Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today clarified that the land proposed for Convention Centre at Dona-paula is neither sold or given on lease. “The amount of Rs.540 crore referred in the news item as cost of land is incorrect and misleading as the said amount is the estimated cost of the mandatory facilities to be developed by the Concessionaire at his own cost,” said CM He further said that RFP for the said project has been floated and bid process is still going on. The land for the proposed Convention Centre at Dona Paula is being neither…
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Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: From a couple of active Covid-19 cases a few weeks ago, Canacona has seen a sudden spurt in cases, and as on Friday there were reportedly 42 active Covid-19 cases in the taluka while the total case load has reached 937. Concerned about the sudden rise in Covid-19 cases in the taluka an emergency meeting of all the heads of the government departments and elected representatives from Canacona was called by deputy collector Uday Prabhudesai at the behest of Canacona MLA and deputy speaker Isidore Fernandes. During the meeting Dr Divakar Velip of Canacona Community Health Centre…
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Four people who travelled into Goa have tested positive for mutant strain of Covid-19. However, it is difficult to tell about the significance of the strain as the reports have come after a long period of time. According to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) 4 people have tested positive for 4 different strains. US, UK , double mutation Maharashtra and the one present in circulation. “Management wise we don’t know whether it’s significant at this stage as these reports are of old samples,” sources said The state government awaits more reports from Pune’s National Institute of…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: From 496 cases on February 23, Goa has reached a figure of 3597 active cases, thanks to the second wave of COVID19 in the State. After slowing down a bit from December to February, the COVID19 is back with vengeance and has caught the authorities unawares so much so that there are no beds available in the premier hospital of Goa Medical College and South Goa District Hospital. This has happened due to the lethargic approach of the State government and the health authorities. Despite the cases rising in the neighbouring State of Maharashtra and Karnataka, the…
Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: After the Electricity Department declared there would be no power for entire South Goa on April 11, the Public Works Department too has swung into action announcing there would be no water supply for the district on the same day. “As the electricity department has planned a annual maintenance shutdown on 11.04.2021 from 7.00 am to 2.00 pm, at Xeldem Substation, there will be no power supply to Salaulim Water Treatment Plant. Consequently, there would be no water supply from Salaulim water works to Sanguem, Quepem, Salcete and Mormugao taluka, partly on 11.04.2021 and 12.04.2021,” the notice…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji : GIM WIZBIZ 2021, the flagship event of premier B-school Goa Institute of Management saw corporate teams step out of the boardroom and onto the virtual stage to battle it out for the top spot at one of India’s popular corporate quizzes. Jayakanthan R of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged as the winner in a closely contested quiz. Conducted by the popular quizmaster Avinash Mudaliar, GIM WIZBIZ witnessed participation from leading corporate houses across the country. The top ten teams that made it to the finals were Jayakanthan R of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Shantanu Sharma of…
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: After withdrawal 402 candidates are in the fray in five municipal councils for the upcoming April 23 polls. As per State Election Commission (SEC), 14 candidates withdrew from Mapusa taking the tally after withdrawal to 95. In Mormugao, 136 candidates are in the fray are 11 candidates withdrew. Further in Margao 115 candidates are in fray as 17 withdrew. Similarly in Quepem, 62 candidates will be fighting it out after 7 candidates withdrew their candidature. However, in Sanguem Municipality there were no withdrawal and 43 candidates will be contesting the elections. State Election Commission today announced that…