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Goemkarponn Desk CALANGUTE: In the continuing drive against narcotic drugs, the Calangute Police Team apprehended one Haliburton Mondal aged 61 years, a native of West Bengal in the wee hours of the morning of 4th April 2021 for being in illegal possession of 2,055 grams Ganja worth Rs 2, 05, 500. The drugs were found in a bag carried by him. The accused person was produced before JMFC Mapusa and remanded to 5 days Police custody. Further investigations is in progress under the supervision of SDPO, Porvorim Edwin Colaco and SP, North Shri Utkrisht Prasoon, IPS.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 265 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there were 167 recoveries and 1 death reported. As per DHS health bulletin, 1 patient succumbed to the virus at GMC. The patient was referred to GMC in view of persistent dyspnea despite treatment and the patient having low oxygen saturation. The Rapid antigen test on admission at GMC was positive for covid infection. Despite optimum treatment the patient succumbed to the infection. Meanwhile, the total death tally is 835, the samples tested in the last 24 hours is 2057 and the active cases are now 2207.

It is indeed shocking to note that Goa despite being a high tourist destination place has the second highest unemployment rate in India just after Haryana said Aam Aadmi Party today and in fact AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre said this was a dichotomy hard to believe. He lamented that as per the official figures Haryana is ranked highest in unemployment rate followed by Goa which is very surprising and said the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has to accept the blame for failing to create employment opportunities for the youth in Goa. “In fact acknowledging his failure to provide…

Margao – The data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ranking Goa as 2nd in Unemplyment is one more Feather in the Cap of BJP Government headed by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. The directionless BJP government has pushed Goa into Financial Bankruptcy & Economic Disaster since grabbing power in 2012. BJP Government must now Stop Fooling & Start Fulfilling the promises given to the People of Goa stated Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. The data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has once again exposed the false claims of the BJP Government on employment in…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Taking strong cognizance of recent controversial post on social media, which stirred up a controversy, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Tourism Minister Babu Azgaonkar directed that an enquiry be carried out and responsibility be fixed on the official responsible for the recent social media post citing Marathas as ‘invaders’. Accordingly, after conducting a detailed enquiry by S K Narvekar Dy GM (IT), it has been decided to fix responsibility on the official who has contributed to the said post. The services of the Official who was engaged by the Project Unit team to upload social media…

Panaji: The tweet of the Tourism Department terming Maratha Ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as “Invader” was a deliberate Conspiracy to give back door entry to a Public Relation Agency (PR Agency) and facilitate “Mission 30% Commission” of Tourism Minister Manohar alias Babu Ajgaonkar charged Goa Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary Amarnath Panjikar. The silence of the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on the issue as well as him refraining from calling the Great Maratha King a “Ruler” in his tweet on the Punyatithi and limiting his words to call Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj only as “Warrior” speaks volumes about his support…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Over 1.30 lakh people in Goa have been vaccinated in last three months, with State health authorities opening immunisation programme for those above 45 years from April 1. As per data, till April 3, 1,08, 801 people had received their first dose while 21,279 were administered vaccine with second dose. More than 30 million people in India have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine in what is the world’s biggest inoculation drive. Since the pandemic began, India has confirmed more than 11 million cases and over 157,000 deaths. The country has recorded the second-highest…