People’s cooperation is a must to overcome any situation, whenever any situation like disaster or calamity occurs including the current prevailing pandemic situation, said Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant at the dedication ceremony of critical COVID-19, Organized by the Rotary Club of Panaji Rivierà at Kala Academy in the city today. Medical equipment’s were handed over by the Chief Minister Dr Sawant to the Director, Directorate of Health Services Dr.Jose D’Sa. The Chief Minister congratulating the Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera said that the Rotary Club have always contributed during the times of calamities of Polio and other disasters whenever…
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State departments along with various colleges will adopt the villages to ensure that the grass root development happens in correct manner. PANJIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that policymakers would be called on to visit each of the 192 panchayats in Goa to draft the polices of the state government. “We will be sending a team of policymakers from October 2 to all the 192 panchayats across Goa to draft and make the policies of the state government for the all round development of the state.” said CM Sawant in his address after unfurling the Tri-color in Panjim…
A meeting was convened at Paryatan Bhawan under the Chairmanship of CM Dr Pramod Sawant, along with Minister IT, Jennifer Monserrate; ITG Chairman, Nilkanth Halarnkar, GTDC Chariman Dayanand Sopte and various departments– Department of Information Technology, ITG, PWD, Revenue, other related departments, to review the development of the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) under the Scheme of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, coming up at Tuem, Pernem, North Goa. The Secretary IT briefed CM about the project and the progress so far. The GoI has granted extension to the EMC project till March 2021. The EMC Project…
In a worst kind of treatment meted out to the dead and his family members, two ladies were left to fend for themselves as they had to lift the body and perform cremation of COVID19 victim even as the district administration representative played a mute spectator. At St Inez crematorium, a body of COVID19 victim, who died in Goa Medical College was brought by a ambulance. As followed in the past, there were no body handlers and the driver of the ambulance and the helper did help to certain extent but only “dumping the body down” from the ambulance and…
The President, Secretary and members of Managing Committee of Goa Cricket Association along with the cricket fraternity of Goa mourned the sudden demise of Ferdinand Coelho an enthusiastic all-rounder who also enjoyed badminton and carrom. Ferdi, as he was popularly known as represented Goa in the Ranji Trophy and other BCCI U-21 tournaments and was treasurer of Margao Cricket Club for three terms. He captained the MCC team during his playing days and won lot of accolades for his club. Ferdi will be missed for his enthusiasm on and off the field. GCA President Suraj Lotlikar expressed his condolences and…
PANJIM: The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that in view of covid pandemic, there is no clarity as to when the schools and colleges will reopen for the academic year 2020-21. Sawant today held live online interaction with students, who had recently cleared their board examination. Series of questions were asked to the Chief Minister during the hour-long interaction. The Chief Minister said that the government is waiting for guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs to reopen schools and colleges in the State. He said that the classes will commence in phase manner to start with Std…
PANJIM: The state recorded 476 new positive cases on Friday and 245 recoveries alongwith two deaths were also recorded. 45 year old male from Mandur, admitted at ESI COVID hospital, Margao with co-morbid conditions expired today. 49 year old male from housing board Sankhalim, admitted t Goa Medical College, Bambolim with co-morbidities died today. The death toll has reached 93 as on Friday. Out of 3707 samples 2451 were negative, 476 are positive and 780 reports awaited. Panjim and Porvorim seems to be becoming the new hotbeds for COVID as Panjim has 188 cases and Porvorim 136. Active cases…