Panaji (Goa) [India], April 5 (ANI): A compilation, of over 500 photographs of both common and rare findings of post mortems, published in a new book titled 'Pictorial Forensic Pathology & Toxicology - A Colour Atlas', was released here recently.

Panaji Mar 30 PTI Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday presented a Rs 2446740 crore Budget with no additional taxes while putting stress on plugging revenue leakagesThe Budget was presented in English and Konkani by the chief minister who was sworn in on Monday after the BJP under his leadership retained power in the Assembly electionsHis governments focus was stopping revenue losses instead of levying new taxes he saidThe Gross State Domestic Product of Goa for 2022-23 was estimated at Rs 9141698 crore a growth of 707 per cent Sawant saidThe growth rate of Gross Value Added GVA was estimated at 473 per cent for the primary sector 652 per cent for the secondary sector and 966 per cent for the tertiary sectorGoas per capita income at current prices continues to be among highest in the country at Rs 580 lakh Sawant saidThe Budget also announced a Voluntary Retirement Scheme for government servants the details of which would be made public laterThere is a need to make the government administration more swift using technology After a certain age it becomes difficult to adapt to technological changes the chief minister said while announcing the VRSThe allocation for the Health Department was increased to Rs 197020 crore 1286 per cent more than in the previous fiscalSawant also allocated Rs 173 crore for strengthening infrastructure at the Goa Medical College and HospitalHe allocated Rs 2012 crore for Covid-19 Relief To MarginalizedUnorganized Sector scheme under which one-time financial relief is givenTo settle pending claims under the Ex Gratia Financial Assistance to the family of the victims of Covid-19 scheme which provides for one- time ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the family of deceased victims Rs 20 crore were providedAfter the state reeled under floods during the last monsoon Sawant proposed Rs 100 crore-worth Flood Mitigation Project in the areas along the Mahadayi Chapora Mapusa and Khandepar riversSawant also said his government intends to notify new rules for casino operations under the Goa Daman Diu Public Gambling Act 1976The Budget also proposed Rs five crore for promoting the arrival of international chartered flights -- mainly used by tourists -- in the state by bearing a part of parking and landing fees at the Dabolim International Airport PTI RPS KRK KRK

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 22 (ANI): The real estate sector has welcomed the inauguration of a skill development centre in Goa by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hoped that the move will change the dynamics in the area, especially for the real estate segment.

Panaji Nov 30 PTI The Goa Association of Resident Doctors GARD will work with black arm bands from Wednesday onward in solidarity with counterparts from Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA which has called a nationwide strike of OPD services demanding speeding up of the NEET PG 2021 counseling and admission process GARD president Dr Pratik Sawant told PTI on Tuesday his outfit had given notice to the medical superintendent of Goa Medical College to withdraw routine services from the Out Patient Department indefinitely from Wednesday Despite this prior notice the state government invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act from Tuesday he said GARD has decided not to go ahead with the OPD strike but instead work with black arm bands as a mark of protest The lack of support from the government which invoked ESMA is disheartening We had called for withdrawal of only OPD services and other facilities be it in wards casualty etc would not have been hampered he added PTI RPS BNM BNM BNM

Goa: In a shocking incident, a 16 year old girl attempted suicide by jumping from the third floor of a building after she was kidnapped and allegedly raped by a 31-year-old man in a car. According to a report in TOI, the incident took place on Wednesday. Goa: Kidnapped And Raped, Minor Girl Attempts Suicide, […]

Panaji Oct 31 PTI Union minister Nitin Gadkari will arrive in Goa on a two-day visit on Monday and inaugurate a missing highway link as well as telemedicine services at a hospital an official said Gadkari will inaugurate the missing link between Loutolim and Verna on National Highway 566 and then later will visit Goa Medical College in Bambolim to commission telemedicine services there the official said on Sunday In the evening Gadkari will interact with industrialists on Gati Shakti Master Plan in Dona Paula On Tuesday he will oversee the signing of an MoU between the state sports department and Vengsarkar Cricket Academy Thereafter he will review national highway projects here along with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant the official informed PTI RPS BNM BNM BNM

Panaji (Goa) [India], August 21 (ANI): After the death of two Russian women in Goa's Siolim village in separate incidents, the local police said prima facie, no foul play is involved in the two cases.