PANJIM:With no response from the Govt to its demand for a longer assembly session to discuss important issues affecting the people, the AAP has decided to have a “people’s assembly” session at Azad Maidan tomorrow. Members of the public are invited to voice their issues at this forum, and protest the hijacking of the Vidhan Sabha session unitedly by the Govt and the so-called opposition. No large crowd will be allowed to gather, strict social distancing will be maintained, and masks are compulsory. The fast will be undertaken from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, and after breaking the fast at…
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With two more deaths reported on Sunday, Goa’s death toll due to COVID19 has now reached 35. Sunday saw 175 new cases but more importantly 230 patients were either cured or recovered from the COVID19. The total recoveries in the state is now 3277 while the active cases is 1549. As per the DHS bulletin, two persons did on Sunday one male 63 years from New Vaddem, Vasco and one male 53 years from Zuarinagar, Vasco. Both were admitted in ESI COVID hospital and had co-morbid conditions. As on today the confirmed cases have reached 4861. The recovery rate in…
Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai on Sunday said that the Opposition will move a adjournment motion in view of urgent matter of public importance under Rule 69 on COVID19 pandemic. He further said that the Opposition will not allow the House to function if the Speaker does not allow the adjournment motion. “Opposition cannot be a mute spectator to the murder of democracy that Government wants to commit in tomorrow’s one day assembly session,” he said. He said the 36 deaths due to Covid19, which includes one of a 14 year old is a definite matter of urgent public importance…
The Villagers of Mealuli on Sunday have resolved to oppose the proposed IIT Goa project in their village tooth and nail. The meeting called near Jalmi Devasthan, Melauli, Sattari, recited a huge response as around 500 villagers participated. The meeting was well organised in terms of social distancing as one meter distance was maintained by the villagers. The meeting condemned the decision of the Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane, who also happens to be the Health Minister, and also the the Guleli Sarpanch to support the IIT Goa project without taking the villagers into confidence and also ignoring the livelihoods of…
PANJIM: In recalling the battle for Tiger Hill, on the 21th anniversary of the Kargil ‘war’, the Lieutenant Commondor from Goa Viriato says that to be part of Operation Vijay was a ” call for which he had waited fo long” It was in mid May 1999 that Captain Viriato had just gone as a young Lieutenant on a new posting to Kochi, as the Air Engineering Officer of INAS 550, the premier Flying Squadron of the Indian Navy and the cradle of all aviators. As days went by and war clouds were hovering all over, and coffins of martyrs…
Dr Edwin Gomes – who was worked for in the COVID19 hospital for 94 days on a trot, has now approached the High Court for a reprieve. Wife of Dr Edwin Gomes, Dr Ubaldina Noronha has approached the HC pleading that the court intervenes as her husband is not grated leave. The order passed by Justice M.S> Jawalkar and Justice M.S Sonak asked the Advocate General Devidas Pangama as well as the Advocate for petitioner Joseph Vaz to sort the issue amicably keeping interest of the people in mind. “We also feel that these matters can be best sorted out…
With the Opposition Congress, Goa Forward, MGP and independent Rohan Khaunte, in no mood to relent, the one-day all important Monsoon Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held on Monday is expected to be chaotic. While the session has been curtailed from 15-day to just one day, the Opposition has demanded that the day be utilised for discussion on COVID19 pandemic itself. “People are dying and the government which said bhivpachi garaz na is now shying away from discussion on COVID19,” said Leader of Opposition Digamabar Kamat. Besides, Kamat – Vijai Sardesai, Rohan Khaunte and Sudin Dhavalikar…