<ul><li>Parrikar was known for being a efficient administrator, a straight politician who led a simple life, as well as a Hindu hardliner who promoted the cause of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during his entire career</li><li>He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, but he returned to work and even presented the budget for the state of Goa on January 30, 2019.</li><li>He was the chief minister of Goa for three terms and the country's defence minister from 2014 to 2017.</li><li>He was the first alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology to become a state legislator.</li></ul>India's Former Defence Minister and current chief minister of Goa, <keyword id="6363133" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manohar-parrikar">Manohar Parrikar</keyword>, passed away at the age of 63 years after suffering from a pancreatic cancer since February 2018. He was treated in different hospitals in Mumbai, Goa, Delhi and even in the US. He returned to work briefly in December last year and even presented Goa's state budget on January 30. 
 
 
 
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 He has been the chief minister of Goa for three terms- from 2000 to 2005, from 2012 to 2014, and most recently, since March 2017. Parrikar served as the defence minister of India between 2014 and 2017 during which he opened investigations into alleged corruption in past defence deals including the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) decision to buy AgustaWestland choppers. He was also at the centre of a controversy over the current government's decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault. However, the federal auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, gave a clean chit to the deal in February 2019. Born in Mapusa, Goa, Parrikar went on to graduate in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) in 1978. He was the first IIT alumnus to serve as a member of legislative assembly. Parrikar cut his teeth at the Hindu right-wing organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, early in his life and was one of the key organisers of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in the early 1990s. The RSS is the ideological parent of the <keyword id="58687" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword> (BJP) that has been in power since 2014 and will be seeking re-election in the upcoming summer. In his lifetime, Parrikar earned the reputation for leading a restrained, simple life, being an astute politician, fast decision maker and an efficient administrator. He also was attacked for his political ideology, which was shaped by the early grooming at RSS that promotes a majoritarian view that glorifies Hindu traditions, and denounces any additional sops for social or religious minorities irrespective of their status.

Manohar Parrikar, Goa's chief minister and India's former defence minister, succumbs to pancreatic cancer at the age of 63

<ul><li>Polling for 2 seats in the Indian state of <keyword id="826" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Goa">Goa</keyword> - North Goa and South Goa - gets underway today. </li><li>The <keyword id="1575" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> is pinning its hopes on resentment against the state’s ruling party, the <keyword id="58687" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword>, for the latter’s inability to resolve a <keyword id="6355267" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="mining">mining</keyword> crisis. </li><li>In March 2018, iron ore mining operations in Goa were abruptly suspended after the Supreme Court decided not to renew 88 mining leases after a technical review of the government’s lease renewal process.</li></ul>Goa has become popular as India’s beach and party destination. Hence, as a state that is so dependent on tourism as a source of revenue, it is likely reeling from restrictions imposed by the Election Commission in the build-up to polling. These include a blanket ban on the sale of alcohol after 10 PM and music in open-air premises. However, that’s not the biggest issue that will be on voters’ minds. As polling for 2 seats in the Indian state of Goa - North Goa and South Goa - gets underway today, the Congress is pinning its hopes on resentment against the state’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, for the latter’s inability to resolve a mining crisis despite being in power at both the centre and the state. The BJP famously secured control of the Goa in 2017, despite not having a majority, by allying with local parties against the Congress. In March 2018, iron ore mining operations in Goa <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/mining-crisis-tests-under-fire-goa-government/articleshow/63381003.cms">were abruptly suspended </a>after the Supreme Court decided not to renew 88 mining leases after a technical review of the government’s lease renewal process. The Supreme Court felt that the leases had been renewed in haste and without taking into consideration a number of issues such as environmental impact. It’s order effectively shut down mining activity in the state. The ban has had a cascading effect on the economy. Mining reportedly contributes <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/mining-crisis-tests-under-fire-goa-government/articleshow/63381003.cms">20% of the state’s revenues</a> directly, in addition to indirectly supplementing the transportation and logistics sectors. It has also exacerbated the state’s unemployment problem. At the end of 2015-16, the unemployment rate in Goa <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/parrikar-revives-jobless-dole-proposes-rs-3000/month-aid/articleshow/63050523.cms">was touching 10%,</a> a figure that has likely gone up significantly since the ban. Around <a href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/in-goa-the-mining-ban-weighs-heavily-on-elections/article26888384.ece">300,000 people</a> in the state are said to be dependent on mining as a source of their livelihoods, according to Girish Chodankar, the Congress candidate for the North Goa <keyword id="6355187" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> seat, - roughly <a href="http://www.goastat.com/">a fifth </a>of the state’s population. In the aftermath of the closure, the BJP had promised to enable the commencement of mining operations but has so far been unable to extend these leases, having reportedly tried multiple options such as amending <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/a-year-after-sc-ban-no-solution-in-sight-for-goa-mining-impasse-3549611.html">the Abolitions &amp; Declaration of Mining Leases Act.</a> Its efforts have likely been hindered by the sickness and eventual death of the state’s chief minister, <keyword id="6363133" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manohar-parrikar">Manohar Parrikar</keyword>, in March 2019. Over the course of his campaign, Parrikar’s successor, Pramod Sawant, has promised a solution for the mining crisis <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/mining-solution-in-six-months-cm-pramod-sawant/articleshow/68948554.cms">within six months </a>of elections. Even BJP leaders <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/modi-promises-to-resolve-goa-iron-ore-mining-crisis-119041001292_1.html">Narendra Modi </a>and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/elections-2019-bjp-committed-to-resolving-goa-mining-crisis-says-suresh-prabhu/20755175">Suresh Prabhu</a>, the commerce and industry minister, have promised an end to the crisis. At an alection rally in the state capital, Panaji, Modi declared "I will leave no stone unturned vis-a-vis resolving this issue. We will definitely work whole-heartedly to remove the obstacles in the way of mining resumption”. Modi’s statement was in response to a three-day protest by the state’s mining workers, represented by the Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), in New Delhi. The case was originally scheduled to be heard in the Supreme Court again on April 15th but was subsequently delayed indefinitely. In a move that could also tilt the vote in favour of the Congress, the opposition party also has the <a href="https://scroll.in/latest/919926/goa-maharashtrawadi-gomantak-party-says-it-will-withdraw-support-to-bjp-led-coalition-government">support of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP)</a>, the BJP’s former ally, in the Lok Sabha elections. “This election, the anger of the mining community will decide the fate of the politicians,” Puti Gaonkar, the President of the GMPF, told <a href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/in-goa-the-mining-ban-weighs-heavily-on-elections/article26888384.ece">the Hindu </a>yesterday. He further added that the BJP was in favour of prolonging the ban in order to auction the leases to big corporations like Jindal Steel and Adani. In February 2019, Gaonkar also told <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/congress-would-have-resolved-goa-mining-crisis-feels-gmpf-3504391.html">the Press Trust of India</a> that the Congress would have resolved the mining crisis had it been in power. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/a-big-fat-wedding-in-goa-gets-a-rap-from-indias-election-commission/articleshow/68825024.cms">A big fat wedding in Goa gets a rap from India's election commission</a>

