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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 “BJP government had withdrawn this scheme after coming to power, but as elections approached Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced to restart it.…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…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Even two days after the Expert Committee recommended imposing restrictions, including night curfew and teh Health Department publicly announcing the Third Wave of COVID19, the State government seems to be in “Sleeping” or “Flight” mode. Even 48 hours after the recommendations of the Expert Committee, the government and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has not budged an inch. In the last three days, the State has seen around 1500 positive cases, and the positivity rate is hovering around an average of 20 per cent. Speaking to reporters today, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the expert committee…

In the last one week, we have seen the positivity rate surge from 1.5 per cent to 26.43 p.c? Still, the CM and the HM are dilly-dallying saying, State government is looking into the matter. From 40 cases daily, Goa has seen cases over 600 every day. Are we going to see “2021 Once More”? The month of “May 2021” will be remembered for years together as 1729 innocent people lost their lives due to the negligence of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. Instead of putting his mind on the unfortunate situation, the Chief Minister…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Demanding a fair and transparent inquiry into the Siddhi Naik murder case, Goa TMC leaders, including Smt Kavita Kandolkar, Avita Bandodkar, Smt Pratibha Borkar, Smt Priya Rathod and Advocate Seoula Vas, amongst others, submitted a memorandum at Calangute police station earlier today. Siddhi Naik’s father Sandeep Naik, who recently joined Goa TMC was also present at the police station. Over 200 policemen had been deployed in the vicinity after the Goa TMC planned to ‘gherao’ the police station to question if some VIPs were being protected by the Pramod Sawant Government in the case. Addressing the media,…