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Goa doctor tries ‘power of proximity’ to heal disease that isolatesSubscriber Only
April 26, 2020 04:36 IST
In the 33 days between March 18, when the state’s first patient was admitted, to April 19, when the seventh and last was discharged, a peculiar protocol has played out on the fourth floor of the hospital.
Sun, Apr 26, 2020
The Recovered: Two Goan sailors on their days in the COVID wardSubscriber Only
April 21, 2020 13:34 IST
Both agree to donate blood for plasma therapy -- “We only have life to offer now”
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown: In Goa, data sheets, thermal guns readySubscriber Only
April 21, 2020 02:05 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Goa has 3,000 industrial units in 24 estates, which according to Goa Government officials also helped.
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
Active COVID-19 cases 0, Goa now gears up for return of seafarersSubscriber Only
April 20, 2020 01:26 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Goa went into lockdown on March 22 and reported its first three cases of Covid-19 positive on March 25: two were from north Goa, and one from south Goa.
Mon, Apr 20, 2020
In Goa, migrant workers left with no money asked to leave rented housesSubscriber Only
April 14, 2020 07:37 IST
Across Goa, volunteers and government staff on field are recounting stories where house owners have started asking for rents to be cleared.
Wed, Apr 15, 2020
Govt rushes supplies to migrants in ‘Goa’s Tuscany’Subscriber Only
April 11, 2020 02:17 IST
The Indian Express had on Thursday reported the plight of migrants and workers stranded and without food during the lockdown in Assagao, which is known as a summer pincode for millionaires.
Sat, Apr 11, 2020
Hidden behind Goa’s world of villas and pools, migrants without food, helpSubscriber Only
April 10, 2020 01:08 IST
Assagaon sarpanch Hanumant Ranu Naik accuses the state government of being of no help, despite the fact that they had handed over a list of villa site workers and migrants on March 24 to the Block Development Officer.
Fri, Apr 10, 2020Amid lockdown, Goa denies entry to cruise shipSubscriber Only
April 09, 2020 21:56 IST
Port Minister Michael Lobo later told reporters that the authorities are engaged in handling the situation, but currently due to the lockdown the vessel cannot be allowed to disembark in Goa.
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
A Russian who went ‘missing’ and another found hiding in a cave in GoaSubscriber Only
April 09, 2020 17:43 IST
During a routine patrol by the lifeguard stationed at the Keri beach area, a Russian national was spotted in a small narrow cave along the shoreline. He seemed to be in obvious distress as the cave was flooding rapidly due to the high tide.
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
Goa: Labourers to newly-weds, a hostel home to many stranded in lockdownSubscriber Only
April 05, 2020 12:16 IST
The hostel with a capacity of 100 has now been re-structured to accommodate the 70-odd people stranded amid the lockdown while following social distancing norms.
Sun, Apr 05, 2020
Day after minister’s claim, Prince Charles’s office denies he recovered from COVID-19 with ayurvedic helpSubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 22:08 IST
Reacting to the Clarence House statement, Shripad Naik said, “It is not my information. I got a call from Isaac Mathai (who runs an ayurveda resort in Bengaluru) a day before the presser. I told him I cannot say this, as I don't have any written document. He told me Mr Charles is his patient and he treated him from medicines in the centre.”
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
‘Struggling to feed our workers as MLAs diverting supplies to their areas’: Goa industries body chiefSubscriber Only
April 02, 2020 22:03 IST
Damodar Kochkar, Goa State Industries Association president, says while they are trying to help their labourers, 'at some stage, we expect the government to take charge'.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Goa: 10 days into lockdown, steps taken to ensure smooth supplies, check hoardingSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 02:35 IST
Goans have been complaining of a lack of essential supplies. The goods that are available are being sold at sky-high prices, residents claim.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 lockdown: Pantry staff of two trains stranded without money, food near GoaSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 01:47 IST
"I lied to my family for some days, but my wife realised something was wrong. For the past two days, I have been convincing her I will return alive," 28-year-old Bhupendra Singh says.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020Coronavirus lockdown: Anger, chaos in Goa as supplies run outSubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 01:19 IST
What sharpened the anger over the food supplies running dry were videos that did the rounds of social media on Sunday of CISF personnel beating and getting locals to do squats.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Covid-19: Goa seals borders, restricts entry of tourist vehiclesSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 16:09 IST
Goa sources bulk of its vegetables and other edible essentials from its neighbouring states, Karnataka and Maharashtra, and the order stated that only those vehicles would be allowed interstate travel.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Wendell’s Goa: How a sleepy village fell in love with a gay ‘ladies tailor’Subscriber Only
February 23, 2020 08:25 IST
Rodricks’s generosity and memories of his humility now seam a village. His benevolence speaks across the village, in the local gym, and the village schools where toppers receive a scholarships in the name of his parents, Felix and Greta.
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
DM imposes Section 144 in North Goa citing ‘terror threat’, police say ‘no such intel’Subscriber Only
February 13, 2020 13:33 IST
While Goa Police admitted it was a routine order, the confusion they said was on the “first few lines” as there was “no valuable input on intelligence threat with us at this stage”.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Wendell Rodricks: The storyteller of Ambeanni, Goa’s iconic mango groveSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 04:35 IST
How Wendell Rodricks fought for six mango trees that stood as markers of memory
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Digitisation is helping the Goa govt to better track liquor production, boost revenuesSubscriber Only
January 27, 2020 02:38 IST
The online repository, named Goa Excise Management System, today has a live interface with over 7,000 bars, and around 60 distilleries and manufacturing units, with over 2,000 liquor labels registered.
Mon, Jan 27, 2020
Right To Public Spaces: In Goa, Republic Day celebrated by ‘reclaiming beach’Subscriber Only
January 27, 2020 02:23 IST
Goans descended on the beach on Sunday to celebrate a 2009 Supreme Court order in a landmark case against “privatisation of the beach” by Cidade De Goa beach hotels — owned by Fomento Resorts and Hotels Limited.
Mon, Jan 27, 2020
At Margao, first anti-CAA protest backed by Goa ChurchSubscriber Only
January 25, 2020 03:57 IST
The organisers ensured none of the MLAs who sat in the audience were invited to the stage, with the scheduled list of speakers including rationalist and writer Damodar Mauzo, former state election commissioner Prabhakar Timble and tribal leader Rama Kankona, among others.
Sat, Jan 25, 2020
‘Poetry, for me, is an archive of social relations’Subscriber Only
January 19, 2020 06:35 IST
Konkani poet Neelba Khandekar on the controversy over his Sahitya Akademi-winning volume of poetry.
Sun, Jan 19, 2020
Akademi Award winner shut out by Goa: ‘Objectionable content’ in poemSubscriber Only
January 14, 2020 04:15 IST
Khandekar told The Indian Express that he was told by the officers in the Akademi that Sneha Morajkar, the then acting President had cancelled the order citing “objectionable and obscene content”.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Sign of 3: With paint, social media and hashtag, ushering in road safety in GoaSubscriber Only
January 12, 2020 04:35 IST
With the fierce Goa monsoon damaging village and tourist roads, and the state government’s casual response to the number of road accidents — 264 deaths in 2018, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) — Rodrigues reached out using a language that is uniquely Goan.
Sun, Jan 12, 2020Journalism of Courage
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