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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress President Beena Shantaram Naik has charged that the BJP Government administration has completely collpased with absolutely zero coordination between various departments. Differences in Government of ‘The Party with a Difference’ have once again come to the fore with conflicting orders issued by both District Collectors and Education Department pertaining to opening of Educational Institutions in Goa. “The orders issued by Director of Education on 4th June 2021 have instructed the administrative staff and non-teaching staff of all the aided and un-aided institutions under its ambit to start functioning for full working hours from…

Goemkarponn desk Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully conducted a swift sea-air coordinated medical evacuation off Goa on June 06, 2021. Information was received at 0430 hours at Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (Mumbai) that the captain of a ship, MT ELIM, a 50-year old South Korean national needed emergency medical assistance. The Marshall Island flag vessel, that was about 109 nm south west of Goa at that time, was directed to proceed towards Goa, while a swift operational plan was drawn by Coast Guard District HQ Goa for safe evacuation of the patient. At 0530 hrs, ICG ship C-158 sailed out…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 4032 new covid positive cases today. While there were 1449 recoveries and 16 deaths today. Covid claimed 16 more lives in Goa in the last 24 hours taking the death toll of the state to 2,760. Of the 16 deaths,10 were recorded at GMC, 5 at SGDH and one a Victor Hospital in South Goa. A 71-year-old man from Quepem, 71-year-old woman from Mormugao, 68-year-old man from Bicholim, 56-year-old man from Margao, 42-year-old man from Baina, 78-year-old man from Velim, 28-year-old woman from Sangolda, 75-year-old woman from Chopdem, 50-year-old man from Dharbandora, 52-year-old woman…

Goemkarponn desk Aam Aadmi Party has hit out again at the BJP Govt for continuing to make hollow announcements and empty assurances with the sole aim of managing critical headlines about its covid handling failures. Attacking the CM Pramod Sawant over the vaccine issue, State Convenor Rahul Mhambre said Sawant is following the “Khattar Model” in Goa, referring to the outrageous suggestion by Haryana CM Manohar Khattar that fewer vaccines should be administered daily to make vaccine stocks last longer. Mhambre said this rationing of vaccines, as well as the deliberate extension of the gap between two doses to 12…

Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: Anjuna Police have arrested Yellapa Satyappagoi (20) for breaking into the house of an Iranian national. Police also recovered a laptop, mobile phone and Rs 12,000 stolen from the rented premises. As per police, the accused person broke opened the back door of the rented house and committed theft of one laptop of make ‘Macebook Apple’, one mobile phone make Nokia and cash of Rs. 12000/-. An offence vide crime No. 69/2021 U/s 457, 380 of IPC stand registered by PSI Akshay Parsekar.

Goemkarponn desk Margao – The devastating Covid Pandemic has put extra pressure on the medical fraternity. Doctors in Goa are working tirelessly round the clock to save the lives of the people. They have emerged as God’s angels for many families whose family members were saved by the doctors from critical situations. It is the duty of each one of us to take maximum care and precautions to ensure that we all remain away from the Covid infection. People must take self care in Covid pandemic and reduce the work load of Doctors appealed former Union Minister Eduardo Faleiro. He…

Pinnacle club of Goa University has organised a webinar on June 12th at 4:00pm on the discussion of ‘Journalism in times of Covid 19 Pandemic’ with speakers such as Herman Gomes (Senior Correspondent for CNN-News18), Kanzil Rodrigues (founder of Goan Reporter News), Rupesh Samant (Bureau Incharge for PTI, Goa and founder of Goa News Hub) and Vailarose Fernandes (Professor at St Xavier’s College, Mapusa). Amol Vani, a Journalism student from St Xavier’s College will moderate the discussion. The event will be held online on Google Meet and is open for the general public to attend and participate. Registration has begun…