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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking revelation, it has now come to the fore that the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has not accounted for the brought dead patients who tested positive for COVID later. This means that the final tally of the COVID19 shown every day in the bulletin is not authentic. It cannot be precisely termed as hiding of cases but lethargy or non-communication between two departments. Investigations reveal that over 250 cases – 140 in Goa Medical College and 130 in the South Goa District hospital-have been brought dead since June 2020. It means a total of…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: With no one stepping forward to take the responsibility to keep the roads safe during nighttime, hoards of cattle are taking over the roads in Canacona during the night, inconveniencing the commuters and increasing the risk of potentially losing lives of both in case of accidents. Over frequent complaints from locals, this correspondent inspected the roads in Canacona taluka and found herds of cattle squatting in the middle of the roads jeopardising their own lives and those utilizing the roads at night. Since Canacona taluka is an agrarian society, farmers domesticating cattle like cows, oxen, buffaloes, and…

Goemkapronn desk VALPOI: The North Goa District Collector has ordered to ban heavy traffic from the Chorla Ghat area between Goa and Belgaum from July 1, but there has been no implementation of the said order. Due to the non-implementation of this order, many heavy vehicles are plying on this route, and three accidents have taken place on Sunday itself. It has been revealed that in all accidents, heavy vehicles were involved. The continuance of heavy vehicles poses grave danger for light vehicles and two-wheelers. It is learned that the North Goa District Collector had issued an order banning heavy…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government on Sunday extended till July 19 the coronavirus-induced statewide curfew, but announced further relaxations as part of which it allowed gyms to reopen and operate at 50 per cent of their capacity. The government had last week allowed social, political, cultural gatherings, marriages and other congregations of up to 100 people or 50 per cent of the venue capacity. State Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in a tweet, The State Level Curfew Order will be extended up to 7 am, 19 July 2021, with further relaxations that will allow opening of gym with 50…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: The main market of Sattari taluka, Valpoi town, has been facing traffic congestion for the last several years due to a lack of traffic plan. For the last ten years, the municipality has been trying to bring planning into the traffic system. However, so far there has been no success. It was decided to notify the traffic plan as soon as possible in a meeting held at VMC Hall today to improve the system. VMC clarified that planning would be done in this regard by making changes in the system. It is learned that the number of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Women and Child Development has clarified that the news item published on certain local dailies on Disbursement of benefits for the beneficiaries of Ladli Laxmi Scheme’ is completely fake, smacks of ulterior motive to misguide the people of the State of Goa and to tarnish the image of the State Government. The Department of WCD has informed that on deposit of an amount of Rs. 37 crores and 49 lakh in the Nodal Banks (HDFC, State Bank of India) department has sanctioned 3749 applications of Ladli Laxmi Scheme in the month of June, 2021.…

Goaemkarponn desk PANAJI: National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Chief Minister Sri Arvind Kejriwal announced his visit to Goa. “Goa wants change. Enough of parties buying and selling MLAs. Enough of dirty politics. Goa wants development. There is no shortage of funds, only shortage of honest intent. Goa wants honest politics”, tweeted Arvind Kejriwal. Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to land in Goa’s Dabolim airport at 2:30 PM on 13th July’21. He is expected to address the media through press conference on 14th July. “We have launched ‘Lets clean Goa Politics’ 10 days before, today our National Convener and…