With hundreds of health workers in the State getting infected with COVID19 virus, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Sunday announced that all the workers will be covered under ₹ 50 lakh health insurance. “Insurance cover of ₹ 50 lakh per worker has been extended to all health workers in Goa,” CM Sawant announced on his social media handles. He said that the scheme provides on insurance over of Rs 50 lakhs per health worker in case of loss of life due to COVID19. “It will also cover accidental loss of life on account of COVID19 related duties,” he said.…
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In a major joint gambling raid, North Goa police seized cash of over 10 lakhs and arrested 42 persons at Hotel Karishma Grande at Gaurawaddo, Calangute around midnight. A team of North Goa District Police Officers comprising of PI Nolasco Raposo, PI Vijaynath Kavlekar, PSI Dinesh Gadekar, PSI Viraj Naik and other police personnel on the receipt of specific and reliable information conducted a raid at Hotel Karishma Grande at Gaurawaddo, Calangute around midnight of 12/09/2020 and apprehended 42 persons mainly from Gujarat, Maharahtra and Delhi whilst they were playing card gambling using chips each worth Rs 1,000. Two hotels…
Mumbai: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) NCB, Sub Zone, Goa has apprehended Chris Costa in connection with drug angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Details of the case are not available but sources said NCB has made multiple arrests in the case. Another person Karam Jeet Singh Anand was arrested for possesion of NDPS substance such as Ganja Charas, according to KPS Malhotra, Deputy Director, NCB. A press note read, “NCB, Mumbai has apprehended one Karam Jeet Singh Anand, age 23 years in connection with drug angle in late Sushant Singh Rajput case. NDPS substance such as Ganja Charas has…
A jail guard at the Colvale Central jail has been arrested for smuggling 50 grams of ganja in the jail premises for the inmates on Saturday. Rama Bablo Korgaonkar, jail guard, who is the resident of Revora was found in possession of the banned substance ganja at the entry point. Mapusa police said that the. alert IRB staff intercepted Korgaoonkar on the entry point and while frisking found the banned substance in his shoes. Korgaonkar is booked under section 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act by the Mapusa police.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday said that the new South Go district hospital will be commissioned as a COVID19 hospital by next Saturday. Rane, who was on a inspection at South Goa district hospital, said that more arrangements need to be done before the hospital is commissioned. “The doctor and health officials are working overtime to convert the hospital for COVID19 patients,” he said adding “some arrangements are left which will be completed by Friday and we will be ready to go by Saturday.” On the controversy of private hospital, he said, it was not necessitated at this time.…
Crime Branch of Goa Police have raided two at 02 seperate places in South Goa and seized gambling money and articles. In the first raid on last night conducted at Nr Old railway station, Margao accused person namely mr. Manjunath Yaragatti, 28 yrs R/o Margao Goa was caught red handed while accepting matka bets during which Rs. 15,900/- and gambling articles were seized. During the second raid conducted today on 12/09/2020 at 02:30 pm at Chapoli, Canacona a total of Rs. 22,000/- was seized from accused person Mr. Ram Raikar R/o Canacona while he was accepting matka bets. Both…
PANJIM: Goa’s covid tally breached 24,000-mark today with single-day highest jump with 740 new coronavirus cases. While 511 recoveries and 10 deaths were reported today. As per DHS bulletin, a 51 years Male from Mandrem, 65 years Male from Sada vasco, 68 years Female, from Curca Bambolim, 63 years male from Chicalim and, 72 years male from borda all with co-morbid conditions, admitted at Goa Medical College & Hospital, expired yesterday. Further a 28 years female from bastora 70 years male from Tamil Nadu and 82 years Male from betim, admitted at Goa Medical College & Hospital, with co-morbid conditions…