Is the Sanguem teacher out of his mind?
Waking up to the news ‘Class 7 students faint, vomit after school teacher makes them run in scorching heat’ (O Heraldo, 25 February) about a school teacher’s brutality has totally disturbed me.
How can students be made to run 265 rounds on the ground in scorching heat? What sort of punishment is this? Has this teacher lost his scruples?
I being a retired teacher am appalled at the fact that there are such brutes in the teaching profession.
The Sanguem school management and the PTA must take strict action against the teacher.
Chandan Govekar, Candolim
Wi-Fi hotspots
vital for hospitals
In order to ensure seamless digital connectivity, the government reportedly introduced 10 Wi-Fi hotspots in five assembly constituencies. The hotspots have been introduced in places like the Ravindra Bhavan, jogger’s park, village panchayats, mamlatdar ‘s offices besides other locations. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology used to connect computers, tablets, Smartphones and other devices to the internet. It must be said that it is vital to introduce Wi-Fi hotspots in all government hospitals and health centres in the state. Wi-Fi is vital in improving the flexibility and efficiency of clinical services in healthcare environments. Most hospitals, medical clinics and doctors’ offices provide separate Wi-Fi networks for medical staff and patients. Physicians frequently use Wi-Fi from tablets and Smartphones to record or access patient data, schedules and more. With the help of this hospital Wi-Fi Internet facility patients, doctors, nurses etc can easily share prescription details, email health issues, research about drug details, forward medical history etc and communicate using the wired or Wi-Fi internet network laid in the hospitals. The Wi-Fi facility should also be made available for family members of the patient visiting the hospital. At the same time, hospital Wi-Fi solutions should also ensure to maintain the user activity logs in compliance with legal and security policies.
Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco
Will the war ever end?
There is no end in sight to the Russia–Ukraine war. Ever since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, tension that was brewing between the two nations escalated into a full-fledged war, after the initial Russian attacks, exactly one year ago. Now, going by the stance of President Vladimir Putin, the war only seems to go on. The powerful Putin looks a confused man. He apparently is being egged on by some friendly countries though the entire West, including the United States, is firmly behind Tel Aviv.
This is one sad offshoot of an ugly and deadly war: nations taking sides and getting polarised. The other, of course, being the devastating destruction of life and properties on both sides. The burgeoning price of essential commodities worldwide speaks to itself. However, do the insensitive rulers really care? There are distinct possibilities of Russia brandishing its nuclear arsenal. If that happens, the consequences are better left unsaid. The only thing a common man can do is to “hope”. And, the Indian government will expect its stand on Russia will not get diluted by the necessity to adopt a ” correct”
approach.
Ganapathi Bhat, Akola
Time for action to deal
with rising accidents
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has diagnosed three main causes for the spate of accidents in the State but has not prescribed any steps to remedy the situation. According to Sawant irresponsible, rash and negligent driving is one of those three causes. Wouldn’t it be prudent for our Chief Minister to lead by example and ensure that his convoy does not violate the prescribed speed limits while also urging his Ministers and MLAs to strictly follow the speed limits?
Pramod Sawant has also cited the rising number of vehicles in Goa as a cause of accidents. The Chief Minister must realise that the Traffic and Transport department officials have miserably failed to ensure proper traffic management even in the cities. Panaji is a glaring example where the authorities under political pressure are not taking action against those hordes of casino vehicles blatantly and illegally parked on the very busy Dayanand Bandodkar Marg which is a No Parking – No Stopping Road.
Chief Minister says drunken driving is another cause for rise in accidents. We have seen many such accidents by tourists who leave the casinos in an inebriated state as alcohol flows round the clock. Government needs to urgently remedy this dangerous situation by instructing the police to stop turning a blind eye to such obvious abuses that congest our roads and jeopardise road safety. If government really cares, it should walk the talk and invest in modern technology, road safety signs, speed cameras and CCTV cameras and most importantly a well-run, well organised, motivated, adequately resourced police force committed to zero tolerance to any violation of law.
In dealing with rising accidents, there needs to be a concerted and co-ordinated plan of action by the various concerned authorities. Pathetic condition of our roads should also be a matter of concern. We need a sincere road map to save any further lives from being lost on the roads. We have been losing one too many as Government has no vision or strategy to deal with the spiralling number of accidents.
Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar
Opposition is
people’s mandate
It is really sad that the sanctity and integrity of our Parliamentary democratic process have taken some beating in recent times due to the ruling BJP’s disregard for it. The recent debates at the hallowed hall of Rajya Sabha seem to only accentuate this belief, as portions of speeches from the Leader of the Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi were expunged from Parliamentary records impromptu just because both raised questions over the alleged facilitation of the growth of the industrialist Gautam Adani. Parliamentary debates are the cornerstone of a truly vibrant democracy. Without debate and discussion, a democracy is reduced to a body without soul. PM Narendra Modi may well know that the Opposition only performs its duties of holding the government accountable through Parliamentary debates. The Modi government’s tendency to undermine the Opposition legitimacy will only weaken India’s democratic fabric and reduce the Parliament into BJP headquarters where only ‘yes man’ rule applies. Opposition is also a people’s mandate. Is it not? Said the renowned American political activist and civil rights leader Jesse Louis Jackson: “Deliberations and debates are the ways you stir the soul of a democracy.”
Ranganathan Sivakumar, Chennai
Save Mhadei’s
natural flow
Mhadei is a life line of Karnataka and Goa. Since the British Colonial rule and after India attained independence, the Mhadei water has been flowing in it natural formed way without any issue to the Karnataka people and its plants including Goa.
Likely, to make an issue of tiatric politics has made more water diversion on one side lessening Goa’s side which legally has no right to touch its naturality flowing if done illegal it should be corrected by Narendra Modi and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawant in short of time without putting the issue to formalities and delaying into political noise.
But before it becomes permanent to solve natural flowing to Goa, the Chief Minister thanking Prime Minister and Jal Shakti Minister it looks the other way likely for some preparedness.
Babluis Pereira, Pomburpa
