PANJIM: The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) today initiated application for pre-qualification from a successful bidder for setting up Solid Waste Treatment facility at Bainguinim on Public private partnership (PPP) basis. The application is invited for the design, engineering, financing, construction, supply, installation, commissioning, performance run and operation and maintenance of 250 TPD plant for a period of ten years. In the design capacity of 250 TPD, the dry waste treatment will be 40 percent while the balance 60 percent is for wet waste. The last date for submission of the online application is November 9.
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PANJIM: Following public anger, the State government has partially revised the capped rates for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals; while also bringing in more interventions under the rates. As per the revised rates, the rent for a bed in a general ward of a private hospital would be at Rs 10,000 per day as against the earlier charges of Rs 12,000 per day. The rates for rooms– on a twin sharing basis—is now capped at Rs 13,000 as against Rs 15,000 per day and Rs 16,000 per day was the upper limit set for a single private room, which was…
PANJIM: Under trial accused in murder case Ramchandra Yallappa today escaped from Central Jail, Colvale. According to the police sources, Yallappa climbed jail wall and ran away when all police personal posted at watch towers were asleep. Yallappa had earlier also ran away from Margao Court. The police have launched a massive search to nab him again. Yellappa (30 yrs), hails from Tamil Nadu. Ramachandra Yellappa is accused of allegedly raping a 48-year-old British tourist near South Goa’s Canacona railway station and had fled from custody while he was being shifted to a court for trial on June 28.
PANJIM: The state government today announced that the Sanjivani Sugar Factory will not be shut and a proposal has been moved in the cabinet to decide on transferring the factory from the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to the Agriculture Department. The government will also decide whether to run the factory on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model or self for better management. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant along with Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar today held the second round of meeting with sugarcane farmers. Addressing the media, Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar assured that Chief Minister had made it extremely clear that state…
PANJIM: Bodgeshwar Xetkari Sangathan, All Goa Tennant Association and All Goa Kul Mundkar Association today held a protest demonstration at Azad Maidan against the Anti Farmer Bill. The organisation’s have also said that they would hold statewide protest against the agriculture bills if the state government don’t take a stand in favor of the farmers. Farmers and traders have been vehemently opposing the new bills, alleging the government wants to discontinue the minimum support price regime in the name of reforms. “The decision to pass three Bills related to farmers without adequate consultation of stakeholders and debates in both the…
Noted film and television actress, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, from Goa died of Covid-19 this morning, September 22, at 4.45 am. She was admitted to a private hospital in Satara, Maharashtra. Ashalata Wabgaonkar was 79 and is survived by a son. Hailing from Goa she made her presence in Mumbai thru Goa Hindu Association by acting alongside greats like Prasad Sawkar and my late uncle Madhukar Hede. Ashalata Wabgaonkar was in Satara to shoot for a Marathi TV serial, Aai Kalubai. Reportedly, she, along with about 20 members of the TV serial crew tested positive for Covid-19 there. As per reports, Ashalata…
A 65-year old lady Anita Borkar from Vaddem died after she was trapped under a boulder which came down crashing, last night on her house, near Goa Shipyard Vasco, Her 35-year old son escaped unhurt. Fire Fighters were able to retrieve body of the deceased with support from locals. Rains have wreaked havoc in the State with floodings and minor landslides. Officials said the boulder crashing down was also the result of rain.