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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With an aim to make Goa the first stroke intervention-friendly state, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that a specialized stroke centre with a dedicated Neurosciences cath lab will be built at the Super Specialty Block to cater to all types of stroke cases. “A specialized stroke centre with a dedicated Neurosciences cath lab will be built at the Super Specialty Block to cater to all types of stroke cases,” said Rane. He further said that Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) has started initiating Neuro-interventions in the last two months. “These include digital subtraction angiograms of the brain…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Even as the controversy rages over Goan, non-Goan issues in Goa, Minister for Agriculture Ravi Naik has kicked up a storm with a controversial statement that Malayalees contributed to the education sector after Goa Liberation from Portuguese rule. “Like Maharashtra, Karnataka contribution the Malayalees teachers were in Goa for teaching students,” Naik said. He further said that despite people of various religions and cultures, India’s uniqueness is united and diverse. Naik urged the citizens to preserve this great cultural heritage. “We should celebrate the festivals of each other, forgetting race and religion,” Naik said. He said to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today handed over appointments to 12 beneficiaries on compassionate grounds as special cases. “The state government has been processing such cases through a routine process on a first-come, first basis, and accordingly, the appointments were handed. Now joint secretary informed that 499 such cases are pending,” said CM Sawant. He further informed that if the case was accidental, the process of handing over appointments to beneficiaries took almost 5-6 years. “When the incident of 3 lineman getting electrocuted happened, we wanted to give the appointments within 3 months, but it was not possible…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today filed a petition before the Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) challenging the order passed yesterday by the Secretary of Goa Legislature Secretariat Namrata Ulman, who is also the designated First Appellate Authority under the Right to Information Act (RTI), rejecting his appeal against the order of the Public Information Officer (PIO) at the Legislature Secretariat Mohan Gaonkar declining to furnish the information sought by him. Pointing out that Namrata Ulman’s order was illegal, perverse, bad and contrary to law, Adv Rodrigues, in his petition, has stated that the RTI Act was intended…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Industries, Trade, and Commerce, Government of Goa, in its efforts to increase exports from Goa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Navaties Solutions Pvt Ltd to promote Goan exports in the areas of both products/merchandise/goods or services and increase the export revenue for the State. The purpose of this MoU is to allow and support the industries from the State towards executing the activity of increasing their export revenue by identifying the sectors of importance and supporting Goan businesses via the company with necessary data analytics, market intelligence and helping them to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Goa Police has been doing a good job and that a DYSP level officer will now investigate the Sonali Phogat murder case. “The Goa Police have been carrying out a good investigation. From now on, a DySP level officer will handle the Sonali Phogat murder case investigation. Earlier, a PI was investigating the case,” said CM Sawant. He further said that a confidential report on the investigation has been sent to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Haryana DGP. “We’ve sent the confidential report to Haryana CM. I am…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a veiled threat to the State government, the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) General Secretary and Congress leader Olencio Simoes threatened law and order if the Fisheries department did not act against teh violators. In a strongly worded press note issued here, Simoes criticised the Fisheries department for its failure to protect Goan fisherman and their interests. “The fisheries department clearly stands exposed as the Goa is the only state where fisheries department does not act against any violators nor initiate actions against outside state illegal trawlers fishing within 12 nautical miles. Both state and the central…