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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that his department has decided to provide semi-auto analysers at Valpoi, Canacona & Pernem for blood tests and other tests. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane chaired a meeting with the Directorate of Health Services. “After a productive discussion with the Dir. of Health Services, we have decided to provide Semi-Auto Analysers at Valpoi, Canacona and Pernem to begin with and later spread to different parts of Goa,” said Rane. He further said that Semi Auto Analyser would be used for blood tests and various other tests. Rane said that ANMs would be trained…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The locals in Ponda, Kavlem and Khandepar demanded Ponda Police identify the isolated spots, roads, playgrounds and interiors isolated spots in Ponda for Police for effective patrolling to prevent incidents of the nuisance of lovers, alcoholic parties, drugs etc. from outsiders in Village area. Kisan Naik said Police patrolling vehicles just passing from the main road don’t help control the menace. He said the menace starts especially after dusk, i.e. as night start falling after 6.30 to 8.30 pm when lovers or couples from outside the village visit the playground in the dark and stay for at…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Locals of Curchorem and nearby areas have strongly demanded restarting the Kadamba Transport Corporation’s shuttle service buses from Curchorem to Panaji. Many people who were employed in Panaji, Ponda, Margao and other areas of North Goa have been facing problems since the end of the Covid19 Pandemic which is due to the stoppage of shuttle service in Curchorem. The early morning shuttle service bus which used to leave Curchorem at 7.50 am has been demanded by the people as due to its absence many are facing difficulty in travelling. One such shuttle service bus, from Curchorem to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco based RTI and Environment activist Adv. Savio Corriea has been appointed as a Director of the Goa Industrial Development Corporation. Correia has been very active in fighting to protect the environment of Goa and his anti-coal stand in Mormugao. In an official order issued by the Department of Industries and signed by the Undersecretary, the names of the directors have been mentioned. Those are – Sandeep Sood, Member, Director of Confederation of Indian Industry Goa State Council, Director Chandan Kalidas Parab, Bicholim Goa, Director Savio Joaquim Filipe Correia, Vasco-da- Gama, Director Charlton Vishal Almeida, r/o Cutorim,…

Goemkrponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Power and New & Renewable, Sudin Dhavalikar, met the Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable, R. K. Singh at New Delhi to discuss various matters related to the Power Sector in the state of Goa. Predominantly, the focus of the meeting was the allocation of Central Government grants to the state regarding the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme and for additional power allocation during the peak load period. Other matters such as the erection of the two new 220 KV Extra High Voltage Substations in North and South Goa and up-gradation of the existing…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: One Shivanand Chauhan (24) youth was arrested by the Vasco Railway police for cheating the railway passengers by impersonating a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and extorting money from the ticketless passengers. As per the information given by the Vasco Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar, a person named Shivanand Chauhan (24) was arrested today by the railway police who was involved in impersonating himself as a TTE and extorting money from the ticketless passengers ravelling in the train as a fine. DySP Kumar further said that an offence had been registered against the accused Shivanand Chauhan under…

AERIAL VIEW So now the question is whether the school reopening will be postponed once again on the State government will take a strong decision to follow all protocols and start the schools? Of course, this time around, the State government is better prepared for any eventuality, and so also many children have already received their first or both doses of COVID vaccination. Dr Pramod Sawant government before taking any hasty decision should take all factors into consideration. The students have lost two crucial years of their education due to the pandemic and any more such situation could jeopardise their…