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Sinquerim: Alert Drishti lifesavers on Tuesday evening averted the suicide of a 25 year old boy at Sinquerim. On 8th December, 2020 at 18.00 hours at Sinquerim beach a Drishti lifesaver Gaurish noticed a male entering into the waters and heading straight into the sea. Soon after the male seemed in distress. Lifesaver Gaurish called for backup and rushed into the waters. Lifesavers Nakul and Yeshwant jumped onto a jet-ski and followed to assist with the rescue. Lifesaver Gaurish on reaching the victim held onto him to keep him afloat. However the male got aggressive. When lifesavers Nakul and Yeshwant…

PANAJI: Alleging the State government and State Election Commission have failed to uphold the essence of the election process, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee has said that people of Goa will defeat the ‘money power’ of BJP and will send them strong signal of wrath, this Zilla Panchayat election. The GPCC president Girish Chodankar on Wednesday addressed a press conference along with GPCC Vice President, also incharge of Election Commission Altinho Gomes and District Vice President Adv. Yemen D’Souza, and lambasted the BJP for using the government machinery to win the ZP elections. EC has also failed to uphold its…

MOLLEM: The Goa excise officials intercepted a vehicle from Telangana and seized 79 cases of liquor bottles worth over Rs 2.75 lakh at Mollem check-post. The vehicle driver fled from the spot, the investigation and process to find and nab the driver is currently on/ As per officials, the liquor was concealed in soda crates

PANJIM: Goa Youth Forward Vice-President Runal kerkar has today objected to the offline mode of examinations to be conducted for engineering students across Goa. Addressing the media Kerkar said “We object to Offline mode of examinations to be conducted for Engineering Students across Goa,” He said, “Demands that Examination may be conducted online. Pramod Sawant will be solely responsible if the virus spreads amongs the teaching and student community,”

Panaji: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane and Goa Medical College Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar felicitated the parents of the 21-year old Pradhyuman Soni, whose organs were donated for five different patients across the country. Speaking on the occasion, GMC Dean Dr Bandekar said that the it was a great gesture on part of the parents to donate the organs of their brain dead son. “It was a small recognition on part of GMC and health ministry as it taken great guts to make such decision,” he said. As per the information given by GMC, the brain death certification of Pradhyuman, who…

The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) today notified the pay parking rates for Panaji. As per the notification, the rates for 4 wheelers for the first hour is Rs 20 while fot every additional hour it will be Rs 15. Meanwhile for 2 wheelers, the rates for first 4 hours will be Rs 4, for four to twelve hours it is Rs 8 while for more then 24 hrs it will be Rs 15 The Monthly pass for four wheeler Rs.1000. Monthly pass for Two wheelers Rs.175

Panaji: In a shocking revealtion, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that he has no knowledge of COVID19 patients being allowed to vote. Speaking to reporters on sidelines of a function, Rane said nobody has consulted him neither any file came to him in this regard. “This decision may have been taken by disaster management committee. I am not aware of COVID patinets being allowed to vote. You ask who announced this decision. I have not been consulted beither any file camw to me in this regard,” he said. Rane however said that the Election Comkissionnhas to maek full-proof…