
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Nothing voluntary about itThe total bandh witnessed in Goa on Monday July 5 was not voluntary by any means but was enforced by the leader of the opposition Manohar Parrikar who personally supervised the erection of barricades to prevent the movement of traffic.
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The falling starKiran, an army widow, was almost destitute because of her own wayward lifestyle. But was it necessary for the army wives to avoid her totally?
