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Stop biased approach on priests’ transfers

It is learnt that from among the host of priests who have been transferred, most of them, due to pandemic, have been privileged to move to the new assignment only after the Covid situation subsides, while others have been given marching orders to move immediately. 

I find no reason to discriminate between those priests who have to join duty by June 1 and those who are allowed to join at a later stage.

If this is allowed due to reasons of Covid, I fail to understand why the others too may not be allowed the extension which is allowed to some. 

Administration has to be run in a non-discriminatory way, with no exception to anyone. Otherwise it becomes arbitrary.


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Goans losing lives due to shortage of oxygen

DIOMEDES PEREIRA, Corlim
Published May 14, 2021, 11:31 PM IST
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A man named Hemant Kambli from Sirsaim records a heartbreaking video on social media showing the dire straits of Ward No 147 where patients are dying because of lack of oxygen as after 12 pm as the oxygen pipeline doesn't supply oxygen. The government is saying there is enough oxygen but why are lives lost and who is responsible and accountable for the tragedy occurring?Due to the deaths the elected representatives are playing blame games and one minister says that the…

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