PANJIM: Goa today reported 97 new Covid-19 positive cases. While there 114 recoveries and 2 deaths reported today. As per DHS bulletin, two deaths were reported from GMC, a 72 year old patient from Ponda and a 85 year old from Canacona succumbed to the virus today. Meanwhile, the active case snow stand at 931, samples tested today are 1961 and the total deaths tilkl today is 737.
Panaji:Nehru Yuva Kendra ,Panaji under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ,Govt. of India organized District Youth Parliament on 30th December 2020 at Nehru Yuva Kendra , Panjim ,Goa. Nehru Yuva Kendra Madgaon also participated in the event. District Youth Parliament is a part of National Youth Festival 2021.The winner of the event will go to the state level and thereafter to the National level. First, second and Third Winner at National Level will get a prize money of 2 Lakh,1.5 Lakh,1 Lakh respectively.Raju Gawas was the winner from Panaji district and Priyanka kadam was the first runner up .Swati…
Panaji :The Arambol beach was witness to a double rescue of a couple while two were rescued at Calangute earlier today. At the Arambol sweet lake at around 16:10 hrs today, a group of 40 people were bathing. Among them were a couple, both aged 30 years, who drifted deeper into the waters. This alerted Drishti lifesavers Satish Satoskar and Shubham Satelkar who rushed the spot and secured the tourists with a rescue board and a rescue tube. A group of ten people from Hyderabad were bathing in the waters earlier today at Calangute beach when one of them drifted…
Panaji: Amidst the controversy surrounding the Cannabis plantation issue, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the government is not going ahead on the cannabis issue. Addressing the year-ender press conference, Chief Minister said that the proposal was moved to make cannabis legal based on instruction from Indian Institute of Integrated medicines. “Some people want to create unnecessary issue as they have no other issue to raise. The government has not taken any decision on cannabis as of now,” he said. He said that the filed has been moved by the Health department. “If file is moved it…
Aam Aadmi Party today accused the BJP government in Goa of attempting to convert Goa into a drug den after already making arrangements to convert it into a coal hub. Briefing media persons AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre said it’s indeed surprising that the government is considering marijuana plantation even though the number of deaths due to drug consumption is increasing every day. “Goa is already fighting the drugs nuisance. Our youth are falling prey to it. In spite of this if the Govt. goes ahead with it, it will spell doom for the next generation Goans. ” Said Rahul…
Panaji: The Goa Foundation has raised objection to sale and movement of ore excavated prior to 2007. In a letter to Director, Department of Mines and Technology, Dr Claude Alvares states, “We have been informed by our sources in mining circles that the Department has commenced accepting royalties on ore allegedly claimed by parties (not part of 88 mining leases) because it was extracted by them prior to 21.11.2007.” Further, the letter said “In this connection, we are drawing your attention to the Supreme Court’s judgement in the Bandekar case, where similar claim was made that the ore belonged to…
The Bombay High Court at Goa headed by Chief Justice issues notice to authorities over a petition challenging Mapusa Municipal Council’s construction of footpaths along the main roads of Mapusa town. The petitioner stated that the said roads experience heavy traffic of all kinds. Buses, trucks, transport vehicles, cars, taxis, two wheelers, cyclists and pedestrians regularly use this road for their daily commute. However, the authorities, in dereliction of their duties, have only catered to those with motorized forms of transport, thus neglecting cyclists and pedestrians. No provisions are made for the easy movement of those with disabilities. Across the…
