Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today has warned of a possible spike in COVID-19 cases in January with SoP’s being violated by tourists and other revellers. Addressing the media, Rane said that with Covid-19 SoP’s violated by tourists and other revellers in Goa during the last month would cause a possible spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. Rane said that the Expert committee recommends strict action against hotels, pubs and night clubs who flaunt SoP’s and fails to ensure whether their guest wear mask or maintain social distancing. “The department will move a file in this regard…
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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today informed that the swab tests of 12 UK returnees to Goa have tested negative for UK strain of corona virus. He informed that more reports which have been sent to NIV Pune are awaited. Addressing the media, Rane said that 12 swab samples of UK returnees to Goa have tested negetive for mutant strain of virus. “More results which have been sent to Pune lab are awaited,” Rane said He further informed that the UK returnees and their contacts who have tested positive for COVID-19 will continue will continue to be in…
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Police Inspector Nolasco Raposso of Calangute PS has been nominated as course Co-ordinator for imparting training to Police Personnel deployed in Tourist Police. During this he will report to Superintendent of Police, training for 15 days to finalise the course contents and to start the course at Police Training School, Valpoi. During this period PI, Paresh Naik of Mormugao PS will look after work of PI, Calangute PS in addition to his own duties and in case of any major law and order problems, PI, Nolasco Raposso may be called as per necessity. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police,…
PORVORIM: Goa begins its campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Elite D group matches -organised by BCCI in Madhya Pradesh with a match against hosts Madhya Pradesh on January 11. The following is Goa’s match schedule: January 13: Services v/s Goa January 15: Goa v/s Saurashtra January 17: Rajasthan V/s Goa January 19: Vidarbha V/s Goa The Goa team led by Amit Verma left for Madhya Pradesh on New Year’s Day.
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has said that his government under the Goa Telecom Infrastructure Policy 2020 in the 1st phase has proposed erection of mobile towers at 62 locations. CM also said that in the 2nd phase another 138 mobile towers will be proposed soon across Goa. “This will greatly improve the connectivity and benefit all sections of the society including students, IT professionals, tech startups etc,” said CM Sawant The State Government of Goa on August 22, 2020 has issued the Goa Telecom Infrastructure Policy, 2020. This policy aims to encourage establishment of modern telecommunication…
PORIEM: Poriem MLA and Senior Congress Leader Pratapsingh Rane along with his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 virus. “I would like to inform the people of Goa that my father Pratapsingh Rane (Former CM of Goa & MLA Poriem constituency) & my mother Vijayadevi Rane have both tested positive for COVID-19,” said Health Minister Vishwajit Rane He further said they are under the supervision of our team of doctors headed by Dr. Bandekar at GMC. Meanwhile, Goa today reported 69 new COVID-19 positive cases while there where 78 recoveries and zero deaths.
Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar he’s informed that Rs. 1.5823 crore for 800 farmers sanctioned and deposited in sugar factory account as promised to the farmers by government Minister also said that balance amount will be disbursed tomorrow. “Rs. 1.5823 crore for 800 farmers sanctioned and deposited in sugar factory account as promised to the farmers by Govt,” said Agriculture Minister Babu Kavlekar The minister informed that the government is working to make the sugar factory functional as soon as possible. Sugarcane Farmers Facilitation Committee Chairman Narendra Sawaikar today said that government has released Rs 600 per tonne…