PANJIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today stated that the decision to re-open schools will be taken tomorrow. “The consulation process is over and by tomorrow the decision to reopen schools will be taken,” said Sawant Sawant earlier had said that he had asked the state education secretary and director of education to hold consultations with stakeholders, including school managements, parent-teacher associations and teachers’ bodies such as the Goa Headmasters’ Association and Goa Principals’ Forum. Sawant had held consultations with the stakeholders in the last week of September, and it was then decided that schools will not…
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PANJIM: Former Thivim MLA Kiran Kandolkar today said that the state government under CM Dr Pramod Sawant has forced the people of this state to come out on the streets against railway double tracking and IIT projects. Kandolkar officially took charge as the working president of the Goa Forward Party in the presence of Vice President Durgadas Kamat and Siolom MLA Vinod Palyekar. “Govt has forced the people to come on the streets against these projects of IIT and double tracking,” said Kandolkar BJP’s former Tivim MLA Kiran Kandolkar on Recentky joined the Vijai Sardesai-led Goa Forward…
PANJIM: Goa Police have solved the Calngute Murder case and the accused Gopal Singh has been arrested. Singh is native of Uttarakhand and the motive for murder was because of the serving of liquor. In an shocking incident, a middle aged man was stabbed to death in the heart of Calangute market. A person, popularly known as “topi” was found in pool of blood this evening. Calangute police said the incident took place around 6.30 to 7 pm.
Chandor: Thousands of people gathered at Chandor in South Goa to show their support to the agitation against the double tracking of railway line from Collem to Vasco. The South Western Railway were scheduled to carry out works at the level crossing at Chandor for double tracking but the workers and officials did not turn up seeing the sea of people. Thousands started their march from Chandor Church and marched towards the railway crossing and sat on the tracking till the wee hours of the morning. Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Goa Forward also participated in the…
Panaji: Within a fortnight the COVID19 cases came down from 500 per day to just 150 plus. Taking advantage of the situation the State governmwnt has allowed casino operations and given provisional permission for the EDM festival Sunburn. While many State in the country are facing the second wave of the deadly virus which is more lethal, Goa has decided to Unlock almost everything. The mistake committed in May, when Goa declared itself Green Zone in a hurry, are we repeating the mistake? The State has already seen that it cannot handle more that 3000 to 4000 patients in hospitals…
PANJIM: Goa today reported 142 new Covid-19 postive cases. While there were 237 recoveries and 5 deaths. As per DHS bulletin,a 68 year old patient from Chimbel with COP, 70 year old patient from Bicholim with HTN+IHD, 46 year old patient from Bicholim with ALD+Immuno-compromised state, 73 year old patient from Mapusa with HTN and 25 year old patient from Bicholim with Pulmonary Kochs succumbed to the virus
PANAJI: With the covid 19 cases on the decline in the capital city, the corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has withdrawn the restriction on narkasur height and sound system in its jurisdiction. “With the covid cases on decline in Panaji, CCP has decided to withdraw restriction on narkasur height and sound system in its jurisdiction,” said CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar He said, “Now people in CCP limits can exceed the earlier height of 8 feet of effigy and also can use sound system,”