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Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Wednesday lodged his dissent in writing on the government’s plans to pass the full budget in just one-day assembly session. “Ihave registered my dissent in writing before the Business Advisory Committee against the Government decision to pass the Budget during the One day Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly scheduled on Monday 27th July,” Kamat said here. He said that it is very important that the one day session must give utmost priority to the issues like Covid Pandemic, Financial condition of the State, Revival of Economy, Environmental issues like proposed projects causing damaged…

A day after both the the district collecrors issued orders making it mandatory to have Aarogya Setu App downloaded on phone, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said there was no such neccessity. “I have spoken to collectors and only those who have Samrt phone need to Arogya Setu App downloaded compulsary,” he said. He said there were no curbs on entering the Collector premises due to smart phone issue. The Chief Minister has also ruled out a complete lockdown in the State again. At the post cabinet press briefing, Sawant said the State recieved great response from the…

The new Education Director Santosh Amonkar has ruled out re-starting of schools before September 2020 considering the rising number of COVID19 cases in the State. The new director soon after taking charge from former director Vandana Rao has submitted a proposal to the government saying schools cannot begin in August, as recommended by the MHRD. MHRD had suggested schools to begin after August 15. However  considering the spike in cases and rising COVID19 deaths, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant too has been non-committal on the issue so far. Speaking to reporters, the new Director Amonkar said that the department expected…

Amidst the ongoing rumors on possible reshuffle of BJP led State Government, the saffron party has ruled out any such probability. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sadanand Tanavade said that there are no political crisis within party and all the “rumors” are created by social media. “It was lockdown period so someone wanted to do entertainment using social media,” he said. “BJP government under Pramod Sawant will complete its term,” Tanavade added. Following a subtle war of words between Sawant and Governor Satya Pal Malik over media coverage to COVID19, where the latter slammed former for misquoting him; the news…

The Deadly COVID19 claimed three more lives on Tuesday even as 174 new cases were reported with 88 recoveries. The DHS bulletin reads, “Out of three deaths zone did in the COVID hospital, while the two other died before testing. One male 65 years from Gogo-Margao, admitted at ESI COVID hospital, Margao with co-morbid conditions expired today. Another patient, a female from Birla Zuarinagar expired while being shifted from GMC to ESI COVID hospital,” it said. Further, it added, “Last night, another male 51 years from Khorlim, Mapusa was brought dead, who was found to be positive in postmortem.” While…

Goencho Avaaz (GA) and Goa Bachoa Abhiyan (GBA) on strongly condemned the attack by GMPF president Puti Gaonkar’s instigating attack on Claude Alvares of Goa Foundation. In press note issued here, Goencho Avaaz said “The personal attack, even while the matter is before the Supreme Court, will not help the cause of the mining dependents in any manner. It is pertinent to recall that it was not Claude Alvares who stopped the mining industry, but the late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who had publicly claimed credit for stopping the mining operations and used the same to ride on public sentiments…

Former Aquem Baixo Sarpanch & Current Panch Siddesh Bhagat has strongly condemned the order issued by Director of Panchayat prohibhiting self imposed lockdown by Panchyat in Goa in view of Pandemic COVID19. In his statement he pointed out what is the use of the Panchayat if they are not allowed to work independently when it comes to the interest of it’s villagw people. “Government itself is not taking any initiative as citizens are demanding nor giving rights to local bodies to take actions as they want.” said Bhagat He said, a”Panch are first point of contact to people and local body…