Beyond Goa’s beaches, lakhs of unemployed voters want the state's mines reopened

While speculations are rife about the <keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword> cabinet going in for a possible reshuffle soon after the presidential poll, PM Modi has reportedly asked his ministers to prepare a presentation in the form of a report card highlighting their achievements. The ministers have been given a month’s time to prepare the presentations, which involves comparison of their achievements department during the three years of <keyword id="41281" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="NDA">NDA</keyword> rule with the last three years of <keyword id="6355364" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="UPA">UPA</keyword>. The timing of this performance appraisal has led to observers linking it to a possible ministerial reshuffle. Now that the Modi-led government has spent three years in power, their focus for the remaining two years before the 2019 <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> polls would be on highlighting their success stories. With <keyword id="6363133" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manohar-Parrikar">Manohar Parrikar</keyword> returning to Goa as the CM leaving defence ministry in the hands of finance minister <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> and the sudden death of environment minister <keyword id="339802" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Anil-Madhav-Dave">Anil Madhav Dave</keyword> leading to Harsh Vardhan been made the incumbent minister, there’re also some vacancies in the cabinet.

Cabinet to have its performance appraisal soon

<ul><li>Currently, there are 2 active cases of Coronavirus in the state.</li><li>Over 1,000 people are under quarantine at their homes and government facilities in the state.</li><li>Government officials in the state said that the two patients are stable. </li></ul>Goa reported no new cases of Coronavirus on April 15, which means the total number of cases in the state stands at 7. Out of the seven patients, five patients work on a ship and have a history of international travel. Goa also reported that out of the 7 patients, five patients have recovered. The Goa government has launched an app, named COVID-Locator to help the health department trach suspected and asymptomatic carriers of Coronavirus when the break quarantine. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><colgroup></colgroup><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">State </td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total Cases</td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Active Cases</td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cured </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Death </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Goa </td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7 </td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2</td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5</td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> Panaji civic corporation bans sale of chewing gum Goa's only civic corporation, the Corporation of the City of Panaji on Tuesday, banned the sale of chewing gum, along with other chewing tobacco-related products in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, till further notice. "The Corporation has decided to ban sale and consumption of chewing tobacco in all forms. Also ban on sale of chewing gum. Please take note that if any shopkeepers is found selling these items, strict action will be taken," Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar said on Tuesday. Goa government launches app to track quarantined suspects Amid repeated pleas by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging those in home-quarantine not to leave their homes, the state Health Department on Sunday launched COVIDLocator, a GPS-based app to keep track of quarantined persons. "The app will help in tracking suspected and asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus when they leave their quarantine zone," a statement issued by the state Health department said, adding that the app had been developed by the Goa government in association with Delhi-based Intugine technologies. Goa IMA advises doctors not to treat patients in private OPDs Doctors in Goa above the age of 60 years have been urged not to treat patients in private outpatient departments (OPD) by the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association. This comes at a time when the state government has urged private practitioners to resume practice and start operating clinics and hospitals to prevent stress on government health infrastructure. "We request our IMA Goa members to adhere to following guidelines. Those doctors above the age of 60 years to avoid OPD services as far as possible," an advisory issued by state IMA chapter president Dr S. Samuel Arawattigi said in a statement late on Tuesday. Goa government has no information about Tablighi Jamaat attendees The Goa government has no information as to whether persons from Goa attended the religious function organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, which has resulted in several <keyword id="8644408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coronavirus-cases">Coronavirus cases</keyword> in other parts of the country. When asked if he was aware of any person from Goa returning to the state, after attending the meeting in Nizamuddin earlier this month, Sawant on Tuesday said: "I have no information. I will check with the police". 317 Europeans evacuated from state At least 317 Germans and European passengers were evacuated from Goa early on Tuesday, the official Twitter handle of the Goa International Airport said. According to the acting Director General of Police Jaspal Singh, around 1,200 foreigners are expected to be evacuated by weekend. On March 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that nearly 1,600 foreigners were stranded in Goa due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown. He said that more special flights were headed for Goa for evacuation of more stranded foreign tourists on April 3 and 4. Parrikar’s son claims people are going hungry in Panaji Panaji is reeling under severe food and groceries shortage amid the ongoing lockdown like other parts of Goa. Late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal on Monday participated in a drive to deliver essential groceries to 500 people living in the late Defence Minister's home constituency. Former Panaji MLA and BJP leader Sidharth Kuncalienkar has also alleged a scam in the diversion of essential goods in the home delivery mechanism devised by the city corporation which is controlled by the BJP. Passenger from Mumbai to Goa flight tests positive The state Directorate of Health Services on Monday said, that those who travelled on a Vistara flight from Mumbai to Goa on March 22, which incidentally carried a COVID-19 positive patient, should report to the health authorities without delay. "One of the patients declared positive for Coronavirus on March 29 at Goa Medical College has travel history from New York to Mumbai and then by Vistara domestic flight UK861 from Mumbai to Goa on March 22," a notice issued by DHS on Monday said. People violating lockdown to buy shampoo Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he was irked by some people, who prefer to violate the 21-day lockdown to buy something as trivial as a shampoo. "Those who need to step out to buy essential goods for the house, one person from the family should step out and buy it. We have seen that people even leave their homes during the lockdown to buy shampoo." Sawant told IANS. Twitter slams Goa government for food shortage, CRPF deployment Amid growing unease over inability of food and essential items in Goa and the state government's decision to give central paramilitary forces a "free hand" to punish curfew violators, several voices on Twitter have attempted to highlight the plight of a population which has been facing a lockdown as a food shortage for as many as eight days in a row. With inputs from IANS. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-hyderabad-telangana-news-and-updates/articleshow/74823424.cms">Coronavirus cases in Telangana</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-andhra-pradesh-news-and-updates/articleshow/74828808.cms">Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-gujarat-news-and-updates/articleshow/74830845.cms">Coronavirus cases in Gujarat</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-bihar-news-and-updates/articleshow/74833815.cms">Coronavirus cases in Bihar</a>

