THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026

Stop malpractices in govt departments

You must be well aware that in this pandemic many people have lost their jobs, inflation in increasing day by day, salaries of government staff are increased but not of private workers, fuel prices of diesel and gasoline are almost touching Rs 100 per litre. On the other hand various departments, corporations, autonomous bodies in the states are using government vehicles for pick and drop of their staff even though government staff get travel allowances.

The common man is not getting Kadamba bus service properly to reach his/her office and the reason is that most of the Kadamba buses are being operated between government offices to various cities/towns in the state to provide service to government staff. First priority should go to general public as they rely on this public transport.  Some departments, corporations, autonomous bodies officers are using departmental vehicles for personal use like marketing, shopping, pick and drop of their kids/relatives, etc by manipulating vehicle log book entries. I request the responsible authorities to intervene and stop these malpractices at the earliest.

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Stringent checks needed at borders to avoid 3rd wave

MINGUEL MARTIN, Taleigao
Published Aug 10, 2021, 11:16 PM IST
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In the last few weeks, the State has got a breather from the dreaded virus with cases decreasing and the number of deaths declining.Although there are people still testing positive and one or two deaths being reported on a daily basis, the situation is not frightful as it was at the peak of the second wave when the highest death count was reported at 74.Of late one can see a steady flow of tourists trickling in. Yes, these tourists are needed to kick-start the season.But the…

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