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Goemkarponn desk PANAJIM: The BJP Government in Goa is not going ahead with preparation of Goa Police Manual to protect the Crime Mafia in Goa and to keep police in their control to harass opposition, charged GPCC President Girish Chodankar. Chodankar also said that though there are directives from Supreme Court that every state should have its own police act, BJP government in Goa have failed to do it. Girish Chodankar on Wednesday addressed press conference in Congress House Panaji and exposed the delayed process of government to have police manual. Spokesperson Tulio Dsouza and President of Goa Pradesh Mahila…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: The Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa will be closed for tourists and other visitors during the Holy Week from Thursday morning to Saturday night. Liturgical services during the Holy Week will be conducted on Maundy Thursday at 5 pm, Good Friday at 3 pm and on Saturday at 11 pm, for those persons with passes for each of those days. “Tourists and other visitors will not be permitted inside the Basilica during this period. The Basilica will reopened for tourists and other visitors from Sunday at 11.30 am, after the Easter Sunday liturgical services,”…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The Shadow Council for Margao, has decided to embark on a contactless election campaign in the ensuing Municipal elections. “This Is in view of the rising Covid cases,” Savio. Coutinho, convenor for SCM, stated. At a press briefing called at the election office in ward no 20, SCM Convener along with its 6 candidates, has decided to undertake, on their own, all the necessary precautions and ensure that the electorate is not subjected to health risks. “Considering it our moral responsibility, no candidate supported by the Shadow Council shall conduct the election campaign with more than 5…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As per the guide lines of Government of India from 1st April 2021 all the people above 45 years will be given the dose of covid vaccine in the state of Goa. The above vaccine will be given in all the government hospitals free of cost and at government empanelled private hospitals after payment of Rs 250 rs per dose All the eligible people are requested to go to vaccination centres with their adhar card or any other government approved photo identity card and get themselves vaccinated

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 200 new COVID-19 cases. While there were 62 recoveries and 1 death reported today. As per DHS bulletin, the active cases stand at 1556. the total death tally is 830 while the samples tested in the last 24 hours us 2352. Goa will draft new standard operating procedures (SOPs) by Saturday to tackle the Covid-19 situation in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the Assembly on Friday.

Goemkarponn desk MORJIM: While the State government has been promising to improve the school infrastructure in the State, here is a case of a panchayat dumping garbage in the government school at Morjim. Sounds shocking but true, a property bearing survey No. 61/0, situated at Bandekarwada, Morjim, Pemem, Goa, was gifted by the owner of the said property to the Government for the purpose of educational institutions and the part of the said property admeasuring an area of 250 sq. mts. Locals said this was a Government primary school, which was taken up for renovation. “We were told that Primary…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The rising number of cases reported among the students and teaching staff of schools has created an alarming situation in Goa. Parents of students of city schools are in a tizzy as many schools are conducting offline examinations even as there has been a spurt in Covid cases. Some schools have responded positively to the parents’ concern over the growing cases of coronavirus and have decided to hold the exams online however some schools have been conducting offline exams. Now this has created ripples across the students and parents with some of them not in favour of…