Mamlatdars directed to stop insisting on ‘affidavits’ ====================================================== BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 19 — Caught on the wrong foot over the “affidavits” insisted by the Salcete Mamlatdar to issue residence certificate for the purpose of marriage registration, district Collector, South G P Naik on Thursday issued instructions to all Mamlatdars to stop the practice forthwith. Even Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat was taken aback over the affidavits demanded by the Mamlatdars when his attention was drawn by newsmen after his meeting with high-ranking officials. “Why should the Mamlatdars ask for the affidavits? What has residence certificate got to do with marriage”, Kamat demanded to know. When the CM asked district Collector for comments on the controversy, Naik said instructions have already gone to all the taluka Mamlatdars in the district to do away with the practice immediately. Naik told Herald that the Mamlatdar has no business to insist on affidavits from applicants of residence certificates, whether they are married or not. “Marriage and affidavit on the marital status of the deponent has no connection at all”, the Collector admitted and promised to effect the changes. Herald had on Thursday exposed the weird practice adopted by the Salcete Mamlatdar, insisting on affidavits from applicants for issue of residence certificates, stating on his or her marital status. The practice was adopted by over-enthusiastic officials since the last two months, putting applicants to severe hardships, making them run from a Xerox centre to the notary office to secure an affidavit. =========================================================== Interesting ! RB 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ===================================================== `Global Goan Children Art Competition 2007’ to celebrate World Goa Day commemorated on August 20 worldwide. ===================================================== * The Art competition is a first-of-its-kind art event which will be held simultaneously all over the WORLD in an effort to assimilate and create awareness for young global Goans towards environment and cultural preservation of Goa. The art competitions will be held and coordinated in each country by Goan Associations on the theme: Environment and Culture Preservation of Goa. * Ethel da Costa in Goa Ethel Dacosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WORLD GOA DAY 2006 - http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553721858oTbdaH ===================================================== ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz
