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It what can be called a height of mismanagement related to COVID19 in the State, piles of medical waste is seen lying at the COVID care centre which has not been picked for nearly a month. At Sub District Hospital Ponda, the waste has been not been picked by the contractor for several days, which is posing huge danger to the hospital staff and other visitors to the hospital. Doctors said that the waste consists of PPEs, masks, syringes and other COVID-related waste and can easily infect others. When contacted a senior doctor at the SDH hospital confirmed that the…

PANAJI: Delhi Capitals (DC) sealed their second successive win in the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 as they beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 44 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. In the seventh game of the season, CSK, who made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Josh Hazlewood in place of Lungi Ngidi, won the toss and elected to field. Prithvi Shaw set the ball rolling for DC, hitting two fours in the first over bowled by Deepak Chahar. While there were a couple of quiet overs, Shaw added two more fours to…

PANAJI: FC Goa is delighted to announce SIX5SIX as its official kit partner for the 2020-21 season. SIX5SIX is one of India’s fastest-growing sports apparel companies, and also the current kit partners of the Indian National Football Team. Aditya Datta, FC Goa’s Chief Operating Officer, said, “We welcome SIX5SIX into the FC Goa family as our new Official Kit Partner and expect them to be an incredible partner for the club as we continue to expand our fanbase. “This is an important partnership for the club. Like FC Goa, SIX5SIX is known for pushing the boundaries as we both strive towards…

FC Goa is pleased to announce the signing of Australian defender James Donachie on a one-year loan deal from A-League side Newcastle Jets. The centre-back becomes the Gaurs’ 9th new signing ahead of the 2020/21 season. Donachie, 27, is a three-time A-League champion with 2 of his triumphs coming in the colours of Brisbane Roar in the 2011/12 and 2013/14 seasons. He later went on to win it again as a part of Melbourne Victory in the 2017/18. Standing tall at 6’5”, Donachie not only brings height to the backline but also the rich experience of having played in the…

PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi,  has dismissed an appeal filed challenging the environmental clearance (EC) granted to the proposed Integrated Solid Waste Management Plant (ISWMP) at Bainguinim.   The Bainguinim Citizen Forum (BCF) had approached NGT challenging the EC granted to the project by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority. The appeal was filed on 04.02.2020. The Tribunal issued notice on 17.03.2020 to the respondents i.e. the project proponent, State of Goa, State PCB, SEIAA, EAC, Water Resources Department and the Town and Country Planning Department of Goa.  A detailed reply has been filed the…

PANJIM: Goa today reported 519 new Covid Postive cases. While there were 724 recoveries and 3 deaths. The total confirmed cases tally in the state now stands at 31,071. As per DHS bulletin 25,071 people have been declared as of now.  1,981 samples were tested of which 519 were tested positive.

PANJIM: Anti Narcotic Cell (ANC) today caught Eduardo Pinto (29), in possession of suspected ganja, worth Rs 2.50 lakhs during a raid at Diwar. According to the police, the staff of Anti Narcotic Cell Police Station, Panaji Goa led by PSI Pritesh Madgaonkar along with two Panchas acting on information conducted a narcotic raid between 22.40 hrs of 24/09/2020 to 01.00 hrs of 25/09/2020 at Garage belonging Eduardo Pinto, Inan Waddo, Near lord Redemptor Chapel, Piedade, Diwar Tiswadi Goa and caught accused Eduardo s/o Mario Pinto, age 29 years, occ- Pvt service, R/o H. No 108, Inan Waddo, Near lord…