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The Government of Goa through Department of Science, Technology and Waste Management will be holding the annual Scientific event i.e., Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotsav 2020 on 13th December 2020 from 10:00am to 12:30pm. The inaugural event will be at NIO, Dona Paula, being attended by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant, Hon’ble Minister for Science, Technology and Waste Management, Shri Michael Lobo, Chief Secretary-Government of Goa, Secretary-Science, Technology and Waste Management Department, Chairman Organizing Committee, Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotsav and Chairman, GPSC Shri. Jose Manuel Noronha and Director, NIO, Dr. Sunil Singh. Principal Scientific advisor to Government…

BAMBOLIM: Goa Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar today said that 100 COVID-19 positive cases were recorded during marriage functions across Goa. Addressing the media, Dr Bandekar said, “It looks as if people have now forgotten all the SoP’s that is wearing of mask and following social distancing, 100 Covid-19 cases were reported during marriage functions across the state,” He said, “ I again urge all the people to wear face masks and following social distancing while holding marriage functions otherwise it wont be far away that Goa experiances a second wave of Covid-19,”

The MGP today extended its support to double-tracking of South Western Railway line claiming that the development will help Goa in many big ways. Addressing a press conference, MGP supremo Sudin Dhavalikar said that the party is against coal handling and coal pollution but not against double tracking of railway line. He said that double tracking will help in transportation of wheat, cement and other products at a minimum expense. He also said that political parties having bosses in Delhi will never be able to stop coal handling. “Only regional party led government can do that,” he said. MGP MLA…

Ponda Goa, 9 December 2020: Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), representing the cause of lakhs of people gainfully employed in the mining industry in the state of Goa today. criticised Goa Foundation, a Goa based NGO for creating muddle in Goa Mining matter which is on halt from past 32 months. The outburst of COVID-19 pandemic has further intensified the tragic economic condition of the state in a precarious condition. With state borrowing standing at an all-time high, the amount of debt has been further increased in last 3 years. Mining has been stopped in Goa from March 15, 2018…

The State government has announced that the ZP polling day December 12 will be a paid holiday. The public cum paid holiday will be applicable to industrial workers, daily wage workers of government departments, commerical and industrial workers of private establishment, daily wage employees in any business, trade, industrial undertaking, etc. The order in this regard was issued by Under Secretary GA Shripad Arlekar.

Margao: The production unit of Home Work was inaugurated at the hand of Fatorda MLA and Goa Forward President Mr.Vijai Sardesai in the presence Mrs. Usha Sardesai, Founder of “UNNATI for People and Planet, Goa Women Forward President Adv Ashma , Former Chairpersons of Margao Municipal Council Pooja Naik Kanekar and Babita Angle Prabhudesai and members of women self help groups from Fatorda. Speaking on the occasion of the inaugural, Vijai Sardesai said that one of the core projects of “We for Fatorda” is “UNNATI for people and planet” with a brand name “HOMEWORK” is a confederation of women self-help…

District Magistrate and Zilla Panchayat Election Officer, South Goa District, Shri Ajit Roy, IAS, has order that on the day of Poll, viz. from 06.00 am to 9.00 pm of December 12, 2020 in all 23 Zilla Panchayat Constituencies under the jurisdiction of South Goa Zilla Panchayat Election Office, all Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, Tea Shops, Pan Shops and other food shops (Dhabas, Gaddas) etc. within the vicinity of 200 mtrs of any polling station will remain closed to avoid their misuse for carrying campaigning or intimidation of voters or influencing voters and to prevent any gathering of crowd and any…