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Strict curbs in Calangute, Candolim from today till May 9 | Goa News – Times of India

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All hotels in the tourism hub will not entertain fresh bookings until further notice, ports minister and local MLA Michael Lobo said

CALANGUTE: The tourism hotspots of Calangute, Candolim and Arpora-Nagoa, which have been grappling with a surge in Covid-19 cases, will be treated as containment zones for 10 days beginning Thursday.
A formal order in this regard is yet to be issued. While all essential services will function as usual during this period, groceries, food outlets and markets will remain open only from 6am to 1pm.
Ports minister and local MLA Michael Lobo, who made the announcement during an emergency meeting with the sarpanchs of the Calangute, Candolim and Arpora-Nagoa panchayats and government officials at Candolim on Wednesday, said people within the containment zones must not move out unless it is absolutely necessary. “We are asking the people to cooperate with us. They should also keep their children at home and should not allow them to go out and play,” he said.
All hotels in the tourism hub will not entertain fresh bookings until further notice, Lobo said. “Visitors who are presently staying in hotels will have to continue residing there till their period of stay is over. No tourists are coming anyway,” he said.
The minister, who had last month said that stricter SOPs should not be imposed on tourists and that they should not be hindered from coming to Goa, on Wednesday said, “If necessary, the state government should start testing people entering the state at the borders and make Covid-negative certificates mandatory to get into the state.”
He said over1,400 active Covid-19 cases have been registered within the jurisdiction of the Candolim primary health centre (PHC) and that there were likely to be many more as several family members of Covid-positive patients had still not been tested. “We are in a difficult time. Many people have also died. We have to take steps to stop the virus from spreading further,” he said. Hence, everything except pharmacies, etc, will be shut from 1 pm on Thursday Medical officer of the Candolim PHC, Dr Roshan Nazareth, who was also present at the meeting along with Bardez deputy collector Mamu Hage, SDPO Nelson Albuquerque and Calangute PI Nolasco Raposo, said it was not possible for the PHC’s staff to monitor all the Covid-19 patients in home isolation and requested the panchayats to provide volunteers as had been done during the initial stages of the pandemic.
All three panchayats agreed to comply and said they would appeal to residents to volunteer their services. Lobo also promised to provide a private ambulance along with a driver and helper to help bolster the government’s stretched ambulance service.

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Broke Swiggy guy walks 3 km to deliver food, Social media helps him find better job. Heartwarming story is viral

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Social media can be a wondrous place at times. While on most days, its ugly face is on display, on days like today, it sets examples of the power of kindness. In a social media post, a LinkedIn user shared how a delivery executive, in need of money and a better job, bagged one after the users on the platform came together to help the person out.

Priyanshi Chandel, Marketing Manager at tech company Flash, shared an incident about a Swiggy delivery agent who had come to deliver food at her residence. When she asked the late and out-of-breath delivery person, identified by her as Sahil Singh, about what happened, he told her that he had no transport and had to walk 3 km to deliver the order.

He also said that he was out of money and had nothing left to pay his landlord too. Singh told her that he was not looking for money from her but requested her to help him bag a job. He said that he had a degree in Electrical and Communication Engineering, and had worked with Byju’s and Ninjacart before. He had to move back to Jammu during the pandemic.

“I have not eaten for a week, just drinking water and tea to get by. I am not asking for anything, please if you can find me a job, I used to make 25k before, I am 30 years old, my parents are getting old and I can’t keep asking for money from them (sic),” Chandel quoted saying.

She also shared his marksheets and contact number for people to help. His details shared show that he is a 2018 BTech graduate from Mewar University, and completed his schooling from the Jammu and Kashmir state board.

After she shared the details, the comments section was filled with people who stepped up to help. While someone recharged his Yulu account so that he did not have to walk around to deliver food, someone offered a place to stay. Many offered to help him with his applications, while some offered jobs too.

Chandel, later on put an update on the post, and said that he received a job.

However, so far it is unclear what job he has received.

2023 has so far been a year of job losses, an eventual outcome of the pandemic and increased hiring by tech companies. For instance, the SSC MTS 2023 recruitment exam that took place in Uttar Pradesh in May saw over 55 lakh applications for Group D jobs. Numerous candidates who applied for positions such as peon, watchman, gardener had educational backgrounds like BTech, MBA, and Master’s degrees.

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Goa CM, NRI Commissioner writes to MoEF for help in safe return of Goans from Ukraine

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Panaji: Goa chief minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Thursday urged Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar to help in safe return of Goans who are in the Ukraine.

Sawant tweeted “we are concerned about the Goans in Ukraine who are considering to return to India in the light of ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. I request Union Minister for External Affairs @DrSJaishankar ji for help in the safe return of Goans. I am keeping track of the situation.”

The chief minister’s tweet comes hours after Goa’s NRI Commissioner Narendra Sawaikar wrote to the Union External Affairs ministry seeking help in return of Goans who are in the Ukraine.

“Many Goans are currently residing in Ukraine due to various purposes including higher studies and due to the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, I have started receiving requests for help and assistance from them to return back to India,” Sawaikar wrote.

The Commissioner further wrote in the letter that advisories have already been issued by the Ministery of External Affairs to Indians currently in Ukraine and our Indian Mission in Kyiy is currently handling the matter.

“Striking note of urgency, the Government of India has recently asked the family members of Embassy officials in Ukraine as well as students and citizens whose stay is not vital , to leave the Eastern European nation amid it’s raising tensions with Russia,” the letter reads.

Sawaikar wrote that the Goans in Ukraine are in touch with this office as they are anxious to temporarily return till the situation normalizes.

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Election Commission announces polling dates and counting days for Vidhan Sabha elections in 5 states

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On Saturday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for the Vidhan Sabha elections in 5 States, namely, Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

While briefing the media, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra informed that the elections in the poll-bound States will commence from February 10, 2022, to March 7, 2022. Elections in the State of Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in 7 phases, followed by Manipur with 2 phases. Elections in Goa, Uttarkhand and Punjab will be conducted in a single phase.

According to the Election Commission of India, the votes will be counted on March 10, 2022. ECI informed that all physical campaigning will be ceased until January 15, 2022, in light of the rising cases of Coronavirus.

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