Biggest challenge in Moti Dongor is to keep it ‘contained’

Biggest challenge in Moti Dongor is to keep it ‘contained’

Margao: After declaring Moti Dongor as a containment zone, the next big challenge for the administration is to keep it sealed. The slum area of Moti Dongor had three main exits and two potential exits, but the labyrinth of lanes and paths make it impossible to keep the containment zone completely contained. According to an inspector of the town police, it has now taken a sufficient manpower of the police...
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Ambelim wedding & Fatorpa funeral has become Fatorpa’s nightmare

Ambelim wedding & Fatorpa funeral has become Fatorpa’s nightmare

Margao: Two women from Fatorpa who reportedly contracted coronavirus from a wedding function they attended earlier have been found positive, along with 9 others, who they had met at a funeral recently. The two women who were detected positive, have reportedly spread the infection to 9 others. The medical officer at the Balli Primary Health Centre Dr Mamta Kakodkar said that some days ago the women had attended a marriage...
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Govt College Marcel, Sanquelim ranked in India’s best 200

Govt College Marcel, Sanquelim ranked in India’s best 200

Panjim: The two government-run colleges in Arts, Commerce and Science, Marcel and Sanquelim have been ranked amongst the best 200 colleges in the country on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2020. While the Government College Marcel is ranked in the ‘Rank Band’ 101-150 in India, the Government College Sanquelim is in the Rank Band 151-200. Further, St Xavier’s College Mapusa is ranked in the Rank Band 101-150, the...
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HC directs SGPDA to re-open fish market within 7-10 days

HC directs SGPDA to re-open fish market within 7-10 days

Panjim: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) to re-open the wholesale fish market within 7-10 days. During the hearing on Tuesday, the SGPDA sought for time citing maintenance but the Division Bench granted maximum 10 days to complete the pending work. The Court has also asked the Food and Drugs Administration to conduct regular tests of the fish arriving...
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Parents of final year diploma students want final exams deferred

Parents of final year diploma students want final exams deferred

Panaji: The parents of students studying in the final year of diploma programmes, under various departments of the Polytechnics in the state, on Tuesday urged the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that these students should not be compelled to appear for their final exams, scheduled to be held in July/ August 2020, due to the ongoing Corona pandemic. “We understand that examination is must and our children will only complete their...
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One dies in accident

One dies in accident

Mapusa: Aliana Aabikiwa (38), a foreign national died in accident at Arpora, on Monday. The accident occurred on Monday midnight when the lady in her Maruti Swift car was proceeding from Calangute towards Arpora direction, while reaching near Salt Restaurant, she lost control over the vehicle, dashed onto a coconut tree and fell into the rivulet. “After the vehicle fell into the rivulet, the lady died on the spot due...
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Temple ruins found during highway expansion at Navelim

Temple ruins found during highway expansion at Navelim

Margao: The ruins believed to be a 11th century old temple has become a centre of attraction after they were unearthed during the expansion of the highway at Navelim. Sources said that the area could be further excavated as more ruins could possibly be lying under ground and is believed to be dated to the 11th century. Sources said looking at the size of the ruins it could possibly be...
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473 seafarers who returned via Norwegian cruise test negative

473 seafarers who returned via Norwegian cruise test negative

Vasco: All the 473 Goan seafarers who had come to Goa via a Norwegian cruise liner to Mormugao Port on Monday, tested negative for COVID-19. Later, after undergoing all the due protocol-related processes, all the Goan seafarers left to their respective houses for home quarantine. Speaking to Herald, Jerry Clement, Sr Dy Transportation Manager confirmed that on Tuesday morning, the swab test results of the 473 Goan seafarers came as...
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Govt College Marcel, Sanquelim ranked in India’s best 200

Panjim: The two government-run colleges in Arts, Commerce and Science, Marcel and Sanquelim have been ranked amongst the best 200 colleges in the country on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2020. While the Government College Marcel is ranked in the ‘Rank Band’ 101-150 in India, the Government College Sanquelim is in the Rank Band 151-200. Further, St Xavier’s […]

One dies in accident

Mapusa: Aliana Aabikiwa (38), a foreign national died in accident at Arpora, on Monday. The accident occurred on Monday midnight when the lady in her Maruti Swift car was proceeding from Calangute towards Arpora direction, while reaching near Salt Restaurant, she lost control over the vehicle, dashed onto a coconut tree and fell into the rivulet. “After the vehicle fell […]

473 seafarers who returned via Norwegian cruise test negative

Vasco: All the 473 Goan seafarers who had come to Goa via a Norwegian cruise liner to Mormugao Port on Monday, tested negative for COVID-19. Later, after undergoing all the due protocol-related processes, all the Goan seafarers left to their respective houses for home quarantine. Speaking to Herald, Jerry Clement, Sr Dy Transportation Manager confirmed that on Tuesday morning, the […]

COVID cases hit Curtorim; PHC needs booster dose to handle future healthcare challenges

Margao: With a population of over 53 thousand in its jurisdiction and only 12 beds on record, operating in an old dated building the Curtorim Primary Health Centre (PHC) is in an urgent need of a booster dose of improvement. The alarming number of cases increasing under Curtorim has strained the medical team as well as the infrastructure of the […]