Rainfall activity over Goa is very likely to witness an increase with effect from September 19 due to cyclonic circulation over West Central Bay of Bengal informed IMD-Goa. The department has issued orange colour alert for 3 days from Sept 19 to Sept 21. Very Heavy Rainfall (Rainfall exceeding 11.5 cm in 24 hours) is very likely at 3 to 4 places over North and South Goa on 19th, 20th and 21st September. Extremely Heavy Rainfall (Rainfall exceeding 20.5 cm in 24 hours) is likely at one or two places over North and South Goa on 19th, 20th and 21st…
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The North Goa Collectorate in association with Blood Bank, Goa Medical College, Bambolim today held a half Day screening camp for Plasma Donors from North Goa at the Miramar Residency. Total 13 Corona Survivors screened for Plasma Donation. Informing about the camp, Dy. Collector, Panaji Gurudas Desai informed, “This is for the first time in North Goa we are organising such a camp. The screening camp will save time that is required in the proceedings of Plasma Donation. We contacted Corona Survivors in North Goa. Having a joint screening will be a great morale booster for donors as well as…
Panaji, Sep 18: Officials of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) have appreciated an efforts of network and construction team of Reliance Jio at Goa, for swiftly providing a much needed internet connectivity inside a damaged Pernem railway tunnel. The internet connectivity provided inside the damaged Pernem Tunnel was most crucial for experts to study and understand behavior of the soil that led to the landslide. Proving 4G seamless connectivity to essential systems like Laptop, PC, Mobile and Cameras installed inside the tunnel was essential for gathering of data analyses. The restoration operation of tunnel could commence only after findings of…
Hundreds of Goa government employees have been infected with COVID19 virus, including the health and sanitary workers till date working as the State’s COVID19 warriors. On April 7, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant had announced that the health workers will get 20 % hike as COVID19 allowance. But sadly, it has remained a mere announced as no such hke has been given to the health workers. CM had said that the Goa government has hiked salaries of staff working at COVID-19 facilities by 20% along with providing them a ₹50 lakh insurance cover. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant had said…
PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa Convenor Elvis Gomes today stepped down from his post claiming he wants to work for the party at the grassroot level. Soon after stepping down, Elvis nominated his partymen Rahul Mahambrey as the new Convenor of AAP Goa unit. “I have stepped down from the post of Convenor as I want to work for the state at the grassroot level. AAP is now well established. This decision to step down is taken is in the party’s interest,” Elvis said Gomes said the administrative collapse was staring the government its face due to poor management…
PANJIM: Goa, with over 26,700 confirmed COVID cases, has managed to get just Rs 5.98 crore from the State Disaster Response Mitigation Fund (SDRMF), through two installments released so far by the Central Government for the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package. The Center is of the view that since Public health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility of treatment of COVID-19 patients lies with the respective State governments. The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. During FY 2020-21, funds of…
Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said slammed Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and the Health Minister Vishwajit Rane for playing playing politics with the lives of the people in his constituency. Reacting to transfer of Health officer from Porvorim Khaunte said “Dr. Pramod Sawant and his administration stoop low with their politics everyday! Coronavirus cases in Porvorim have been at a steep rise and in such difficult situation, Porvorim Health Center Doctor Talwar who has been doing a excellent job has been transferred. He said the Candolim-Calangute PHC Dr. Roshan Nazareth has been given an additional charge of Porvorim. “With increasing…