PANJIM: At the backdrop of a death of unidentified person due to COVID19 in Margao, Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Uday Madkaikar on Saturday said that he would urge health department and police to do testing of all beggars in the city. “We got news that a beggar in Margao was dead and that he was found to be Covid positive. I received a lot of calls from the media, that a lot of beggars are present at Azad Maidan in Panjim. I will urge health department and police to do testing of all beggars in…
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PANJIM: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girsh Chodankar on Saturday has asked the Chief Minister to direct Education Department to release amount equal to salaries paid in June 2020 to each school, in turn schools will prepare bill and pay the salary for the month of July 2020. “GPCC after deliberations with experts and members of our educational cell has now come up with a solution to resolve the issue. The arrears if any on account of release of annual increments payable in the month of July 2020 can be paid along with regular salaries for the month of August 2020…
Following the rising COVID 19 cases and the subsequent lockdown announced by the government, the District Magistrate, North has decided to postpone the public hearing scheduled on July 26. The release by DIP says that “District Magistrate, North has informed the general public that the Environmental Public Hearing of the proposed establishment of “AHOY Marina” scheduled on July 26, 2020 at Athletic Stadium, Curca School Complex, Near Bambolim, Goa stands postponed.” AHOY Marina, as it will be known, will be developed by Kargwal Constructions Pvlt Limited, across a 1,00,000 sq mtrs stretch, with its land area admeasuring 50,000 sq mtrs…
Goa registered the second highest single day spike with 196 cases on Friday while also witnessing another COVID death taking the toll to 21. 129 patients also recovered on Friday As per the Health bulletin, there are 3304 confirmed cases with 1946 recoveries. As on date the active cases are now 1337. The bulletin further says that one unknown person from Margao was brought dead COVID hospital, Margao who was covid postive, was revealed after postmortem. Out of the 5627 samples tested, 2146 are negative, 196 are positive – 3285 reports awaited. At present the patients in isolation wards are…
Even as Goans are opposing the mineral ore transportation during three-day lockdwon, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Director General of Mines Safety have asked for uninterrupted mineral production, transportation of mineral etc. to sustain mineral production activities during lockdown period due to COVID-19 pandemic. This morning the residents of Bicholim stopped mining transportation, which prompted police to intervene. “As you are aware, the Central as well as the State Governments have issued various directives to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has issued guidelines vide order no 40-3/2020 DM-I (A) dt 24- 03-…
PORVORIM: The Directorate of Education (DoE) on Friday has withdrawn its circular directing school management to disburse the salary of their respective staff members for the current month from their own funds. “It is clarified that since all the staff members of the General Administration section of the department engaged in processing the salary bills of the aided schools have been placed under home quarantine, the work of preparation of salary bills has been hampered,” the circular by DoE states “Therefore it is informed to all concerned that the salary disbursal for the current month is likely to be delayed,”…
Congress President Girish Chodankar has appealed to the President of India Ram Nath Kovind to instruct Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inform Goan’s, as to whom they should address their problems and issues in this critical times of Covid pandemic after Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik publicly acknowledged that Goa CM Dr. Pramod Sawant is a liar. After loosing total control on administration and getting completely exposed on handling of Covid pandemic, Goa CM has now lost confidence of the Constitutional Head of the State after loosing confidence of people of Goa. The defects are now out in wide open.…