Panaji: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Tuesday took the heads of departments to task at the Vigilance awareness week wherein he said the Goans are deprived of basic necessities like toilets while the outsiders get everything on the platter. Speaking at a function organised at the secretariat, the Chief Minister said that the harassment of the common man has to stop. “Even after 60 years post independence Goans are still deprived of basic necessities of toilet, electricity and water,” Sawant said. He said that thus is due to ineffective implementation of the govt schemes by the bureaucracy. “Harassment of…
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Panaji: Even as the academic year is entered second phase, parents are not ready to send children to school despite the COVID 19 cases showing sharp decline. The Goa headmaster’s association has said that 198 of the 209 government-aided schools it surveyed are not in favour of reopening yet, president Mariano Valadares said. The parents-teacher associations (PTAs) in these schools want reopening plans on hold till the Covid-19 situation stabilises further, he said. “The association is also for reopening of schools, but the situation is not conducive at the moment,” said Valadares. “Most parents are not in favour of it…
Baga: Stating that the government is unnecessarily spending money in getting tourists to Goa, Minister of Waste Management Michael Lobo said he has been personally following the permission for arrival of charter flights in the State. While inauguration Goa’s first Smart street at Tito’s lane Baga, Lobo said he has been personally following the approvals for charter landings. “If needed I will take an appointment with Home Minister Amit Shah and get approvals,” he said On the erection of shacks ahead of season, Lobo said Shacks are important to get tourists on the beaches and we are…
Panaji:The Goa investment promotion board held its 25th Board meeting today under the chairmanship of CM Mr Pramod Sawant. A total of 7 new projects and 3 expansion projects were cleared. The proposed Investment amount totals to approx Rs 2228 cr with a proposed direct employment generation of 5827. The projects cleared are from various industrial sectors in manufacturing, service, food processing , hospatility and
Panjim Total six patients succumbed to covid-19 infection on Monday taking the total mortality tally to 582. Another 290 new patients tested positive taking total count to 2517 of active cases. Of the total six deceased, four were admitted in Goa Medical College and Hospital, and two were in Hospicio, both were brought dead. The two had no co-morbid condition. Total three patients from Mapusa have succumbed to the infection- two male patients and one female. A 68 year old male from Margao, 52 year old male from Benaulim and 64 year…
Panaji- The opposition to the Bainguinim Garbage treatment plant by the Union Minister and North Goa MP Shripad Naik is nothing but a Jumla to create a fake feeling in the minds of the Zilla Panchayat voters of Cumbarjua Constituency to facilitate the victory of his son Siddhesh Naik. I challenge the Union Minister for Ayush Shripad Naik to walk the talk and compel the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant to scrap the said project before Zilla Panchayat Elections. I will withdraw my candidature as Zilla Panchayat Candidate from Corlim constituency stated Cumbharjua Block Congress President and ZP Candidate Vishal…
AAP has strongly criticized the functioning of BJP Govt. after Dental college recruitment Scam in is exposed, AAP has said that dental college recruitment scam is another example of bad Governance and deep rooted corruption by BJP in Goa. The Health ministry has recruited around 37 nurses on regular basis in dental college against the vacant posts. However, shockingly despite conducting interviews and exams there are no results announced and directly appointment letters have been issued to the “nominated” candidates of the health minister and the other cabinet colleagues. 37 nurses have already joined duties without announcement of…