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Uproar over delay in issuing records

The Salcete Sub Registrar office witnessed an uproar on Tuesday evening after agitated applicants demanded streamlining the office issuing birth and death certificates.

the goan I networkrMARGAOr r The applicants complained that they are forced to make umpteen number of trips to the office of the Salcete Sub Registrar just to lay their hands on a birth certificate. They pointed out that the staff manning the birth and death section allot them delayed dates to collect their birth certificates citing manpower shortage. r“Why is the government not streamlining the birth and death section in the Salcete Sub Registrar office? People of Salcete are being forced to make trips just to collect their birth certificates,” remarked Glory Estebeiro from Macazana. r The Salcete Sub Registrar office has been facing manpower shortage since the time of the previous Laxmikant Parsekar government. Though the Parrikar government dispatched a couple of additional staff to the office following the intervention of TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai, the situation has not changed for the better till date. r Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco, who took up cudgels for the beleaguered residents, told the media that the government is busy in bringing casinos in the state, but has no time to resolve the issues facing the common man.
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Curchorem residents confront health officer

Residents of Curchorem and councillors on Tuesday confronted the officials of the Curchorem Cacora Community Health Centre over the issue of alleged lapses while administering medical treatment to a local, who was later referred to the GMC Hospital.

The Goan Network
Published Jul 5, 2017, 3:45 AM IST
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the goan I networkrCURCHOREMr rSome residents of Curchorem along with Curchorem Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) chairperson Sushant Naik, councillor Omkar Vast and others confronted the health officer, Mohandas Dessai and inquired about the case of one diabetic patient who recently became the victim of erroneous medical treatment at Curchorem Health Centre. The patient was later referred to GMC Hospital in Bambolim. rThe residents asked the health officer to inquire into the…

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