Even as Goa is boiling over with several Environment related issues like Mhadei water diversion, IIT, Mollem etc, the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar has refused to comment on them. At a press conference called to create awareness on farm Bills, Javdekar refused the queries on the major burning saying “”CM will speak on Mhadei issue.” During his three-day visit to Goa, Javdekar said “there was no discussion Mhadei.” The Opposition Congress have led protests against Javdekar’s visit aggressively saying he has no right to come yo Goa as he has sold Mhadei to Karnataka. Javdekar hit back at Congress…
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When all the States in entire country are ramping up the testing facilities for COVID19, Goa has suddenly gone slow which seem to be a clear case of government trying to hide number of positive cases in the State. As per the data available, in September month State conducted just 55053 and the out of that 15949 persons tested positive for COVID19. A whopping 28.97 p.c of the tested people have tested positive giving and indication that more tests will give much more positive cases in the State. While the State claims to have tested 254801 individuals till September 1,…
Panaji: There seems to be no respite for the tourism industry coming anywhere soon as the charters are being delayed due to strict SOPs in wake of COVID-19 pandemic by UK government. The UK based travel agency TUI has written to its hotel partners that charters cannot land before December. “As we are all aware, the COVID-19 virus continues to have an unprecedented impact across the globe on people’s lives, the global economy as well as on our industry. Unfortunately, as a result of the UK Government travel restrictions to India we have been forced to suspend our programme to…
Panaji – It is the right of every Citizen to meet any Union Minister. Government cannot supress this democratic right of people. Congress Party protested against Union Minister Prakash Jawdekar because he came for making BJP propoganda and has not bothered to utter a word on environmental issues like Mortgage of Mhadei to Karnataka by BJP, destruction of Mollem Wildlife Sanctuary, converting Goa into a Coal Hub to help Modis Crony Club, Opposition to IIT at Melaulim by Farmers and other issues concerning the common man charged GPCC president Girish Chodankar . He said that Congress Party will continue with…
PANJIM: Goa today witnessed 445 new Covid19 cases. While there were 523 recoveries and 8 deaths. With Covid claiming 8 more lives in Goa, the death toll of the state reached 450 today. As per DHS bulletin, of the 8 deaths 4 were recorded at GMC and 4 at ESI Hospital, Margao. Two of the patients died within 10 hours of admission in the hospital. A 45-year-old man from Bicholim, 57-year-old woman from Curtorim, 60-year-old man from Navelim, 70-year-old woman from Balli, 74-year-old woman from Curchorem. Further, 80-year-old man from Margao and two male from Taleigao aged 55 and 59…
The Directorate of Foods and Drugs Administration has informed that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has directed that in case of non-packaged /loose sweets, the container/tray holding sweets at the outlet for sale should mandatorily display the “Best before Date” of the product with effect from October 01, 2020 in public interest and to ensure food safety. The FBO, in addition to this, may also display the “Date of Manufacturing” which shall be purely voluntary and non-binding. The FBOs shall decide and display the “Best Before Date” of sweets depending upon the nature of the product and…
MAYEM: Union Minister Prakash Javdekar has urged the Goan farmers not to fall prey to the political agenda on newly enacted agricultural laws while saying that the Congress party has always deprived the farmers of their rights. Javdekar, who is in Goa as part of the Central government awareness on the recently passed farm laws, said that he was here as a central government initiative to make farmers aware of their benefits. Explaining the laws further, the minister said, the Swaminathan commission had proposed three times the average production cost to the farmers but every time the Congress had rejected…