It was yet another day when the State saw a huge spike in COVID cases as 31 cases were reported alongwith five deaths. The death toll has now reached 80. There were also 213 recoveries on Monday. A 49 years Female from Aquem- Margao, admitted at ESI COVID Hospital Margao with co-morbid conditions expired yesterday, 73 years Male from Quepem and 47 years Male from Zuarinagar admitted at ESI COVID Hospital Margao with co-morbid conditions expired today. Another 74 years Female from Marcel Pondo, admitted at Goa Medical College Bambolim with co-morbid conditions expired today. 55 years Male from Indiranagar-Chimbel,…
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PANJIM: Porvorim IND MLA Rohan Khaunte today has demanded that state government should immediately come out with a circular directing schools teachers to work from home. Addressing the media, Khaunte said, “Online education is important in this times of Covid19 pandemic. It is mu humble request to Chief Minister who also holds education porfolio to come out with a circular demanding teachers to work from home.” He said, “The cases are rising today, if by chance teachers get infected with the virus the online classes will go for a toss. strongly demand that the Teachers going to school should work from…
PANJIM: The Defects of Defectors while Defending Defection now stands completely exposed with Nuvem MLA Wifred D’Sa claiming that he is admitted in Covid Hospital for testing positive. The BJP MLA adopts Fake Covid and Jumla Corona in an desperate attempt to seek four weeks adjournment on the disqualification matter which is listed in the Supreme Court tomorrow, 11th August 2020. The petition is filed by GPCC president Girish Chodankar seeking disqualification of ten MLA’s who had defected from Congress Party to join BJP. The BJP has crossed all limits of shamelessness and is stooping low to save imminent embarassement…
PANJIM: Braving heavy rains, volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party held a street protest today in Panaji to condemn the unholy alliance between BJP and Congress, which it said is costing ordinary Goans their lives and their livelihoods. Terming the alliance as “Congress Janata Party” Pradeep Padgaonkar stated that both parties have together cheated Goans. Despite being the single largest party after 2017 elections, Congress sold their MLAs to BJP, allowing BJP to form an illegitimate Government against the mandate of the people. Padgaonkar alleged that this illegitimate Government continues to be supported by the Congress, which most recently allowed the…
PANJIM: While claiming that 42 percent of the deaths in India are from Maharashtra, Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra is very grim. Fadnavis also said that RT-PCR is the only golden method for testing. The former chief Minister of Maharashtra was on courtesy visit to meet to Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. “The situation is very grim in Maharashtra and the Covid cases are rising very rapidly. The situation is serious. 42 percent of the total deaths in India related to Covid are from Maharashtra.” said Fadnavis speaking to the media out…
PANJIM: : Ponda Police have arrested five persons for forming for possessing arms by brandishing swords during a birthday celebration at the Goa Dairy, Curti on Saturday. The police on Sunday arrested 38-year-old Firoz Mohammad Khoya, a St Cruz, Ponda resident and 18-year-old Sahabaz Bijapuri from Curti, Ponda. However, the police are yet to recover the sword used during birthday celebration. It may be recalled that the arrests were made after photos of some persons brandishing swords during a birthday celebration at the Goa Dairy; Curti went viral on the social media creating a fearful atmosphere in Ponda. Photos on…
PORVORIM: While the number of positive cases in a day has peaked at 506 cases in a single day, the Government is still in a limbo and telling people to follow Covid protocols strictly but is the Government doing anything anew to take control of the situation besides giving warnings and fining people for not wearing masks, the Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said With GMC on the verge of a shutdown due to Covid infecting majority of the staff, the CMOs should come up with viable alternatives to counter the situation. The GMC is the final medical point of hope…