16 Aug 2018 | 06:02am IST
Letters To The Editor
Beware of Non-Goans staying on rent Non Goans who stay on rent get their Aadhaar card in Goa by producing their rent agreement. Even a bank account is opened using the rent agreement which according to me is not the correct way to go about.
Crooks move from one place to another and who knows if they have several Aadhaar cards which they can use to carry on their corrupt practices?
In Goa those who stay in rented houses do not have police clearance and they do not have any KYC and as long as our police force do not visit and check them they will live happily.
What if they are terrorists or rapists? Will the Head of police department see that their police force visits each and every building?
Portuguese passport, a gift for Goans Regarding your Review Page under “Who is responsible Mr Rane?”, (Herald, August 12, 2018), the topic discussed was the statement of Rane on “Cleaning of Toilets by the Goan boys in UK and why these boys opt to go for Portuguese Passport to jump to the West?”
In one word the answer was lack of jobs in Goa. The main culprit in this matter is Senior Rane himself is responsible for almost 1.5 lakh Goan men and women languishing in the Roster of Employment Exchange.
How many jobs has Sr Rane created? It is sad to disclose here that even those miniscule number of vacancies coming up, the selection for them, according to my source, is decided on the basis of their religious affiliation which means minority candidate is discarded and also on their capacity to pay some lakhs of rupees as bribe money.
Regarding the Portuguese passport facility; this was a gift of Salazar for Goans, who according to his assessment would be harassed in every aspect of their life even in the matter of employment. Hence, Salazar kept not only his door open for Goans but also of EU thru the gift of Portuguese Passport.
Further, the last Portuguese Governador of Goa, Vassalo e Silva when he received news that many expatriate Goans are not happy to work outside Goa, somewhere in 1959/60 he issued a circular to overseas Goans asking them to send him their job applications and accordingly he would arrange jobs for them.
From Kuwait and Qatar some Goans quit their jobs even from the oil sector and returned to Goa.
A Veronica Fernandes, Candolim
These days if you are commuting from Panjim to Margao or vice versa, you can see the State at halt. For the daily commuters like me it is getting very difficult. The standard time for the travel of 45 minutes is breaking new grounds (literally) daily. If the administration is reluctant to do little to solve the problem, the residents are also not leaving any stone unturned. The commuters are so rich or for any other reason that it is against their glory to ride two wheelers; if they avoid taking public transport.
Moreover, people are so educated and talented that car drivers maintain two and sometimes three lanes on a single lane to make sure the traffic jam continues. The administration as well as the intelligent public, through your esteemed newspaper, is requested sincerely to understand the present situation of the State and act accordingly in the interest of public at large.
Dheeraj Srivastava, Betim
Of late, all commuters are facing a harrowing experience in travelling on the main Panjim-Margao route. The cause is apparently the bridge building work across the Zuari River. It takes a minimum of two and a half hours to travel one way owing to the blockade of traffic at the Cortalim junction.
May I suggest that the ferry service be resumed during peak hours so that students, office workers, tourists and the general public are spared the pain of being stranded in long traffic jams?
Chatterjee's demise, a great loss to India The demise of 89-year-old communist leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee is a great loss to Indian politics. He was liked very much by everyone and respected by all as well. He was not a person only, rather he was an institute on his own. He meant the real meaning of our democracy.
With his departure our country will suffer from an irreparable loss. I pay my deepest condolence to him. We will never forget him and his contributions which he made for the sake of country. May his soul rest in peace.
Kerala is being struck by unprecedented rains. As many as 38 lives have been lost due to the floods as a result of the continuous rains in the catchment areas of the State from August 8. The shutters of all major reservoirs are opened. The water levels in the important Periyar River are consistently on the rise. The 40 rivers in Kerala are in full flow creating a panic-like situation.
The damage to the properties and roads are too severe with a mind boggling loss, estimated to be over Rs 8 crore. Link roads are alienated, and electricity supplies have broken beyond recognition, cutting off the vital connectivity between cities and villages. Rail tracks are flooded and the Cochin airport has been shut down.
Idukki, Ernakulam, Wayanad, Mallapuram, Kannur have been badly affected. Approximately one lakh people have been rescued and shifted to relief camps. Home Minister Rajnath Singh himself has termed the situation "very serious".
The Indian army, Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have done a great job to rescue stranded visitors and save people rendered homeless. More than 400 relief camps have been set up for the needy. Politicians cutting across party lines have stood united to do their bit to help Kerala limp back to normalcy.
Few States have already announced their packages for the flood-hit residents of Kerala. Centre has provided additional funds and reinforcement to the State. Poor people and citizens residing in low lying areas are worst hit.
It is the duty of every citizen of the country to contribute his/her mite to spruce up the morale of those affected by the floods in Kerala.
Goans living in Swindon are making a living by the sweat of their brows. They sleep the sleep of the honest and hard-working person. They and their family members don’t have to appear before the Special Investigation Teams (SIT) at regular intervals to be questioned/investigated in mining-related /bribery/fraud scam cases.
Let the authorities concerned investigate all the scams created by MLAs because the rules have to apply for all.
Human trafficking is a hidden crime and it is difficult to get accurate statistics. Yet researchers estimate that approximate 80 per cent of human trafficking across the world is related to see trade followed by forced labour and for organ harvesting for illegal transplant.
Of the victims trafficked for sex trade, 80 per cent are female and 50 per cent are children. Human trafficking, though heavily against females, earns the unique distinction of transnational crime in which women are represented across the dimensions. Because of absence of specific and very effective law to check human trafficking, it has proliferated as one of the fastest growing crimes all over India. It holds relatively low risk with high profit.
