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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that the new state of the art hospital in Cansaulim will be commissioned this month and that the file has already been moved to Chief Minister’s office. Rane today chaired a meeting with MLA Alina Saldana along with Dr D’Sa (Dir. DHS), Dy. Dir DHS and other officials from the Health Department to discuss equipping the new hospital in Cansaulim with Dialysis facilities, a STEMI centre, additional bond doctors to be posted there, and introduction of new specialities. “I assure Alina Saldana that we will commission the new state-of-the-art hospital built…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Public Works Department (PWD) has informed that the free tap water scheme announced by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will benefit 1.5 lakh households i.e 52 percent. PWD also said that households will also be provided with an option of fixing their own water meter and checked & verified by the Department so that the meter rent charges are also waived off. “During the Independence Day speech by Chief Minister, Goa made an announcement to the people of Goa, that w.e.f 1” September 2021, 16 cu.m water per month will be made available to the households free of…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Congress Ponda MLA Ravi Naik has refuted rumours of him joining the BJP stating that the news is completely false. “I completey deny this news which is being spread in the media that i will be joining the BJP, it is false. The person who has spread this news has lost his mind,” said Naik He said that he was totally unaware of this false rumours and blamed the media for false reporting. “My term is left and in case if i wanted to leave Congress, i would have intimated the media by myself. I am in…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has finally called for a personal hearing of Fomento Resorts’ alleged CRZ violations at the Vainguinim Valley. The GCZMA, in a public hearing notice, said that it had received a complaint letter dated 1910412021 from Bhanu Shirdokar, resident of Nagali Taleigao. The office has also received a complaint from Vainguinim Valley Residents Association dated 2010412021 with regards to alleged illegal construction & development being carried out within the CRZ NDZ Zones by the Owners/management of Fomento Resorts, Cidade de Goa Resort at the Vainguinim Beach, Dona Paula; without obtaining any…

PANAJI: The Startup Promotion Cell, Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa) will organise a 02 day Goa Start-up Conclave & Entrepreneurship Summit – ‘AnthaPrerna’, which will be inaugurated on August 29 2021, at the hands of Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister. AnthaPrerna will be a national level event, highlighting Goa’s innovation ecosystem, infrastructure, presence of sector-agnostic and sector-focused incubators and accelerators. It would also provide a platform for startups, investors, mentors and other ecosystem enablers to connect and grow as a community by sharing knowledge, network and resources. Participation is expected from various startups, Angel/ VC investors, mentors and…

Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued an ailing crew member of a MV Christina ship off Goa coast. A crew of MV Christina J, operating way west of Goa demanded medical attention. The crew named Ervie Ferraren Dagpin age 32 yrs with history of hepatitis complained of occasional abdominal and upper back pain and the ship relayed the distress message to the alert Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre during the dark hours on 16 Aug 21. The Operations team on analyzing the location assisted the patient on call using available medical expertise and directed the vessel to…

PANAJI: Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration felicitated Food Business Operators (FBO) and Hygiene Rating certificates were presented to FBO who worked to promote Eat Right Initiative of FSSAI. The function was held at the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration yesterday. The District Collectors of North Shri Ajit Roy, IAS and Smt. Ruchika Katyal, IAS, Collector South Goa, graced the occasion. The Short Film Contest and the Essay Competition winners were felicitated by giving cash prizes and the certificates at the hands of Collectors. The theme for both the competitions was “Eat Right”. Miss Aaidya…