PANJIM: It’s worrisome. The month of September is turning out to be “death trap” for covid -19 patients. On an average 7.5 people are dying daily due to the infection in Goa till now Despite State Government’s toll claims for efforts to curb the rising deaths, 391 people have lost their lives in just 97 days. The first death was reported on June 22. While August saw pick in number of patients dying at an daily average of 4.8, the month of September saw massive spike as 7.8 people die every day. With 195 deaths, till Saturday, September has surpassed…
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PANJIM: Goa today reported 503 new cases while 688 patients recovered. 5 people succumbed to Covid-19 today taking the total death toll to 391. As per DHS health bulletin, of the 5 deaths 4 were reported at GMC and one at ESI Hospital, Margao. A 75-year-old woman from Nadora, Bardez, 70-year-old-man from Morjim , 64-year-old-man from Margao, 60-year-old-man from Salvador do Mundo, 70-year-old-man from Curtorim died of Covid today
PANAJI: A day after the MGP surprised the BJP with win in the Deputy chairperson election, the saffron brigade has struck back by splitting one councillor of the regional party. One MGP backed councillor Yatish Sawakar joined BJP today reducing the MGP to seven councillors. In a major setback to the BJP in Ponda, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won the Dy chairperson post in the Ponda Municipal elections. The election of MGP Backed Ameena Naik won deputy post by 8 against 7 votes was a major jolt for the BJP in Ponda Municipality. The MGP had just seven councillors despite…
Panaji: The Goa Congress unit has laid its focus on strengthening party’s organization setup across all 40 assembly constituencies with an aim to battle out BJP in the 2022 general elections to State Legislative Assembly. In a press conference held today, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that party is currently working to make its base strong. “We are going through a difficult phase. The party has presence in all 40 assembly constituencies, which has to be further strengthened,” Kamat said in presence of its president Girish Chodankar. Kamat said that even though some MLAs have defected, the party’s vote…
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PANAJI: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Elvis Gomes said that the office of the comptroller and auditor general of India in Goa should have by now ordered a special audit of the accounts of the labour department that is embroiled in a major scam of siphoning off of funds meant for poor construction workers to political workers. He said that the CAG has the powers to undertake special audits of government offices where public funds are alleged to be misappropriated. The former bureaucrat further said that the central agency stationed in Goa shouldn’t be seen as holidaying in the…
