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The Government intends to make Goa poverty free, aim to generate self employment to make people self reliant said Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant after inaugurating newly constructed building for Parra Village Panchayat today. Dr Sawant was speaking at a function organised by The Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation at Parra Bardez today. The Chief Minister said Government is making every effort to provide toilet for every household to make Goa open defecation free in the days to come and called upon the people to cooperate with the Government to accomplish the objective . The objective of Self reliant Goa…

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The Muslim community in the port town are upset after Dabolim Airport was recently removed as embarkation point for the Haj Pilgrimage. Social worker Riyaz Qadri said Dabolim airport catered to Muslims not only from Goa but also the from neighbourhood states as well. “Due to Covid, many Muslims could not undertake the Haj Pilgrimage in 2020, but the good thing is that people will get a chance to undertake this pilgrimage next year. However, what has upset us is the cancellation of Dabolim airport as the embarkation point. Dabolim airport had been an embarkation point for the Haj Pilgrimage…

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Parra: In one of the most stinging attack on Congress, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant On Friday charged that former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat gave permission to Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to increase coal import by five million tonnes on March 2, 2012 when model code of conduct for Goa Assembly elections was in force. Speaking at the inauguration of Parra panchayat ghar in presence of Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho, RDA Minister Michael Lobo, GSIDC vice chairman and MLA Joshua D’Souza, Parra sarpanch Delilah Lobo and panchayat members were present, Sawant said those who created the problem are opposing it…

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PANJIM: Goa today reported 156 COVID-19 positive cases today. While there were 167 recoveries and 2 deaths. As per DHS bulletin a 84 year old patient from Mapusa with DM+HTN+IHD and 29 year old patient from Pernem with ALD succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, the active cases stand at 1715, samples tested today are 1551 and total deaths are 658

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Panaji: Union Minister of State for AYUSH (IC) & MOS Defence Shri Shripad Naik’s efforts have been a great relief to the Seafarers in Goa for obtaining the ‘Continuous Discharge Certificate’ (CDC) required to work on a foreign ship for non-compliance with the law. The five-year ban imposed on Seafarers by ‘D.G.Shipping’ has been reduced to three years. ‘D.G.Shipping’ has given a chance to Seafarers who have completed their earlier detention, too, to apply for a new CDC. Section 9 of the ‘Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) Rules,’ enacted under the “Central Merchant Shipping Act, 1970” prohibits Indian sailors from working…

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Panaji. November 13: Aam Aadmi Party today appealed to the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant to give Goans something as a Diwali gift as he has done for the non-Goan casino owners. Surel Tilve, spokesperson for Aam Aadmi Party referred to the joint letter addressed by CII, GCCI, GSIA, Travel & Tourism Association of Goa and VIA to the CM asking for help to Goan business houses. “It is surprising that cash rich sectors like the Casino have been given a waiver of Rs. 277.08 Crores by the Goa government despite facing resource crunch” he said. He lamented that when…

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