Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 81 new positive Covid-19 cases. While there were 89 recoveries and 2 deaths. As per DHS bulletin, two more covid deaths were recorded in the state in the last 24-hours. A 58-year-old man from Goa Velha and 65-year-old lady from Curchorem succumbed to Covid. The mortality count of Goa now stands at 746. Active cases now are 867. The samples tested in last 24 hrs is 2207. While the recovery rate is 96.88%.
Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Elaborating on the importance of legislatures, Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman M.Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that the legitimacy of legislators and law making bodies is critical for effective functioning of parliamentary democracy backed by the much needed trust and confidence of the people. Noting that legislatures are the instruments of according legitimacy for the decisions of both the executive and the judiciary, he raised the prospect of the very legitimacy of legislatures coming into question if they are dysfunctional and law makers do not enjoy the respect of the people they represent. Speaking to…
Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM:Elaborating on the importance of legislatures, Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that the legitimacy of legislators and lawmaking bodies is critical for effective functioning of parliamentary democracy backed by the much-neededtrust and confidence of the people. Noting that legislatures are the instruments of according legitimacy for the decisions of both the executive and the judiciary, he raised the prospect of the very legitimacy of legislatures coming into question if they are dysfunctional and law makers do not enjoy the respect of the people they represent. Speaking to the present and…
Panaji: A State-wide research study conducted by volunteers of social forum Goemcho Goenkar along with cardiac specialists and experts from Healthburg Multispecialty Hospital and Raksha Hospital, Mumbai led by Dr Pranav Kabra – cardiac specialist and diabetologist, and six other doctors, along with other medical practitioners, consultants and paramedics has revealed that the incidence of heart disease in Goa has increased by more than 30 per cent in the last two years. The year-end, state-wide survey was part of Project Goemcho Goenkar’s various social activities and was conducted in the month of December 2020, wherein medical histories of nearly 2850…
SC East Bengal defender Danny Fox will be available for Saturday’s Hero Indian Super League (ISL) clash against Bengaluru FC after his red card in the 1-1 draw with FC Goa was overturned by the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee. The AIFF body reviewed video clippings of the incident upon the club’s appeal against the decision and was satisfied there was neither any intentional serious foul or violent conduct on Fox’s part. On-field referee decisions are usually not to be reviewed unless there is persuasive evidence that there has been gross error apparent, negligence, arbitrariness, malice, or bad…
Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5.35 cr on five units for encroachment carried out in river Zuari. The GSPCB has penalised seven companies M/s. A. V. Salgaonkar. (Cortalim Shipyard and Engineers Pvt Ltd) – Rs 15507180; M/s. Shaparia Dock & Steel Co. Pvt. Ltd. Rs 6376836; M/s. Sardessai Engineering Works Rs 4758523; M/s Desa Engineering Works Rs 4010816; M/s. Vipul Shipping Engineering Works Rs 6823479; M/s Sachida Engineering Works Rs 4451831; M/s. Ferromar Shipping Pvt. Ltd Rs 11811327. All totalling to Rs 5.35 cr. The GSPCB notice reads, “In…
Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has reacted sharply to the arrest, assault & harassment on people and social activists like Shailendra Velingkar & others protesting against the IIT project at Melaulim. Khaunte said that the state is going through undeclared emergency, and appealed all the Goans to unite against it, as divided opposition is allowing BJP to score brownie points. The MLA condemned the assault on Shailendra Velingkar, who was hit by Superintendent of Police, after taking him into the custody. Khaunte said that the assault is barbaric and illegal, which indicates that the high ranking SP level officials are…
