Panjim Goa’s COVID-19 caseload added up with 210 new cases today, taking total cases tally to 43,626. With death of two patients today, the mortality count mounted to 604. The day also saw 269 patients getting Recovered. The number of active cases is now 2,344. Of the two deaths reported at GMC, 75 year old is from Dhodamarg and 46 year old from Ponda. One patient died in the surgery ward of GMC.
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Panaji October 31, 2020 Director of Information and Publicity, Shri Sudhir Kerkar had a first meet with panchayat members of Nadora Panchayat in Bardez Taluka kicking off the Swayampurna Mitra Abhiyan today. Swayapurna Mitra assured all help to ensure that maximum benefits of various schemes of govt reach the last citizen. Panchayat members showed the much required enthusiasm and were very positive on Swayapurna Mitra Abhiyan. They discussed and put forth their difficulties faced by panchayat while implementing various schemes of Government. Major issues discussed in todays meeting were village library, handicrafts facilities, crematorium etc. They also…
Panaji: While the son Vishwajit Rane is hell bent on bringing the IIT Goa at Guleli, the father former Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane says government should look out for alternate places. The senior Rane said that the government must not go against the wishes of the people. “If people are opposing in Guleli there are mamy other places which can be considered, Rane said. Rane said government should look out for alternate places. “Why go against wishes of the people. After all this is people’s government,” he said.
The State government has nominated officers, at the rank of Goa Civil Service as “Swayampurna Mitra’, who would visit each village panchayat on every Saturday outlining the road map to make Goa self-sufficient. The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant announced during his online interaction with panchayat representatives on his government’s ambitious ‘Swayampurna Goa’ initiative. He said that the Mitra will assist village panchayats and locals with self-employment and also help the needy to avail various government schemes. “Goa is dependent on everything from other States right from Milk, eggs, vegetables, flowers,. It’s time that we become self-reliant in this. it…
Parshuram Sena today has termed the state government’s decision to re-open casinos as “Suicidal” The group has also said that the government has completely failed on COVID Management in Goa. “Starting these casinos during such a pandemic is not right. It will be suicidal for the state, the government has failed on COVID management, there is complete mismanagement,” said Velingkar Velingkar further said that the state government on all firms, on the name of covid the ministers have been doing scams.
Goan who was clueless about covid due to lack of information from Goa govt was totally unprepared for the pandemic and felt at a loss. “Goans who are used to greeting each other with a handshake if not a hug had a tough time during the lockdown where contact was forbidden,” said Rahul. He also recalled how the government failed to attend to the needs of the people. “Even medical facilities were woeful with Covid patients made to sleep on the floor at GMC and ESI hospital turning away patients due to lack of beds,” he said. At…
Quepem:;Deputy CM Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar said despite the State’s financial crunch some major development work s are being carried out in Qurpem taluka. Kavlekar was speaking while laying foundation stone for re-construction of collapsed culvert on Toleband road in Quepem Municipal area in Quepem Cosnstituency. Chairperson Dayesh Naik, Vice-Chairperson Chetan Haldankar, ward Councilor Luiza Carvalho, Councilor Paulo Fernande and William Fernandes, Ambaulim Sarpanch Jacinta Dias, Ex Chairperson Catty Fernandes, Frankay Gonsalves and local residents were present during the function. While speaking on the occasion Dy CM Babu Kavlekar said that, “this was a very important work. When…