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FC Goa announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Alberto Noguera. The Spaniard has put pen to paper on a two-year deal that will see him remain a Gaur till the summer of 2022. The fleet-footed centre midfielder represents the fourth new foreign signing and the 4th new Spaniard to join the Gaurs this transfer window following hot on the heels of Igor Angulo, Jorge Ortiz and Ivan Gonzalez Speaking to fcgoa.in after completing his move, Noguera expressed as to why he felt FC Goa was the best fit for him, “I am very grateful to be part of this club,…

In a virtual show of strength, hundreds of people from Shel Melauli and surrounding areas gathered marched to the Guleli Village Panchayat demanding scrapping of IIT Goa project. Three members of Revolutionary Goans, who supported the villagers have been arrested. The villagers demanded letter also from the Panachayat opposing the IIT project.  Valpoi Police have arrested three members of Revolutionary Goans, Manoj Parab, Viresh Borkar, and Alex D’souza and some villagers for violation of Section 144 and unlawful assembly. After discussions and deliberations the situation turned violent as some bottles and objects were allegedly thrown at the panchayat. As situation turned…

Even as the three accused have been successfully nabbed by the cops, fingers are now being pointed at the Margao police team for late arrivals at the crime scene. One Lenny Da Costa wrote on facebook saying his clinic staff responded immediately after realising what had happened and tried to stop the bleeding till more people could help in shifting the victim. “He was shifted to a nearby hospital as that seemed to be the logical thing to do but were informed to take him to a Hospicio by which time the cops arrived  and shifted him but alas it…

PANJIM: Goa today witnessed its biggest ever spike in COVID19 cases with 713 new cases reported on Thursday alongwith eight deaths. The State also registered 302 new recoveries. The confirmed cases have now crossed 19000-mark and are now at 19,355. The active cases are 4782 and recoveries are 14361.The death toll has reached 212. As per the DHS health bulletin, 38 years Male from Navelim, admitted at Goa Medical College & Hospital, expired yesterday. 47 years Male from Curca-Bambolim and 79 years Female from Mapusa, admitted at Goa Medical College & Hospital, with co-morbid conditions expired yesterday. 70 years Male from Margao,…

With deteriorating law and order situation in the State, the Congress party today urged Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Kumar Meena to ensure that public faith in police is restored The delegation of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) led by its president Girish Chodankar called on DGP and congratulated for cracking Swapnil Walke murder case within less than 24 hours.  “We compliment police for swift action,” he told reporters after the meeting.  Chodankar said that they have demanded that the armed licences issued to the people with criminal background or those with police complaints, be revoked immediately in the…

PANJIM: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today informed that his department is also working towards treating Interstitial pneumonia caused due to COVID-19. Rane chaired an emergency meeting today with Secretary Health Nila Mohanan, Dean Dr. Bandekar, Deputy Director-DHS Dr. Geeta Kakodkar, Dr Anar, Dr Dattaram Sardesai & Dr Durga Lawande to further streamline response time to treat Covid patients at GMC. “Our team is also working towards treating Interstitial pneumonia caused due to COVID-19, since it is very complex in nature, it is important to treat it at the right time.” said Rane He further said that health department is working on…

Panaji: Drishti, the state appointed lifeguard agency has advised beach goers to stay away from rocky areas and cliffs along the coastline. The rocks are very slippery during monsoon season and also wave height, intensity and frequencies are very high and one can easily get washed out. “It has been observed that a number of visitors to the beach are scaling rocky area and cliff tops in an attempt to get photographs to share on their social media profiles. Many of the images and videos posted online are located at extremely dangerous locations amidst steep rocks with jagged edges, areas with loose…