Ganpat Satoskar
- Govt orders inquiry into GMC’s failure to get donated organs
Committee of Inquiry constituted to probe lapses; Health Minister says big loss for Goa; Inquiry not just to punish anyone but to find out why lapses happened. (Source Herald)
- Cornea harvesting not in sight in Goa
PANAJI: It is not only that the Goan patients missed out on receiving kidneys retrieved from the brain dead person but also on corneas. All the organs were flown to Mumbai for transplant.
Though the Goa Medical College has a specialist in cornea transplant, the doctor performed the cornea transplant operation on two patients more than a year ago, said sources at the GMC. (Source NT)
- Computer snag hampers MMC working
Functioning at Margao Municipal Council was adversely affected as the computer snag that hit its system on Monday continued on Tuesday (Source Herald)
- Leadership vacuum grips State, absent Chief Minister, no GPCC president
BJP, Congress feeling the absence of a leadership pool to pick from;Important government decisions remain pending (Source Herald)
- Government attempts to attach Mumbai properties of Percept
The State government, in an attempt to recover pending dues from EDM organiser Percept, has sought help from the District Collector Mumbai in trying to attach the company’s properties. (Source Herald)
- Govt orders probe into Goa Dairy affairs
The government has named a chartered accountant Shridhar ‘Yatish’ Verenkar to hold an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in Goa Dairy, asking him to submit a report within three weeks. (Source NT)
- High Court directive to meet on week starting April 2 to discuss Sonshi water crisis flouted
Govt left with two days to prepare report on fund utilisation of District Mineral Fund to be placed before HC on April 12; DMF committee met just once after being aware of a petition against it; Decision to utilise 180 cr of funds which it had to in any case; No plan of fund utilisation out yet (Source herald)
- Reginaldo slams Manipal Hospital for flouting ethics
The Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco has alleged that the doctors of Manipal Hospital have thrown medical ethics to the winds. (Source herald)
- NC case registered against MLA Sopte
PANJIM: The Women’s Police Station has registered a case against Congress MLA Dayanand Sopte for allegedly trying to pressurise the complainant in the case of ‘infant selling’ reported at Ponda. (Source herald)
- Goa Dairy MD Sawant suspended by chairman
Charge of Managing Director is given to Dr Kosamb
Goa Dairy Managing Director (MD) Dr Navso Sawant was suspended on Tuesday by an order issued by the Chairman Madhav Sahakari.
The charge of MD has now been handed over to the next immediate senior officer Dr Ajith Kosame. (Source herald)
