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Racket in ESI hospital was shameful

It issad and shocking to hear about the ongoing racket in ESI government hospital inMargao. Some of the internal staff asking money to take care of a Covid bodywas shocking. Some of the employees are taking advantage of the situation.Because of these corrupt employees, the reputation of other doctors and nursesis also tarnished. It is sad to see that even during this difficult time,corruption remains so ingrained in our lives. The health minister and thehospital authority must move in to stem this racket in the government hospitaland take serious action against those indulging in such acts. It will be evenbetter if the terms and conditions and the formalities after the death of aperson are displayed clearly. The money part should also be made clear so thatpeople are not cheated.


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Planned cities are need of the hour

ELVIDIO MIRANDA, Via e-mail
Published Oct 7, 2020, 12:37 AM IST
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Onewould have thought that Panaji having been selected as Smart City under theSmart City Mission would have seen a real "smart" kind of developmentbeing conceived and implemented at least partially. However, the recent monsoonhas on the contrary exposed the capital city as prone to flooding and even thecondition of roads being pretty abysmal. Where has the precisely planneddrainage system that the Portuguese regime constructed gone? The unplanneddevelopment of Panaji has…

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