Panaji: Even as COVID19 cases are on a upsurge in the State, the Goa Medical College has called for walk-in interviews of multi-tasking staff. Hundreds, if not thousands, of youth seen queuing outside the GMC examination hall without proper social distancing. Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat slammed the Health Minister Vishwjit Rane and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. He said in a tweet referring to pictures as “This is how the government is taking precautions of COVID19”.
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Panaji: First cases of COVID19 re-infection has been reported in Goa with two Goa Medical College doctors being re-admitted for the deadly virus infection. Goa medical College Dean Dr Shivanand bandekar informed that the cases were reported about a week ago. “The two cases of re-infection to doctors were reported, a week ago. Both of them are stable now,” he said. Experts says this is probably the first report of asymptomatic infection and reinfection, and it calls for better surveillance. “As a significantly large number of people who are infected are asymptomatic, without surveillance, we would never be able to…
Porvorim Independent MLA Mr Rohan Khaunte on Sunday demanded that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant should make the statement on Mhadei issue making his stand clear. Khaunte was reacting to the stand by Union Minister Mr Prakash Javadekar who had refused to answer questions on Mhadei, pointing fingers at Sawant. The Porvorim MLA said that it is futile to ask Sawant resign on moral grounds, as CM has no moral left. Entire Goa has lost confidence in CM but still he should express before Goans on Mhadei, Khaunte said adding that “Goans should unite together to ask CM his stand…
Maargao police solve Murder case solved in 3 hr Margao police on Sunday solved a murder case within three hours after a man stabbed his friend to death over a loan of 1000 Rupees. Police said they have arrested scrap collector Yellappa Karbal n/o Karnataka for murdering his fellow labourer Kumar for not repaying his borrowed money. Police have informed that the accused stabbed Kumar after they got into a quarrel. Victim has later succumbed to his injuries. The accused then fled from the spot and was trying to flee the city. A team led by PI Margao Town Sachin…
Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister of the State Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar has defended Union Minister Prakash Javdekar on his denial to speak on burning issues, saying the purpose of visit was only agricultural bills. Kavlekar termed the press conference conducted by Union Minister Prakash Javdekar as extremely successful on his twitter handle. He defined that the press brief was only aimed at clarifying doubts related to the three Agriculture bills passed in the parliament under the Modi Government. In a press note issued by Dy CM Kavlekar he has said, “Although Prakash Javdekar ji is a Union Minister for…
With the testing rate continuously going down everyday, Goa on Sunday register 30.8 p.c positivity rate with 428 new cases reported out of 1388 samples tested. There were six new deaths on Sunday and 506 new recoveries. The death toll is now 456. Amongst the six dead were one death was in Hospicio, as patient died with one hour of arrival in casualty. Three deaths were at GMC of which one patient expired within an hour of arrival in the hospital. The other two deaths were at ESI Hospital. The deceased were 70 year old male from Canacona, 70 year…
The Villagers of Shel Melauli today resolved to demand immediate scrapping of IIT Goa project and ownership rights on their land, which they have been cultivating for decades since liberation. On Sunday people from Sattari gathered in large numbers at Shri Sateri Bhramhani Mahamaya Prasanna temple Velusa Sattari, to understand and discuss on the land right issue showing their interest and working on it. The people of Sattari demanded they be given Class A category ownership rights and not second class category. They said that the survey conducted in 1972 was a big blunder by the government and taluka administration.