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MAPUSA: Under-trail accused Vivek Gautam (28) from Chandranagar, Agra (UP) who was arrested in dacoity case in 2019, escaped from Colvale Central jail authorities yesterday night when he was taken for medical checkup at Asilo. As per information, After doing the checkup when he was leaving from district, broke the handcuffs and started ran away.. he was chased by police but he managed to flee with two of his accomplices who were outside the hospital one of whom fired one round in air. After which the police repeated the incident and upon searching, police found one full magazine containing 7.65…

The State government has made a submission before the Bombay High Court at Goa that the decision with regards to finalization of voters list for upcoming Municipality election is expected to be taken on January 4, 2021. The submission comes, almost a week after Government informed that the notification on ward reservation will be issued three weeks prior to poll notification. The election for 11 municipal councils is likely to take place in the end of February. The five -year term of the council ended in November and are currently administered by the Administrators.

PANJIM: Goa today reported 112 new COVID-19 positive cases today. While there were 116 recoveries and 1 death today. As per DHS bulletin, a 93 year old patient from Mapusa with IHD succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, the active cases now stand at 950, the samples tested today in last 24 hrs is 1838. The total deaths are 735 while the recovery rate is 96.69%

PANJIM: The elections for the post of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chairperson and Deputy would be held on January 08, 2021. As per information, the South Goa Chairperson post and North deputy post is reserved for women. The term will be for five years. BJP, who won both ZP with clear majority, will take a call on the new chairperson and deputy, shortly. The elections in 50 zilla panchayat constituencies were held on December 12 in which a total of 1,237 polling booths were set up for the elections, in which 203 candidates were in the fray.

Aam Aadmi Party today strongly condemned the BJP government policy of harassing people of Goa and said local MLA Churchill Alemao is hand in gloves. Briefing media persons Capt V enzy Viegas said the BJP government stopped a cultural program which was part of Christmas celebration at Seraulim on 27 December. “The very fact that the local MLA Churchill was not present nor the newly elected ZP member Vanya Baptista were present indicated that they were aware of the government plan,” he said. AAP leader MacLean Coutinho said she was surprised with the police presence and said 150 police could…

Mapuca: Launching a scathing attack on RSS and Narendra Modi government, Congress leader Girish Chodankar said that they are trying to make people of the nation frustrated by controlling judiciary, constitutional authorities and by suppressing voice of people, and asked why RSS failed to hoist the national flag at its headquarters after freedom. “people of India also want to know what exactly you were doing from the year 1885 to 1947.” Chodankar asked. He was speaking in 136th Congress Foundation Day Celebration held at North Goa District Congress Office, Mapusa. Leader of Opposition and Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, former union…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A private initiative by a group of citizens titled Project Goemcho Goenkar is undertaking 3D videography and 4D cinematographic digitization of all Goan villages, beaches and other State landmarks in the coastal international tourist destination. This project is the first of its kind in India, wherein natural touristic landmarks are being digitized, using 4D cinematographic tech, besides the more common 3D videography or VR (virtual reality) technology. While the most important landmarks and tourist destinations will be digitalized in 4D, since we are short on budgets, with no corporate sponsorship available in Goa due to the lockdown,…