Panaji: The Goa Human Rights Commission on Monday took suo motu cognisance of a news report on govt’s mandatory smart electricity meter rollout and sought a report from the chief electrical engineer of the electricity department.The commission said the report prima facie raised concerns of human rights violations and directed the chief electrical engineer to…
Panaji: In addition to the danger of heat strokes during the extreme heat, the directorate of health services has also cautioned people against taking respite from the heat by swimming in ponds, springs and other water bodies with stagnant water, where they could risk contracting leptospirosis.State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar said the leptospira bacteria can…
Panaji: Tourists are abandoning rented vehicles after accidents or upon completion of rental periods without returning to collect their identification documents or clearing pending dues, leading to financial losses for operators. According to operators in the state, around 20%–25% of customers each month leave behind documents such as Aadhaar cards and voter ID cards with…
Panaji/Valpoi: The public health department has suspended the services of Dr Yavanti Gawade, medical officer, community health centre, Valpoi, with immediate effect in a medical negligence case where an 11-year-old boy’s leg was amputated.The suspension order was issued based on preliminary observations of the internal committee indicating medical negligence by the doctor.The boy was brought…
Panaji: The Goa Lokayukta issued notices to the Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council and Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) over a complaint alleging encroachment on govt land and use of altered records for a jetty along the Zuari riverbank.Curchorem resident Sushant Vasta alleged before the Lokayukta that a private company carried out construction on land partly…
Panaji: In addition to the danger of heat strokes during the extreme heat, the directorate of health services has also cautioned people against taking respite from the heat by swimming in ponds, springs and other water bodies with stagnant water, where they could risk contracting leptospirosis.State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar said the leptospira bacteria can…
Valpoi: Residents of Nanus in Sattari and nearby villages have been grappling with an acute drinking water crisis for the past three days, forcing authorities to deploy tanker services. The shortage severely impacted Nanus, Ansulem and Sadik Wada.“Families in elevated localities have been affected due to erratic water supply. Many households are unable to store…
Panaji: In addition to the danger of heat strokes during the extreme heat, the directorate of health services has also cautioned people against taking respite from the heat by swimming in ponds, springs and other water bodies with stagnant water, where they could risk contracting leptospirosis.State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar said the leptospira bacteria can…
Panaji: Somewhere in the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Southern Ocean, with swells towering above and freezing winds howling across the Drake Passage, six women officers of the Indian Armed Forces held their course. Just sails and an unshakeable determination to go all the way around the world.This Wednesday, the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV)…
Panaji: A court in Merces on Monday acquitted Mayur Dhond in a 2019 hit-and-run case involving the death of 68-year-old Remediana Do Rosario. Dhond was accused of hitting Rosario with his Mercedes-Benz while she was crossing the road near the football ground at Campal, Panaji, around 5am on Dec 1, 2019. Rosario later succumbed to…
