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Panaji:A 26 years old male from Bangalore who had ventured into the waters at the Dudhsagar waterfall found himself in the seep areas and panicked. He started gesturing for help. Drishti Lifesaver Shahnawaj Nadaf dived into the waters and secured victim with a rescue tube and rescued him. Earlier today an 18 years male from Karnataka entered into the sea to have a swim at the Candolim beach and got pulled in by a rip current. Noticing the victim struggling for help Drishti lifesavers Akshay Desai and Nehal kholkar dashed into the waters and securing the victim onto a rescue…

Panaji: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Friday said that all three linear projects are requirwd doe the State and the government has placdd the facta bwfore Central Empowered Committee (CEC). In an interview on Doordarshan, Sawant asserted that all projects are in the interest of Goa and govt will go ahead with the projects. “We will take stakeholders into confidence,” he said. He said government has put all the facts before CEC. “People opposing the projects should also tell CEC what they plan to do after two years if there is electricity shortage. Then they ahould not blame Goa…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: 520 healthcare workers (HCWs) have received the COVID vaccine of a Covishield brand on second round which was held on Friday in Goa in Six Health Centres. No Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) have reported from any of the centres. Goa Medical College vaccinated 200 Beneficiaries where as CHC Valpoi vaccinated 62, North Goa district Hospital 57, CHC Pernem 59, Vision Hospital 48 and Victor Hospital 94. Earlier last week on launch day Goa had recorded 470 beneficiaries who were vaccinated. Officials from Directorate of Health Services Said that State health centres vaccinated 520 of its beneficiaries…

Gaurang Prabhu Malkarnekar/ Goemkarponn Netravali: The No-Confidence motion against Netravali Sarpanch Rajani Govekar was passed 5-0. The No confidence motion was filed by 5 member of Netraveli panchayat on January 18. Outgoing sarpanch Rajani and another panch Antonia F Costa was absent for voting. The voting was conducted in presence of observer Sushant Naik and secretary B M Tilve did the elections proceedings. Dy. Sarpanch Abhijit Satyavan Dessai is given the charge of acting Sarpanch till the new sarpanch is elected.

Margoa: All Goa Sand extractor, transporters and all dependents on sand mining held meeting at Powerhouse circle, Margao on Friday demanding restart of sand mining immodestly. Subhash Raul, sand extractor from Betki said that they are fully dependent on sand mining and now suddenly the government has suddenly stopped their business. “We appeal to government to restart the sand mining business. We are ready to pay the royalty and government should issue us licence immediately,” he said. Prashant Naik another sand transporter said that government has stopped Goan sand and the same government is allowing sand from Kudal, Maharashtra and…

Aam Aadmi Party has come down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa for its attempts to amend the Lokayukta Act in order to make it a mere decorative position by rendering it tooth less tiger and said the BJP is doing this only because it wants to continue with its corrupt acts without any hindrance. AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre while pointing out that his party was formed to rid corruption and fight against it, said they cannot accept any dilution of the powers or scope of the Lokayukta which is a necessary watch dog over governance…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Second round of Covid-19 vaccination is underway at 7 centers across Goa. The drive will go one for 2 consecutive days, today and tomorrow. With 100 being vaccinated at each center per day nearly 1,400 health workers are expected to get inoculated in 2 days time. 426 health care workers were vaccinated in Goa on Saturday , Jan 16,  when the countrywide vaccination drive was launched.  Stressing on the need to get inoculated with Covid vaccine, Oncologist Dr Shekahr Salkar said “Number of Covid cases are coming down. If we do not take a vaccine and at…