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Stating that truth and BJP cannot go hand in hand, Leader of Opposition, Digambar Kamat on Tuesday said that Malik always stood by truth. “Governor of Goa Satya Pal Malikji stood by truth, emotions and sentiments of every Goan on core issues like Mhadei, Economic Revival & Austerity measures, handling & management of Covid Pandemic,” said Digambar kamat said reacting to his transfer to Meghalaya. He said “Truth and BJP can’t go together.” The former chief minister said that it is really sad that an upright and honest person like Satya Pal Malik is transferred at such a time when…

Two weeks after the Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik took on the Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant head on the COVID management issue, the Raj Bhavan resident has been transferred to Meghalaya. The order issued by President of India Ram Nath Kovind said that Shri Satya Pal Malik, Governor of Goa  is transferred and appointed as Meghalaya. “Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra to discharge the functions of the Governor of Goa in addition to his own duties. The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge  of their respective offices,” it says. Malik had slammed…

A total 32 people, including five jail guards have tested positive for COVID19, at the Colvale Central jail. One of the jail guard who was ill since Aug 2 and was reporting on duty had tested positive for Covid on Aug 13. All inmates and officials at the jail were tested for Covid infection after that. 415 swab samples of colvale central Jail staff and inmates have been collected and tested for Covid 19 out of which five jail guards and twenty eight prisoners tested Covid positive. Sources informed that the infected persons have been quarantined as per guidelines. Sources…

PANJIM: As Indian Civil Aviation is slowly returning to normalcy, Goa International Airport saw a steady rise in flight movement since April 2020, from 27 flights in April to nearly 12 times that number in July 2020. Goa Airport also witnessed rising passenger footfall since June 2020. As per the data available with Airports Authority of India (AAI), Goa Airport in the month of April saw 5524 passengers, 4498 in May, 20,474 in June and 22,028 in July 2020. In terms of flight movements, Goa International Airport in the month of April saw a movement of 27 flights, May with…

PANJIM: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) today issued specific guidelines for celebration of Ganesh Chathurti festival within its jurisdiction. CCP has imposed complete ban on any kind of celebration in the containment zone. Though, no containment zones are officially announced in Panjim, the city has several hot spots which are placed under barricading. CCP has urged Sarvajanik committees to make efforts to have one and half day festival celebration and has said that no public gathering, celebrations and arthis for Sarvajanik will be limited to only ten people as per government SOP. Individual celebration should be restricted…

PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party lashed out at CM Pramod Sawant today, holding him directly responsible for the deteriorating situation of drug-fueled rave parties. Displaying images of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Ministers posing with Kapil Jhaveri, the host of the Vagator drug party raided yesterday, spokesperson Valmiki Naik read out Jhaveri’s social media posts which had glowing praise for CM Pramod Sawant, Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar, Mandrem MLA Dayanand Sopte, and Art & Culture Minister Govind Gaude. Naik stated that while the images established a relationship, it was Jhaveri’s words that proved that this relationship was not just…

PANJIM: The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today urged Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to relax the Forest (Conservation) Act for promotion of hinterland eco-tourism projects in the State. Sawant today participated in the video-conference meeting chaired by Union Minister for MoEF&CC Prakash Javdekar, which was attended by Forest Ministers from all States. “During the meeting, the Chief Minister invited attention of Union Minister for his intervention for relaxations in Forest (Conservation) Act for promotion of hinterland Eco- Tourism in Goa, which will bring more synergy between people and environment and get them closer to Goa’s …