Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 527 new COVID-19 positive cases today. While there 138 recoveries and 2 death reported at GMC. As per DHS health bulletin, the active cases stand at 2858. The samples tested in the last 24 hours is 2638 and the total death tally is 840.
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho has clarified that the new Motor Vehicle (MV) Act would be implemented in the State from May 1, and not from April 16 as was notified in the gazette. Godinho said the intervening period would be utilised by the transport department to carry out awareness programmes across the State before the new MV Act is implemented. “The new MV Act has been notified in the State and steep fines will be enforced. The State government will issue a corrigendum in the gazette stating that the new MV Act will be implemented from May…
Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday protested outside the BJP headquarters against the Narendra Modi government’s decision to export COVID vaccines. Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party workers raised slogans against the Narendra Modi government, with the Delhi Police stopping the protesters outside the BJP headquarters. Senior AAP leader and Chief Spokesperson Shri Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the 130 crore population of India ought to have the first right over the vaccine that has been created by scientists of our country. He also said that COVID cases are on the rise and people are dying, but the…
Margao – Late Tukaram Kashinath Fondekar selflessly contributed to music; especially to Sangeet Natak with his mastered art of playing harmonium. Government of Goa through Art & Culture Department must commemorate his birth centenary year by organising events & instituting an award or scholarship in his name said Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. I urge Art & Culture Minister Govind Gaude to prepare a Directory of all such artists of Goa which will help next generations to know of their contributions Digambar Kamat said. On the occasion of the 99th birth anniversary of the acclaimed artist today, Digambar Kamat said…
Panaji: The tweet of the Tourism Department terming Maratha Ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as “Invader” was a deliberate Conspiracy to give back door entry to a Public Relation Agency (PR Agency) and facilitate “Mission 30% Commission” of Tourism Minister Manohar alias Babu Ajgaonkar charged Goa Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary Amarnath Panjikar. The silence of the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on the issue as well as him refraining from calling the Great Maratha King a “Ruler” in his tweet on the Punyatithi and limiting his words to call Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj only as “Warrior” speaks volumes about his support…
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today Chaired a meeting with all the HODs of GMC to review Covid protocols and management at GMC in view of the rising cases. The meeting has finalised to collectively resume the telephone service for booking OPD appointments. “Pandals will be put up for seamless management of out-patients, patient relatives will be restricted in view of the rising cases” said Rane after meeting He further said that Strict implementation of SOPs at GMC. “I thank the HODs for their valuable suggestions to further enhance our arrangements in order to curb the virus,” he…
The Bombay High court at Goa today issued notices to the State District Administrations on functioning of Tree Authority in North and South Goa. The Court was hearing a PIL filed by the Living Heritage Foundation with regards to felling of trees for the Mollem infrastructure projects. In the press statement issued, the petitioner claimed that The district authorities have to file an affidavit before April 28 stating the status report and furnish statistics of the pending tree felling applications before them. The state of Goa through advocate general has to answer whether the tree authority is functional at all,…
