Goa, October 2020: Drishti Marine, the state appointed lifeguard agency has rolled out new kits for its 400-member strong force and is changing the spoken nomenclature to ‘lifesavers’. A departure from its bright red uniforms of the past, the new kit features a Navy blue dry-fit tshirt over a full sleeve white dry-fit UV-protect rashguard, worn with red shorts. Goa Tourism’s trademark ‘Goa’ logo is inscribed as a crest on the top right of the tee-shirt while Drishti’s logo is printed on the sleeve and shorts. The new kits have ‘Lifesavers’ inscribed on the back of the tee-shirts. Explained by Ravi…
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Margao – Deeply pained by the passing away of veteran Goan Tulsidas Sakharam Malkarnekar. His contribution to Co-operative movement in Goa will always be remembered by generations to come. He was awardee “Goa Sahakar Shree” for his contribution in Co-operative sector. He was the member of Congress Seva Dal and also member of All India Congress Committee. He has contributed to Goa Liberation movement. He was active participant in Quit India Movement and was jailed for 9 days in 1942 alongwith Aruna Asaf Ali. He was founder member of various institutions in Co-operative sector including Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank, Goa…
On 2nd of October 2020, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary and the completion of the 6th year of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the Corporation of the City of Panaji’ (CCP) is launching the ‘Shop With Your Waste Campaign (SWYWC)’. The campaign is technically supported under the ‘Waste NAMA’ project being implemented by GIZ India – a German Government Development Corporation and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) – a national think tank. The Campaign is also supported by 21st Century Polymers Private Limited, as a large scale buyer for recyclables. This initiative seeks to motivate the residents…
Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said thatmuch appreciated life saving services of the IMA in Covid control has been withdrawn citing duplication & other causes but whatever be the reason, it’s a devastating blow to Covid Management in Goa. The contribution of Indian Dental & Homeopathic Association’s alongside IMA has been commendable & life saving. While exiting with utmost appreciation from everyone, these Saviours have given valuable inputs for better Covid control like timely restructuring of Covid protocols, imposing stricter preventive measures, real-time status of infection in each area, transparency in recording statistics etc. At this precarious point of Covid spike,…
PANJIM: Goa witnessed 641 new Covid positive cases today. While there were 344 recoveries and 9 deaths. As per DHS bulletin, Nine more people died due to Covid in Goa taking the victim count of the state to 428. Of the 9 deaths, 4 were recorded at GMC, 4 at ESI Hospital while one patient expired in private hospital in North Goa. 58-year-old man from Margao, 77-year-old woman from Salcete, 58-year-old man from Ponda, 45-year-old man from Margao, 75-year-old man from Chorao, 64-year-old woman from Aldona succumbed to the virus. Further a 53-year-old man from Santa Cruz, 70-year-old woman from Sanguem…
VALPOI: Valpoi Police today released Congress Block President Dashrath Mandrekar and activist Vishwesh Parab on bail. The duo was arrested for obstructing government officials while performing duty at Melauli IIT project site. Agitation against the Melavli IIT project become more aggressive after around 500 people gathered at the site and stopped the demarcation of land. Government officials had to return back without carrying out their work even after police protection. Valpoi Block Congress president Dasharath Mandrekar and local leader Vishwesh Parab were part of the group that resisted the government officials from demarcating the land for the proposed IIT project…
PANJIM: Drishti Marine, Goa’s state appointed lifeguard agency have undergone extensive training in the new global lifesaving guidelines in times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Explains Ravi Shankar who heads the operations of Drishti Marine, “The new Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) protocol has changed. Globally, hands-only CPR is recommended which includes compression of the chest, but no rescue breaths. In more advanced cases too, it’s a direct shift from the regular mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the use of a Bag Valve Mask (BVM) which is a self – inflating resuscitation device. This can reduce infections or diseases being transmitted in the…