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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: After facing losses for years, Goa Dairy, for teh first time, announced a profit of Rs 3.75 cr for the year 2020-21. Addressing media on Thursday, Goa Dairy Administrator Durgesh Shirodkar said after a lot of hard work and plugging leakages and corrupt practices in Goa Dairy. He said the three members administrative committee headed by him managed to bring loss-making Goa Dairy into 3.75 crore Profit (including profit of cattle feed plant) for the financial year April 2020 to March 2021. He also mentioned that out of this, Rs.1.5 Crore has already been disbursed to farmers…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Food & Drugs Administration has informed all the general public, consumers and Food Business Operators that the Directorate had drawn the samples of Basmati Rice Daawat Pulav Basmati Rice with Batch No. (A1) 60018038, Daawat Traditional Basmati Rice with Batch No. (A1) 60017014, Daawat Pulav Basmati Rice with Batch No. (A1) 60016202 and Heritage Basmati Rice with Batch No. (A1) 60016857 from the open market and the samples were analysed at notified laboratories as per the Procedure laid under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. The final analysis report of these samples has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP Goa Unit President Sadanand Tanavade today said that BJP has postponed all its public meetings in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. “As the positivity in the state is increasing, we have postponed all our party public meetings until further notice; we will now be going ahead with door to door campaigning. We might conduct some corner meetings in small halls keeping less crowd and social distancing,” said Tanavade. He further said BJP’s door to door campaigning has been getting tremendous response from the public. “We have cancelled 3 public meetings scheduled for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In view of the COVID-19 crises, the Health Department has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) informing that the Public Health Department/Government has administratively approved to exempt all healthcare institutions’ staff from requisitioning of manpower and machinery/vehicles for Election duties and National Games. “I am directed to inform you that considering the current exigencies arising out of the pandemic and in order to ensure unhindered medical facilities to all, the Public Health Department/Government has administratively approved to exempt the staff of all healthcare Institutions from requisitioning of manpower and machinery/vehicles etc. for Election duties and National…

Aam Aadmi Party leader Venzy Viegas on Wednesday stated that Churchill Alemao and Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco have broken the trust of their voters by joining the new party. Therefore, it’s time to bid adieu to the new dons of Benaulim and Curtorim. While addressing the media Viegas said, “It is well known that politics was never dirty. Politics has been made dirty throughout time. AAP entered politics with the intention to revolutionize the system by introducing a new type of politics that is people-centered”. Adding he said, “At present in the state, we find two types of politicians; those who…

PANAJI: Criticizing decision of BJP over House Building scheme for government servants, which is now notified with several clauses against latter’s, the Congress has assured to restore the earlier scheme to give maximum benefit to them. The leader of Congress John Nazareth along with Elvis Gomes on Wednesday addressed a press conference in Panaji and said that BJP has restarted this scheme with intention to gain votes of government servants. Congress General Secretary Mr. Tribolo was also present. “BJP government had withdrawn this scheme after coming to power, but as elections approached Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced to restart it.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today clarifed that his department has followed all due procedure in the Goa Medical College (GMC) recruitment. “We have followed all due procedure in the Goa Medical College (GMC) recruitment the matter is subjudice, I don’t want to comment on the issue,.We have followed the procedure and jobs are given on merit,” said Health Minister Vishwajit Rane reacting to Amit Palekar’s allegations He further said that it’s election time and everyone wants to be on newpaper page with such acts. Aam Aadmi Party leader Amit Palekar had visited to the GMC on Monday…