Goa Coronavirus cases rise to 7, 5 cured

<ul><li>Currently, there are no active case of Coronavirus in the state.</li><li>Goa had reported seven cases of Coronavirus, all of whom have recovered now. </li></ul>Goa reported no new cases of Coronavirus on April 23, which means the total number of cases in the state stands at 7. All the seven patients have recovered and have been discharged. Goa is now Coronavirus-free. The Goa government has launched an app, named COVID-Locator to help the health department trach suspected and asymptomatic carriers of Coronavirus when the break quarantine. The state has over 1,000 people in quarantine at homes and official facilities. It's also expecting the phased arrival of more than 8,000 seafarers, who are in quarantine onboard ships and different ports-of-call across the world, over the next few months. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6em; box-shadow: none; width: 1036px; font-family: Merriweather; padding-bottom: 10px !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-attachment: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important;"><colgroup></colgroup><colgroup></colgroup><colgroup></colgroup><colgroup></colgroup><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px 0.5pt 0.5pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">State </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Total Cases</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Active Cases</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Cured </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Death </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px 0.5pt 0.5pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Goa </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">7 </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">0</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">7</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> Wearing masks compulsory in Goa from April 20 Wearing masks in public places will be made mandatory from April 20, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, adding that all government offices would also be equipped with thermals guns in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. "After April 20, wearing masks in public places will be mandatory in Goa. People can use home-made masks too," Sawant told during a press conference. Goa CII calls for 100-day plan to restart industrial activity Temperature testing of the workforce twice a day, tripling the existing public bus transportation services and facilitating younger workforce to report to their duties in the private sector on priority -- these are some of the suggestions made by the Goa chapter of CII in a detailed report to kickstart industrial activity in the state. In the report, which was submitted to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, the Confederation of Indian Industries (Goa) Chairman Blaise Costabir said that the government, in co-operation with the private sector, should look at gradually restarting industrial activity in a phased manner over 100 days after April 20, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to announce relaxations in the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Goa government launches app to track quarantined suspects Amid repeated pleas by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging those in home-quarantine not to leave their homes, the state Health Department on Sunday launched COVIDLocator, a GPS-based app to keep track of quarantined persons. "The app will help in tracking suspected and asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus when they leave their quarantine zone," a statement issued by the state Health department said, adding that the app had been developed by the Goa government in association with Delhi-based Intugine technologies. Goa IMA advises doctors not to treat patients in private OPDs Doctors in Goa above the age of 60 years have been urged not to treat patients in private outpatient departments (OPD) by the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association. This comes at a time when the state government has urged private practitioners to resume practice and start operating clinics and hospitals to prevent stress on government health infrastructure. "We request our IMA Goa members to adhere to following guidelines. Those doctors above the age of 60 years to avoid OPD services as far as possible," an advisory issued by state IMA chapter president Dr S. Samuel Arawattigi said in a statement late on Tuesday. 317 Europeans evacuated from state At least 317 Germans and European passengers were evacuated from Goa early on Tuesday, the official Twitter handle of the Goa International Airport said. According to the acting Director General of Police Jaspal Singh, around 1,200 foreigners are expected to be evacuated by weekend. On March 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that nearly 1,600 foreigners were stranded in Goa due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown. He said that more special flights were headed for Goa for evacuation of more stranded foreign tourists on April 3 and 4. Parrikar’s son claims people are going hungry in Panaji Panaji is reeling under severe food and groceries shortage amid the ongoing lockdown like other parts of Goa. Late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal on Monday participated in a drive to deliver essential groceries to 500 people living in the late Defence Minister's home constituency. Former Panaji MLA and BJP leader Sidharth Kuncalienkar has also alleged a scam in the diversion of essential goods in the home delivery mechanism devised by the city corporation which is controlled by the BJP. Passenger from Mumbai to Goa flight tests positive The state Directorate of Health Services on Monday said, that those who travelled on a Vistara flight from Mumbai to Goa on March 22, which incidentally carried a COVID-19 positive patient, should report to the health authorities without delay. "One of the patients declared positive for Coronavirus on March 29 at Goa Medical College has travel history from New York to Mumbai and then by Vistara domestic flight UK861 from Mumbai to Goa on March 22," a notice issued by DHS on Monday said. People violating lockdown to buy shampoo Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he was irked by some people, who prefer to violate the 21-day lockdown to buy something as trivial as a shampoo. "Those who need to step out to buy essential goods for the house, one person from the family should step out and buy it. We have seen that people even leave their homes during the lockdown to buy shampoo." Sawant told IANS. Twitter slams Goa government for food shortage, CRPF deployment Amid growing unease over inability of food and essential items in Goa and the state government's decision to give central paramilitary forces a "free hand" to punish curfew violators, several voices on Twitter have attempted to highlight the plight of a population which has been facing a lockdown as a food shortage for as many as eight days in a row. With inputs from IANS. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-hyderabad-telangana-news-and-updates/articleshow/74823424.cms">Coronavirus cases in Telangana</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-andhra-pradesh-news-and-updates/articleshow/74828808.cms">Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-gujarat-news-and-updates/articleshow/74830845.cms">Coronavirus cases in Gujarat</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-bihar-news-and-updates/articleshow/74833815.cms">Coronavirus cases in Bihar</a>

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