Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has informed that a total of 775 cases of drugs have been registered in the state from 2017 to February 28, 2021. Year wise details are as follows – 2021(till Feb 21 – 18 cases), 2020 (148 cases), 2019 (219 cases), 2018(222 cases) and 2017 (168 cases). Total 4,095 raids were conducted by conducted by NCB/Goa Police during the period – 2021 (up to Feb – 165 raids), 2020 (891 raids), 2019 (1179 raids), 2018(1006raids) and 2017 (818 raids). Till Feb 28, 2021, total 234 Unnatural deaths, 2 Cyber Crimes, 2 Atrocities…
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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: 26 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported at an offshore casino. The Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has written the North Goa Collector to declare the said casino vessel as an mirco-containment zone. According to sources the entire casino vessel was sanitised yesterday. Police deployed at Staff accomodation in Madhuban. Staff asked to go out only for duty. Goa yesterday had reported 189 fresh cases.
Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Always looking for light at the end of tunnel rather than looking at the darkness in the tunnel is the trait of Daya Gaonkar, sarpanch of Khotigao panchayat as he has once again shown to the world by starting a jaggery making unit in remote Khotigao. Concerned over no takers for the tons of sugarcane grown in Canacona he says he wanted to be a ray of hope to the poor farmer’s who had toiled hard to make the sugarcane ready and when it was time to harvest there was no market for their produce. Sugarcane growing…
PANAJI: The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Wednesday announced the “please all” Budget in the election year 2021-22 declaring several sops to woo the voters with Assembly elections 2022 on his mind. However, the million-dollar question is where will the money for all the schemes and the projects will come from? The first and foremost is the announcement of jobs by the Chief Minister, he said that around 37000 jobs will be created, which includes 11000 government and 26000 privates. More importantly, the State has been struggling to pay salaries of the existing employees. The State has borrowed nearly…
Verna police today solved a robbery Case by arresting active robber and associate after sustained efforts. Police had on January 1 recieved a complaint from an Old lady, resident of Cortalim, that while she was travelling with her son in law along with the infant grandson on a scooter, one person on a bike snatched her gold chain after pushing her wherein she fell down on the road and got serioulsy injured. Verna Police immediately registered a robbery case u/s 394 IPC (Robbery). Team led by PI Sherif Jaques and staff Police Constables Nilesh Kaskar, Avind Naik, Ajit Shirodkar Satish…
Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has expressed fear that the “outsiders will outnumber locals” in the years to come due to the wrong policies of the State government. Khaunte was speaking on the floor of the House on Thursday analysing the Budget 2021-22 presented by CM Pramod Sawant. “In some years to come, the outsiders will outnumber the locals in Goa. They are taking your lands, jobs and even surnames due to faulty legislations,” the MLA said. Analysing the Budget, Khaunte pointed out to the lacunas in the state government’s policies. Khaunte said that the state government’s announcement of “House…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji:Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has merely weaved a yarn of “jhumlas” in his so called budget which has actually given no financial relief to the common man or industry and the government that is running on loans is just pushing the state into a debt trap said Aam Aadmi Party reacting to the State budget. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre said the industry which is under tremendous burden of inflation and low business environment has got no relief whatsoever from the BJP government in Goa. “The common man who has suffered job loss and is faced with…