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Panaji: Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Kumar Meena has said that police will have a major role in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine, when it becomes available. Speaking at a function organised at the police headquarters in Panaji to mark the 58th Raising Day of Home Guards and Civil Defence Organisation, Meena said: “A lot of talks are going on regarding vaccination, they are planning on how vaccination will be done, how it will be distributed and how this programme will be implemented. The government will require the services of police, home guards and civil defence volunteers.” The…

PANJIM: The Goa Forward Party (GFP) today as accused the CM Sawant led governemnt of fooling the governemnt employees on the HBA issue. The party has also exposed a letter made by the bank to the governemnt. Addressing the media, GFP leader John Nazareth said that he is in possession of a lengthy four page letter dated 12.06.2020 written by the Bank Official to the Addl. Secretary Finance, Finance Dept., Dept Management, Secretariat citing atleast 13 reasons why the House Building Advance scheme backed by Govt. of Goa Guarantee of Rs. 300 crores cannot be abruptly closed. “The main reason…

Upon credible information a narcotics raid was conducted by verna police station at cumborda Verna, in the evening of 5/12/2020. Narcotic substance Ganja weighing 2.157 kg w/rs 2,15,700/- was seized from the possession of accused , Simanchal s/o Bhaskar Swaim age 32 yrs, native of Odisha. He has been arrested in the case . He came to Goa 3 years back working as a Labour Supervisor, at IDC verna for last 3 years . Further Investigation is in progress. SP South Goa

Green activists and Goa Foundation director Claude Alvares today urged the center to refrain from doing favoritism by considering the views of only the mining operators and not giving due hearing to the views of Goans in the mining matter. Centre should call and hear Goans too said Claude. “Don’t do favouritism by hearing only mining operators,” he added. State got only Rs 3,000 crore revenue in last ten years and mine operators earned Rs 30,000 crore during the period, he lamented. Goa government should go for formation of Mining Corporation, he advised

Aam Aadmi Party today handed over taps to the Public Works Department to protest against failure of the government to provide tap water people from Sattari taluka. AAP leader Vishwesh Prabhu led residents of Bydruk Karmali Manik wada who also met the Sattari deputy collector. Vishesh lamented that for 35 years now people are not receiving piped water even though the place has been represented by the Ranes of the Congress and now of BJP. “What is the point of having taps in the houses when there is no water in the pipes and that is why we returned the…

Panaji: Following criticism from various quarters, the State Government has revoked the fee hike in Goa Dental College. The government had increased fee from Rs 12000 to Rs 1 lakh. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane took to social media to announce the revwrsal of decision. “With reference to the hike in fees structure at Goa Dental College, it was a matter of communication gap between the Public Health Dept and both the institutions of Goa Dental Colleges,” he said. “However, we have issued necessary instruction to not increase the fees of both the institutions,” he said.

Panaji: The postponed Zilla Panchayat elections have now been schedule d for December 12 and counting will be held on December 14. State Election Commission Chokha Ram Garg announced that COVID positive patients will be allowed to vote in the last hour with proper SOPs. Garg said that the elections will be held in 48 seats. One candidate in Sancoale is elected unopposed and in another constituency a candidate expired “No public campaigns allowed from today. The Model code of conduct comes into force from today and will be inforce till Dec 14 midnight,” hr added. He said all the…