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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: While the State government is dilly-dallying on imposing restrictions on tourists in the State, a shocking revelation has come to fore that 31 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported at an offshore casino. The Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has written the North Goa Collector to declare the said casino vessel as an mirco-containment zone. But again, following pressure the Collector is yet to decide on the matter. According to sources the entire casino vessel was sanitised yesterday and again opened for customers. Meanwhile police has deployed Staff accommodation in Madhuban building in St Inez. The casino…

Porvorim: Exposing major administrative lacunas in Covid management, Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte managed to get an assurance on the floor of the House to de-notify one of the buildings at Salvador-do-Mundo as a micro-containment zone. During the Calling Attention motion on the floor of the House, Khaunte exposed how 31 staff members from an offshore casino were shifted to Madhuban Building at Salvador do Mundo in his Assembly constituency and the building was declared as micro-containment zone, sparing the offshore casino vessel. He pointed out that there were vested interests playing in ensuring that the offshore casino vessel was spared…

NEW DELHI: Raghav Chadha, senior leader and national spokesperson, Aam Aadmi Party today welcomed Ms Pratima Betsy Countinho into the Party. Ms Coutinho is the former Mahila President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee. Also present at the welcoming, were senior leader Durgesh Pathak and AAP Goa convenor, Rahul Mahambre. AAP National Convenor Shri Arvind Kejriwal too announced Ms Coutinho’s joining via a tweet, wherein he said he is really happy to welcome one of the most dynamic young leaders of Goa Pratima Coutinho to AAP. Goa wants change, Goa wants young leaders like her to represent the Aam Aadmi…

PANAJI: Claiming that the State’s financial position and increasing liabilities are at alarming stage, the President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Girish Chodankar has vowed to rescue Goa from drowning in debts, once the Congress government is formed. Addressing a Press conference in Congress House-Panaji, Chodankar said that when Digamber Kamat was chief minister of Goa, the state liability was mere 7 thousand crores, which was liability since statehood, but now in BJP’s rule (in the last nine years) has touched to 26 thousand crore. “We will try our level best to bring this liability at least fifty percent down,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that the entire stretch of Atal Setu Bridge would be completed by December 2021. Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte had raised a calling attention stating the apprehensions and anxiety in the minds of the people due to the incomplete works relating to the Atal Setu Project. Khaunte said that the project was inaugurated in January, 2019, however the projects is still undergoing progress / repairs till date. “The arm connecting to Panaji remains incomplete while the bridge is constantly being repaired for potholes,” Khaunte said He further said that the number of…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Social Worker Rajesh Verenkar, son of former MLA Shivdas Verenkar, from Ponda on Friday joined Congress Party along with his supporters in a function held in Congress House at Panaji. The leader of opposition Digambar Kamat welcomed Mr. Verenkar and his supporters in the fold of Congress Party. The President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Girish Chodankar, Dharma Chodankar and others were present on the occasion. Margao MLA Digambar Kamat congratulated Rajesh Verenkar for taking the step of joining Congress and said that his presence will help the party to strengthen further and also to reach…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar has informed that 181 farmers across Goa have received financial assistance under the Prime Minister Kissan Yojana. “As per the information 181 farmers in the state have received financial assistance under the Prime Minister Kissan Yojana,” informed Kavlekar The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan Yojana) is a government scheme through which, all small and marginal farmers will get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support. This 75,000-crore scheme aims to cover 125 million farmers, irrespective of the size of their landholding in India. P Under the PM Kisan Yojana, income support of Rs 6000 per annum…