With the increasing number of COVID19 recovered cases, there is no urgency of having a new COVID hospital in North Goa as of now, the Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said here today. “I do not see any urgent need as of now COVID hospital as in the current hospital, we always have less then 50 percent occupancy,” Mohanan said replying to query at the press conference. However, she add, the government already has plan in case the need arises. She, further informed, that two hospitals Manipal and Apollo have applied for antigen tests and the government is considering their proposals…
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The most iconic building in the State, the State Raj Bhavan will in future not host the Governor of Goa as the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant announced the construction of new Raj Bhavan, which will be next at the start of new financial year. Dr. Pramod Sawant announced the decision to construct new premises for Raj Bhavan and suggested to carry on the procedures like identifying of land, its design, work of which could be tendered before April 2021. Dr. Sawant informed this while reviewing the ongoing maintenance work of Raj Bhavan and its restoration at his residence Altinho Panaji…
PANJIM: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday said that the elections for 11 Municipal Council will be held on October 18. The SEC also informed that the State government has agreed upon the proposal send by Commission keeping in mind the Covid 19 situation in the state. Speaking to media Election Commissioner R K Srivastava said “The elections will take place on October 18 only if the current COVID situation normalizes or will take a call on appropriate time. We have to hold elections at least 15 days prior to the expiry of the current tenure, which will end on November…
MARGAO: The defective BJP Government headed by Dr. Pramod Sawant has fear of skeletons of corruption tumbling out and hence is afraid of releasing White Paper on Covid Pandemic and Financial Status of Goa charged GPCC president Girish Chodankar today. He said the BJP is not ready to face the people with actual facts and figures, as the same will expose the loot of public money by the BJP in last eight years. The BJP State president Sadanand Tanawade should tell the people what solutions BJP National President J P Nadda has given during his virtual meeting with the local…
Goa Lokayukta Justice P.K. Misra today reserved his final order after hearing an hour long acrimonious arguments in the disproportionate assets case filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues against former Power Minister and current Cumbarjua MLA Pandurang Madkaikar. After holding a preliminary inquiry into the complaint filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues, the Lokayukta in his order on 17th September last year held that reasonable grounds exist for conducting a detailed investigation while also observing that after going through all the material on record it cannot be said that the complaint filed by Adv. Rodrigues is frivolous or vexatious. The Lokayukta also directed that the Law Secretary be…
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday appealed to all those Covid19 patients who have been cured 28days ago, to step forward and help us tackle the virus by donating your plasma. He also said that in collaboration with 108 team, we will make arrangements for you to reach GMC. “We will be encouraging the recovered COVID-19 patients to come forward and donate their plasma. It will save lives of other people,” he said”
PORVORIM: With one day Goa Assembly session on Monday, Porvorim Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Friday has written to Speaker Rajesh Patnekar urging him to highlight only the most urgent issues. The MLA also says that this session should not be an excuse for the government to shirk responsibility on the hardships being faced by the people of Goa. “As strongly put forward by my colleagues in the Business Advisory Committee Meeting is seconded by me, in view of the Assembly Session being curtailed to one day, we need to understand that only key issues of the State need to…