Electricity Department on Wednesday has issued “monsoon advisory” for safety and prevention of public from electrocutions, which is a common phenomenon during the rainy season. “The consumers are advised not to venture near any electrical installations and to caution children against playing near such facilities like electricity poles, transformers, RMUs, distribution boxes, power cables etc even if they are barricaded.” the circular states Further the consumers are also advised to get entire wiring in their premises thoroughly checked and tested by a licensed electrical contractor. “Put off the main switch in case there is water logging or leakage in the…
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PANJIM: The mining community of Goa – mining workers, people employed in the logistics industry, barges, ports on Wednesday have appealed to the Supreme Court to treat the Goa mining issue as imperative and provide interim relief in the matter in the upcoming hearing on 16th July on Goa Mining Issue. Goans have also urged for immediate resumption of mining activities in the state in the interest of revival of state economy and protecting livelihoods of mining dependents. All mining activities in the state was suddenly ceased on March 15, 2018 following the Supreme Court’s decision affecting 3,00,000 lives in…
Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that the lockdown announced by Chief Minister today is Haphazard Reaction to our demand of Plan of Action & White Paper on #Covid & definitely not the Solution to control spike in Covid cases in Goa. “After my questioning yesterday Government today gave post facto approval for 200 Ventillators,” he said He said that thus clearly shows total unpreparedness of the government to control and handle the Covid pandemic in a scientific and well thoughtful manner. “I once again demand that concrete Action Plan and White Paper is a must for all to know…
A day after the State hit the highest 170 positive cases in the State, the government has finally decided to go for a complete three-day lockdown from Friday July 17 to Sunday July 19. Besides this, the government has also decided to impose Janta curfew everyday from 8 pm to 6 pm everyday. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant made this announcement at the post Cabinet press conference. “The State will go under three-day complete lockdown from coming Friday to Sunday except essential services. The lockdown will begin from Thursday 8 pm Thursday and finish on Monday 6 am,” Sawant said.…
Manipal Hospitals Goa performs the first ever Radio-Isotope Therapy and becomes the first centre along Konkan and Goa Region to provide Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine Services Manipal Hospitals Goa performs the first ever Radio-isotope Therapy. Manipal Hospitals Goa has been the only Hospital in the state to provide diagnostic Nuclear Medicine services since 13 years. With commissioning of Radioactive Isolation facility, it has now become the first centre along Konkan and Goa region to provide Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine services. High dose Radio-iodine treatment is used for treatment of Thyroid cancers after the thyroid surgery. This treatment helps to clear remaining small…
Porvorim MLA Rohan Khuaunte has urged the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to revoke the circular asking the school team to attend offices which were violating the MHA and MHRD guidelines. “This is to bring to your urgent attention that the Directorate of Education vide its circular dated 23/06/2020 has issued directions to the teaching and non-teaching staff of all schools in the State to resume work from 24 June 2020 which blatantly contravenes the MHA Guidelines, MHRD Directives and the Central Guidelines on education,” Khaunte said in a letter to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. He said that the…
Goa registered the highest single day spike with 170 cases on Tuesday while also witnessing another COVID death taking the toll to 18. Sixty seven patients also recovered on Tuesday. As per the Health bulletin, the are 2753 confirmed cases with 1607 recoveries. As on date the active cases are now 1128. The bulletin further says that 52 year old one male from Chicalim, Vasco, who was admitted at ESI COVID hospital, Margao with co-morbid conditions, expired today. Out of the 5550 samples tested, 1858 are negative, 170 are positive – 3522 reports awaited. At present the patients in isolation…