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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As per the guide lines of Government of India from 1st April 2021 all the people above 45 years will be given the dose of covid vaccine in the state of Goa. The above vaccine will be given in all the government hospitals free of cost and at government empanelled private hospitals after payment of Rs 250 rs per dose All the eligible people are requested to go to vaccination centres with their adhar card or any other government approved photo identity card and get themselves vaccinated

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 200 new COVID-19 cases. While there were 62 recoveries and 1 death reported today. As per DHS bulletin, the active cases stand at 1556. the total death tally is 830 while the samples tested in the last 24 hours us 2352. Goa will draft new standard operating procedures (SOPs) by Saturday to tackle the Covid-19 situation in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the Assembly on Friday.

Goemkarponn desk MORJIM: While the State government has been promising to improve the school infrastructure in the State, here is a case of a panchayat dumping garbage in the government school at Morjim. Sounds shocking but true, a property bearing survey No. 61/0, situated at Bandekarwada, Morjim, Pemem, Goa, was gifted by the owner of the said property to the Government for the purpose of educational institutions and the part of the said property admeasuring an area of 250 sq. mts. Locals said this was a Government primary school, which was taken up for renovation. “We were told that Primary…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The rising number of cases reported among the students and teaching staff of schools has created an alarming situation in Goa. Parents of students of city schools are in a tizzy as many schools are conducting offline examinations even as there has been a spurt in Covid cases. Some schools have responded positively to the parents’ concern over the growing cases of coronavirus and have decided to hold the exams online however some schools have been conducting offline exams. Now this has created ripples across the students and parents with some of them not in favour of…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The Wholesale fish market at the SGPDA, Margao was locked after the Wholesale Trader’s Association refused to pay SOPO to the contractor Milagres Fernandes. Since morning tense situation prevailed at the SGPDA Market as the wholesalers refused to pay SOPO alleging huge scam in collection. After the traders refused to pay SOPO, the SGPDA Member Secretary asked the gates to be locked. After the gates were closed all vehicles too remained locked inside the market area. The traders refused to pay SOPO to contractor saying he is not authorised to collect and SGPDA should immediately issue the…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: With the MLAs once again taking shelter of Covid scare and adjourning the assembly without conducting much business, Citizens for democracy a socio- political group which had raised the issue of the major ports authorities bill 2020 said that that if left unaddressed, the law could override the sovereignty of the state and lead it to a status of a centrally administered Union Territory. C4D delegation led by its leaders Elvis Gomes, Pradeep Padgaonkar, Sidhart Karapurkar, Ramiro Masceranhas and Edwin Vaz had recently met with Ports minister Michael Lobo, Leader of opposition Digambar Kamat and GF President…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party today castigated chief minister Dr. Pramod Sawant for the spike in covid cases and said mere phrases like “bhiupachi garaz na” do not work. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that every day there are 130 new cases thus giving Goa 8 per cent covid cases which is higher than the national rate 5 per cent.”Goa at present has the fourth highest number of covid cases and this is not expected when the chief minister is from the medical profession,” he said.He further pointed out that the chief minister only preaches safeguards and…