PANJIM: : Ponda Police have arrested five persons for forming for possessing arms by brandishing swords during a birthday celebration at the Goa Dairy, Curti on Saturday. The police on Sunday arrested 38-year-old Firoz Mohammad Khoya, a St Cruz, Ponda resident and 18-year-old Sahabaz Bijapuri from Curti, Ponda. However, the police are yet to recover the sword used during birthday celebration. It may be recalled that the arrests were made after photos of some persons brandishing swords during a birthday celebration at the Goa Dairy; Curti went viral on the social media creating a fearful atmosphere in Ponda. Photos on…
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PORVORIM: While the number of positive cases in a day has peaked at 506 cases in a single day, the Government is still in a limbo and telling people to follow Covid protocols strictly but is the Government doing anything anew to take control of the situation besides giving warnings and fining people for not wearing masks, the Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said With GMC on the verge of a shutdown due to Covid infecting majority of the staff, the CMOs should come up with viable alternatives to counter the situation. The GMC is the final medical point of hope…
Madkai MLA Sudin Dhavalikar on Sunday said that People of Ponda are not opposing 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 per se, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 even as the Health Minister Vishawajit Rane said that a floor will be dedicated for Ante-Natal, Neo-Natal & Post Natal COVID patients. “Hon. CM, kindly do not make politics on my statement to cover up the failures of government. I have been telling to set up new Covid hospital since long time! What was govt doing that time?” Dhavalikar said in his social media posts. He said…
With Just under fortnight remaining for celebration of the Ganesh festival, the State government on Sunday announced the SOP for ganesh as well as Janmashtami wherein the Sarvajanik festival ahs been banned in containment zones. Besides this the State has also cancelled the Dahi Handi during the Janmashtami festival, says the order issued by Secretary revenue Sanjay Kumar. The SOP also prohibits Entertainment programmes and Dekhava during Ganesh besides Sarvajanik Ganesh Committees must make efforts to live stream religious proceedings on social media so that the devotees. Also, attendance at Arti for Sarvajanik Ganesh shall be limited to 10 persons…
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the Goa Medical College will make two tests mandatory for admission and surgery to confirm that the patient does not have COVID19. held meeting with Health Secretary Nila Mohanan, Director DHS Dr D’Sa, Deputy Director Geeta Kakodkar, Dean GMC Dr Shivanand Bandekar and GSIDC official Jude. After deliberations with CM Dr. Pramod Sawant and our team, we will be setting set up a new COVID-19 Hospital at Sub-District Hospital, Ponda to cater to rising cases in the state. “With a purpose to define a clear cut treatment protocol to treat COVID-19 cases in the…
Hours after the announcement of Ponda Sub District Hospital being converted to COVID19 hospital, the people of Ponda opposed the move even as the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant called the move as unfortunate. Chief Minister said that “It is unfortunate to learn from media reports that Madkai MLA Shri Sudin Dhavlikar, a senior legislator, has led a protest to oppose the newly designated Sub District Ponda COVID 19 hospital,” he said. He said the Government is committed to provide the best of healthcare facilities to the people in this challenging period. “I urge everyone to come together and support…
A record 506 new cases were reported and three deaths taking the COVID19 toll in the State to 75 on Sunday. The Health Bulletin on Sunday said that a 50 year old male from Chorao, Tiswadi, admitted at ESI COVID Hospital, Margao, with co-morbid conditions expired yesterday, 84 years female from New Vaddem-Vasco, admitted at ESI COVID Hospital, Margao with co-morbid conditions expired today. 77 years male from Barbath, Taleigao, admitted at Goa Medical College, Bambolim, expired yesterday. On Sunday 3474 samples were tested out of which 1788 were negative and 506 were positive. 1180 reports are awaited. The confirmed…