The Central Government has notified specified health warnings for mandatory display on all tobacco product packages covering least 85% of the principal display, Rules of which have come into force w.e.f December 1, 2020. There has been one common specified health warnings for both smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco products. This shall be valid for a period of twelve month from December 1, 2020. The word “TOBACCO CAUSES PAINFUL DEATH” shall appear in white font color on a red background and the words “QUIT TODAY CALL 1800-11-2356”shall appear in white font color on a black background. This shall be…
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Panaji: The Governor of Goa Bhagat Singh Khoshyari has summoned a four-day session of the Goa Legislative Assembly from January 25 to 29. The sittings would be on January 25, Jan 27, Jan 28, Jan 29. January 26 is a holiday for Republic Day. Being the first session of the year, the Governor of Goa will address the Assembly on Monday, 25th January, 2021 at 11.30 A.M. The members have been informed that the last day of submission of questions is January 4, 2021. The GLA has requested the MLA to deposit all notices of Questions, Calling Attentions, Zero Hour…
Aam Aadmi Party today presented a memorandum to the Assistant Director of Transport at Mapusa asking the Transport Minister to apologize for the lies he uttered regarding cancellation of taxes including the passenger tax while not doing the same. Numerous taxi owners and goods carrier owners also accompanied the AAP delegation to the RTO. The memorandum laments that the lying chief minister Dr Pramod Sawant has spoilt other ministers to also resort to lies and pointed out that though Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho made the lofty announcement the same has not been reflected in government officers. “Not even a notification…
Aam Aadmi Party today demanded that the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant taker serious note of the second outbreak of Corona in United Kingdom and strengthen the testing procedures of arrivals from that country so that Goa and Goans can be protected. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre cautioned the chief minister to stop playing with the lives of Goans and refrain from his “bhivpachi garaz na” statement which has in effect become a joke and subject of many nasty jokes on the social media. While pointing out that the Corona virus has mutated and the mutated one is causing the…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Rahul Mhambre today has attacked the state government over exorbitant RTPCR testing rates in Goa. Mhambre has alleged that high charges in Goa are because commissions have to be paid. “RTPCR test charge in Goa at ₹4500 in private labs and ₹ 2000 for travel purpose is highest in the country while Delhi CM has capped it at Rs 800 in private labs has capped it at ₹ 800 in Delhi for private labs,” said Mhambre “Some say high charges in Goa are bcos commissions have to be paid. Is it true?” questioned Mhambre
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued the new list of SOPs which describe the activities to be undertaken at the point of entry and in the community for all International passengers who have travelled from or transited through UK in the past 4 weeks (from 25th November to 23rd December 2020). All international travelers as described in the scope above will be required to declare as per existing procedure, their travel history (of past 14 days) and fill up the Self Declaration Form to be screened for COVID-19. Action to be taken at airport: As per the new…
PANJIM: The state government today has appointed Adv. Shailendra Gurudas Bhobe as Public Prosecutor with immediate effect to appear on behalf of the State in the High Court of Bombay at Goa. The above Public Prosecutor shall function under the administrative control of the office of the Ld. Advocate General and the work allotted by him. The said appointment has the consent of the Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay under Section 24 of Cr.PC, 1973 as conveyed vide letter No 4102/2020-1494 dated 17/12/2020,