Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Government of Goa has issued the instructions to all the Courts and Quasi – Judicial Authorities, viz. Revenue Courts, Children’s Court, Industrial Court, Administrative Tribunal, Labour Court, RERA, Goa Human Rights Commission, Goa State Information Commission and other quasi – Judicial authorities such as Rent Controller, Dy. Director/Directorate of Panchayat, Mamlatdars / Jt. Mamlatdars / B.D.O. The DIP release said that the competent authorities of above respective Courts should open the Court functioning on normal basis taking into account the situation prevailing in their respective districts. “The principal idea is to avoid congestion and occasion of…
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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte today has demanded that inquiry report on Goa Medical College (GMC) dark hour deaths should be made public at the earliest. “The Inquiry Report on GMC dark hour deaths should be made public at the earliest. Those responsible should be meted out with exemplary punishment as warning against such criminal negligence in future.,” said Khaunte He further said that justice for Goan lives is a must. Khaunte further said that it was sensible of Goa CM to extend the curfew for another week. “If CM Sawant had shown this sensibility in the beginning,…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government today declined to set up Judicial Commission to probe into the shortage of oxygen supply in Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) that led to death of several COVID-19 patients. It also turned down the demand for conduct of audit into the deaths related to coronavirus. When the matter came up for hearing today morning before the division bench of the Bombay High court at Goa, the Advocate General Devidas Pangam said that the doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, officials and bureaucrats have worked tirelessly and with full dedication during the entire pandemic and more particularly,…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Several residents of Hollant Beach in Issorcim area on Monday appealed the authorities and government to intervene and immediately repair the retaining wall that had collapsed during the cyclone Tuktae . Former Sarpanch of Velsao panchayat Lourenco Rodrigues, claimed that no authorities had bothered to pay a visit at the site and take up restoration works giving a feeling that the area had been completely neglected along with the residents. Rodrigues said that the place had historical value with many monuments from Portuguese era including an old custom house outpost. He also said that the villagers feared…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: A Goan, Lenny D’Gama has been appointed as a technical official for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Lenny was appointed by the Boxing Task Force. International multi-sports event scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan originally, have been rescheduled and will take place from 24 July to 9 August 2021, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will not allow international spectators. “I congratulate Lenny D’Gama for being appointed as a technical official for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world and it has helped several people deal with the COVID-19 crisis, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said while greeting people on the occasion of the International Yoga Day on Monday. The CM participated in a programme at the Aguada Fort in North Goa district in the morning and performed yoga exercises along with others as part of the event. In a Twitter post, he said yoga is the “key for a healthy life”. “Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world. It has helped millions of us to deal…
Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: V M Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd. under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative donated a fully functional ambulance to Village Panchayat of Parra which would aid in the provision of better medical and relief services to people of Parra, Anjuna, Assagaon and surrounding villages. The Ambulance was inaugurated on 20th June 2021 by State Cabinet Minister for Ports, Science and Technology and Waste Management, Michael Lobo and other dignitaries. Dattaraj Salgaocar, Chairman of V M Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd stated that “As a value-based organisation, V M Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd. is committed to continuing making a meaningful contribution…