No new variant of covid found in Goa: State epidemiologist
Digital Goa, Jan 6 – No new variant of covid has not been found in Goa as on date. The very few cases of covid which are reported are also caused due to Omicron sub variant, informed state epidemiologist Dr Prashant Suryavanshi. Swab sample of every covid positive patient is sent for genome sequencing as per new guidelines issued...
Crane falls into river at Vaghurme, Ponda; Operator meets watery grave
Digital Goa, Jan 6- In a tragic incident a 32-year-old Hydrolic crane operator died after the crane he was driving fell into the river at Vaghurme, Ponda. The Crane operator Ramendra Kumar hails from Bihar. The incident occurred on Thursday evening when Kumar was transporting cylinders from a construction site. He allegedly lost control of the vehicle and fell...
Manickam Tagore appointed AICC In-Charge of Goa
Digital Goa, Jan 4- Senior Congress Leader and Tamil Nadu MP, Manickam Tagore has been appointed as the All India Congress Committee(AICC) In-Charge of Goa with immediate effect. Dinesh Rao who held the post thus far has been made AICC In-Charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Mopa airport to attend to 13.5 million passengers per annum in next 5 years: GGIAL
Digital Goa, Jan 5- In the next 5 years the Manohar International Airport will be scaled to attend to 13.5 million passengers per annum informed GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) officials. The greenfield airport commenced its operations today with its first flight landing at the Airport from Hyderabad at 9 am today morning. The number of flights will...
Taxi operators from Pernem withdraw agitation following written assurance by govt
Digital Goa, Jan 5 – Agitating taxi operators from Pernem have finally withdrawn their protest following written assurance from the Goa govt that prior commitments made by the govt to the taxi operators from Pernem will be honoured. “Commitment made in Meeting at Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) by Government will be honored with priority for project affected persons...
Mhadei matter did not come for hearing today as judge recused from case says CM
Digital Goa, Jan 5- Mhadei matter did not come for hearing before the Supreme Court because Justice Narsinha recused from the case yesterday as he had represented Goa in the matter earlier, informed CM Pramod Sawant. “The matter was listed for hearing before Justice Narsinha yesterday. But since Justice Narsinha had represented Goa in the Mhadei water dispute earlier,...
WRD Minister submits memorandum to Union Jal Shakti Minister over Mhadei diversion
Digital Goa, Jan 5 - Water Resource Department(WRD) Minister Subhash Shirodkar today submitted a memorandum to Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat opposing the technical clearance given by Central Water Commission(CWC) to Karnataka State, for diversion of interstate Mhadei River water. Shirodkar met Shekhawat at the First State Minister Conference on Water Vision @2047 at Bhopal , Madhya...
Hubali native arrested for robbery at mobile shop, accomplice absconding
Digital Goa, Jan 5 – A man from Karnataka was arrested by Margao police for robbery at a mobile shop with the help of an accomplice. Sameer Bepari from Hubli, Karnataka has been arrested while his co-accused Babu Marathe is absconding. One iPhone mobile, one MacBook 4 other mobile phones and a bicycle have been recovered from Sameer. Both...
Caranzalem resident duped to the tune of Rs 2.69 crore on pretext of furnishing fiancé visa to USA
Digital Goa, Jan 5 – A woman from Maharashtra who is presently residing at Caranzalem has been duped to the tune of whooping Rs 2.69 crore on the pretext of helping her procure fiancée visa for America. A complaint to this effect has been filed at Cybercrime Cell of Goa police. The victim lady has filed cheating complaint against...
Woman dies on the spot, driver injured after tree comes crashing down on driving class car at Sanguem
Digital Goa, Jan 5 – In a tragic incident, a woman died on the spot after a huge Gulmohor tree came crashing down on the car she was travelling in. The deceased is identified as 38-year-old Anita Fernandes from Bamansai, Sanguem. The driver Sayed Nasif Shaikh(age 40 years) from Muslim Wada, Sanguem has been injured in the accident. The...
