PANJIM: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that the sustaining high windspeeds at surface level has weakened over Goa. “But the windspeeds at around 1.5km above mean sea level is still around 25kts and likely to continue for 24 hours more. Hence there is still probability of heavy(6-11cm in 24hrs) to very heavy rainfall(equal or greater than 12cm in 24hrs) at one or two locations over north and south goa districts.” the IMD said Regions such as ghat sections and vulnerable areas may be kept under watch. It further says that there is possibility of a new low pressure area…
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MARGAO: The Electricity Employees Union (EEU)-Goa has urged the State government to provide immediate compensation of Rs 50 lakh each along with employment to the family members of those three Electricity Department workers, who died in a road accident, at Borim, on Thursday. The Union has also demanded Rs 20 lakh compensation to the injured employees, who are undergoing treatment. Around five workers, which included a lineman, wireman and line helpers, were seriously injured after the truck, carrying electrical pole, overturned at Borim Circle. The Electricity Employees Union General Secretary RD Mangueshkar said that the Union deeply condoles the demise…
The new Super Specialty hospital will be handed over to the State government on September 30, health Minister Vishwajit Rane informed on Friday. Rane said this after a joint inspection with Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to review current status of the Super Specialty Block. “HSCC shall be handing over the project to the state government by 30th September 2020 to begin commissioning the same. Our aim is to start operations at the Super Specialty Block at the earliest to provide state-of-art health facilities and infrastructure to the people of the state of Goa,” Rane said. The 500-bed super speciality…
The Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar has informed that most of the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandals in Salcete and Canacona have decided to hold just one and half day Ganesh festival, following the COVID19 pandemic. Kavlekar chaired a meeting with the organisers of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandals and so also the Hindu priests. The meeting was also attended by the District Collector Ajit Roy and Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kumar Singh. Kavlekar said that the State government has insisted on holding just one and half day festival to avoid rush and spread of Coronavirus. “I have also told our priests to take…
Seventy eight years old male from Vasco, admitted at ESI COVID hospital at Margao, with co-morbid conditions expired yesterday. Sixty two year old male from Mapusa was brought dead today to north Goa district hospital, Mapusa. Total deaths have reached 70 so far. Eighty year old male from Sada, Vasco and 30 years male from Cudnem, Bicholim both admitted at Goa Medical College, Bambolim with co-morbid conditions expired yesterday. The confirmed cases in the State have zoomed to 7947 and active cases are 2282. A total of 5595 people have already recovered. Health minister Vishwajit Rane in the morning said…
Following 17 new cases on Friday in the capital city, 10 in Altinho itself, the Corporation of City of Panjim and Panjim MLA has begun a search for the Covid Care centre around the city. CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar inspected the old GMC hospital at Ribandar for the COVID care centre. Director of Health Services Jose D’Sa, Dr Manish Kamat, MD Smart City and PWD officials were also present. On Thursday 17 new cases were reported in Panjim, 10 alone in Altinho, around the houses of the 29 year old male who expired two days ago. Three more cases were…
New Delhi, August 7, 2020: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium, today announced that it has developed AIR SUVIDHA, a first-of-its-kind portal where India-bound international arriving flyers can fill the mandatory self-declaration form and also apply online for exemption from mandatory institution quarantine process. The online forms have been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of External Affairs and Governments of various states and union territories including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh among others. As per…