PANJIM: Goa on Saturday woke up to one more Covid 19 death taking the total death tally in the state to 30. An 80 yr old succumbed to the Covid 19 virus today at 3.15 am at ESI Hospital in Margao. The victim was admitted on July 22 from Chorao, expired at 3.15 am today. The victim was suffering from diabetes with hypertension. Post operation for hip fracture, the victim was transferred from GMC with myocardial infection. Also, the victim was getting fever and was also going through breathlessness for five days.
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted two weeks time to respondents in the disqualification case filed GPCC President Girish Chodankar against 10 MLAs, who jumped to BJP, last July. Advocate Rohatgi, appearing for respondents, said that the MLAs were unable to access their official e-mails. The case was heard by Chief Justice Sharad Bobde, Justice A.S Boppanna and Justice V. Ramasubramaniam. Upon hearing the counsel the court allowed respondents two weeks time to file reply. “Learned counsel pray for and is granted two weeks time to file their reply. Permission is also granted to serve the unserved respondents through email…
In an indirect warning to those violating SOPs during COVID19 pandemic, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Friday urged the All Goa Muslim Jamat to follow the SOPs during the Bakri Eid to be celebrated on August 1. He also warned that those who do not follow SOPs will be strictly dealt with. The request was made by the Chief Minister, at a meeting held a meeting with members of All Goa Muslim Jamat to take a review of Bakri Eid preparations. The DIP press release says that while briefing the members the Chief Minister urged them to follow the…
As many as 210 Covid patients were declared cured on Friday even as 190 fresh cases were reported for the day. As per the Health bulletin, out of 7610 samples tested 1193 were tested negative while 190 were found to be positive. The results of 6227 reports are awaited. As on date the active cases stands at 1646 while recoveries are 2865. Since January 29 till date state recorded 4540 confirmed cases with 29 deaths. At present the patients in isolation wards are 47 and 8 people are in institutional or facility quarantine.
Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant underscored the need to encourage the common man approach the department and financial institutions for availing maximum benefit of those schemes meant for their welfare. These scheme, he said, will help them to become self reliant and suggested to work out a mechanism to extend and reach these schemes to common man at grass root level. Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant chaired a meeting of stakeholders from industrial and Agricultural sector to review and simplify procedures under the initiative of Atmanirbhar Bharat the called the Paryatan Bhavan Patto. Dr. Sawant urged upon the stakeholders to…
With the increasing number of COVID19 recovered cases, there is no urgency of having a new COVID hospital in North Goa as of now, the Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said here today. “I do not see any urgent need as of now COVID hospital as in the current hospital, we always have less then 50 percent occupancy,” Mohanan said replying to query at the press conference. However, she add, the government already has plan in case the need arises. She, further informed, that two hospitals Manipal and Apollo have applied for antigen tests and the government is considering their proposals…
The most iconic building in the State, the State Raj Bhavan will in future not host the Governor of Goa as the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant announced the construction of new Raj Bhavan, which will be next at the start of new financial year. Dr. Pramod Sawant announced the decision to construct new premises for Raj Bhavan and suggested to carry on the procedures like identifying of land, its design, work of which could be tendered before April 2021. Dr. Sawant informed this while reviewing the ongoing maintenance work of Raj Bhavan and its restoration at his residence Altinho Panaji…