PANJIM: To combat the COVID-19 pandemic and provide quality care to the impacted individuals, the Health department has roped in Sodexo as the food services partner to take care of the Nutrition and Dietary needs of the COVID-impacted patients. Accordingly, Sodexo with its team of 200+ professionals will be responsible for providing therapeutic dietary services at these 800-bedded facilities, namely ESIC COVID-19 hospital, Margao; Sub-District Hospital, Ponda and any other COVID hospitals in the city till such time that the pandemic is under control. “We are taking all necessary measures to prepare the state in fighting the virus and its…
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PANJIM: In a major setback to a private firm facing accusation of constructing a structure in violation of CRZ; the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered its demolition and slapped penalty of Rs 1 lakh. “The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is directed to ensure that order of High Court of Bombay at Goa passed in Writ Petition order dated December 18, 2019 and the affidavit to the effect that the illegal construction shall be demolished within the period of 30 days from the date of filing of the affidavit or order, must be complied with and GCZMA is directed…
Aam Aadmi party today handed over a memorandum to the Minister and Director of Fisheries with copy to Benaulim Panchayat stating that local fishermen community of Benaulim is better suited to run the project. The memorandum signed among others by party convenor Elvis Gomes was handed over to the Sarpanch of Benaulim by AAP youth leader and ZP candidate Hanzel Fernandes. Likewise Party General Secretary Pradeep Padgaonkar along with Mario Cordeiro also met the Director of Fisheries and placed the party’s demands before her. Pradeep Padgaonkar who handed over the memorandum to the Director of Fisheries said that someone in…
PANJIM: The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) launched an application called ichangemycity provides a seamless platform for all the city based complaints including waste management . “ICMyCapplication(www.ichangemycity.com) which is developed for The Corporation of City of Panaji in collaboration with Janaagraha and Sulochana Thapar Foundation. This application provides a seamless platform for all the city based complaints including waste management.” CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar said. The application connects the Citizens,ward councillors, and Municipal Staff for effective and timely resolution of the grievances posted on the app. Citizens can monitor the progress of their complaints within the app itself,…
PANJIM: The first and the youngest visionary Prime Minister of India, Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi is the Architect of Modern Goa. He pioneered the overall development of our motherland by including Goa as the 25th State of Republic of India said Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. He was speaking at 76th birth anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi at Congress House at Panjim. “It is because of his love and affection for the Goans, today we see transformation of our State which was once a Union Territory with Daman and Diu” Kamat said. Today, during this…
Shailesh Shetty, the co-owner of Percept Live, who was arrested yesterday has been remanded to one day police custody in Vagator rave party case. Shetty has been arrested in connection with the CB raid on rave party wherein 19 persons, including 10 foreigners were arrested. Sources said that the Shetty was the co-host of the party at Firangipani Villa and was also present for the party. The Crime Branch had seized drugs worth nearly 10 lakhs. Superintendent (Crime Branch) Shobhit Saxena confirmed the arrest but refused to give further details. “The case is still being investigated,” he said.
Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte on Wednesday alleged that the government is now targetting people close to him to slow him down. “It seems that my voice on behalf of Goans is hitting the right spots, affecting the high and mighty and so to slow me down, they’re now targeting innocent people close to me,” Khaunte wrote on social media. He further said that sometime back they (the government) did the same to put him down by arresting me on false accusations. “Such acts have only strengthened my resolve and I stand by my friends and people close to me. Unlike…