DABOLIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant along with Speaker Rajesh Patnekar, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat and DGP bid farewell to Governor Satya Pal Malik. Governor Malik took off for Meghalaya from the INS Hansa Navy base in Dabolim via an Indian Airforce aircraft. Two weeks after the Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik took on the Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant head on the COVID management issue, the Raj Bhavan resident has been transferred to Meghalaya. The order issued by President of India Ram Nath Kovind said that Shri Satya Pal Malik, Governor of Goa…
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PANJIM: Goa University (GU) has dropped winter vacation for academic year 2020-21 for all its under graduation programmes. GU has infomred that the First term of new academic year will be from September 1 to November 30 while exams xams for 1st term will be held between 4th to 23rd December 2020. “First term of new academic year will be from 1st September to 30th November. Exams for 1st term will be held between 4th to 23rd December 2020.” states the GU circular Further it states that Second term for academic year 2020-21, will commence from 4th January 2021 to…
BENAULIM: NCP MLA Churchill Alemao and his wife today tested postive for COVID-19. While both of them are asymptomatic. According to sources, Churchill and his wife had a slight cold & cough upon which his daughter made them test for Covid-19 for which results came postive. “Even as symptoms are mild both of them will get admitted”. Souces said Churchill MLA is the fourth legislator after Sudin Dhavlikar, Nilkantg Harlankar and Clafasio Dias to test postive for the virus.
Shailesh Shetty, the co-partner of Percept Live which hosted the Sunburn Klassique, last year, has been arrested following two days of questioning by the Crime Branch. 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.
For Dy Chief Minister and MGP’s Madkai MLA Sudin Dhavalikar has become the latest politician to have tested positive for COVID19. “I have tested positive for COVID19 just now. As advised by the doctors I am getting admitted now. I request everyone, who had contact with me in last few days to isolate themselves and get tested,” Dhavalikar said on his social media account. Earlier in the day Thivim MLA Nilkanth Halarnkar had also tested positive for COVID19. Union Minister Shripad Naik, who underwent plasma therapy on Monday, is stable and responding well to the treatment. A government press release…
In an emotional farewell message, outgoing Governor Satya Pal Malik said that Goa will always be very close to his heart and would love to visit the State in times ahead. Malik, who 10-month stay at Raj Bhavan has been quite happening as he has been on loggerheads with Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant twice recently, The Governor said he will leave the State on Wednesday. “I am glad that I had an opportunity to serve in a beautiful State like Goa. During my tenure in Goa, which was almost ten months, the experience has been nothing but pleasant,” he said…
The COVID19 continued to clock 300-plus cases in the State with 339 new cases reported on Tuesday alongwith five deaths. The death toll has now reached 116. 298 recoveries were also reported today. As per DHS bulletin, 57 Years Male from Aquem Baixo, admitted Goa Medical College Bambolim, with co-morbid conditions expired today. 75 years Male from Margao, admitted at ESI COVID Hospital Margao, with co-morbid conditions expired yesterday. 72 years Male from Borim, 57 years Male from Ponda, 66 years Male from Baina admitted at ESI COVID Hospital Margao, with co-morbid conditions expired today. Out of 3028 Samples, 2156…