02/06/2014 …. Goa government has imposed 61 day fishing ban in the state between June 1 and July 31, 2014 in a bid to conserve fish, Director of fisheries Dr Sharmila Monteiro informed goareporter.

The state government has already issued a notification stating that the government having regard to the need to conserve fish, hereby prohibits fishing by fishing vessels fitted with mechanical means of propulsion and by means of trawler nets and purse-seine net, except fishing by registered motorized canoes fitted with outboard or inboard motors of up to 10 hp capacity a means of propulsion using gill nets only, along with the sea coast of the state of Goa and the territorial waters of the state, for a period of 61 days from June 1 to July 31,2014.

All the fishing jetties across the state would be sealed by government officials during this period.

Dr monteiro said that the ban on fishing along Goan waters during  the monsoon would be strictly enforced with the help of the Navy and the Coast Guard so as to ensure that vessels from the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka do not venture in Goan territory during the ban period.

Dr monteiro also stated that the state fisheries department would also have a new patrol vessel by the state of next fishing ban in the state

01/06/2014 … Stating that unattached mla should not be given a chance to join another political party gpcc president john Fernandes on Tuesday urged the need for a change in the tenth schedule legislation which allowed an mla to remain unattached instead of going for a bye election if a concerned mla was throw out of his party …

Speaking to goanreporter over the issue of why the state congress party had not taken any action on its mla’s specially on its mla’s mauvin godinho who had done anti party activities during the recent held lok Sabha elections and also had shown signs of moving out of the congress party gpcc president john Fernandes said that there were certain mla’s within the party who wanted to remain unattached instead of resigning from the party and going for a bye election missing using the provision of the tenth schedule

Fernandes said that there were certain mla’s within his party who were trying to misuse the provisions of the tenth schedule constitution of anti defection law and therefore he felt that some of the provisions in the law had to be reviewed..

31/05/2014 …. The state congress president john Fernandes has hoped of the central bjp government solving the state mining issue as soon as possible along with the issue of dual citizenship

Speaking to media person’s gpcc president john Fernandes said that if the state bjp led government required any help from the congress party over the dual citizenship issue congress party was ready to give their suggestion and feedback over it

Fernandes said that he hoped that mr modi would take every one in to confidence while carrying out the development of the country

Fernandes also spoke over the issue of goa getting special status

30/05/2014 … In order to boost its tourism related activities the state tourism department would carry out its first trials of the tourism-oriented sea plane service by mid July said Tourism Minister dilip parulekar.

The sea plane service will be operated by Mumbai-based mehair civil aviation company and the state government expects a certain amount of percentage from the revenue generation of the sea plane tourism services

Speaking to media reporter’s tourism minister dilip parulekar said that the sea plane services would start its trials in the mandovi river from 15^th of july and would have four to five point locations in the tourist belts starting with dabolim airport.

Parulekar said that the state government would give the required infrastructure to the concerned company for carrying out the sea plane tourism activities

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29/05/2014 …. Members of the pwd contract workers union on Thursday made a representation to chief minister Manohar parrikar asking for their long pending demands of giving temporary status to their present contract jobs in the pwd department …

It may be noted that chief minister Manohar Parrikar had recently promised the pwd contract workers of regularizing them from their contract system and had also assured of giving first preference to the pwd contract workers whenever permanent jobs were advertised in the pwd department …

Presently there are more than 1,400 workers who have been working under the contract systems in the department for more than twenty five years in various sections of roads, water and sewage in the pwd department …

Speaking to media reporter’s premanath kalangutkar, vice president of pwd labour supply society union said the chief minister Manohar Parrikar had assured them to put their things in order by 16^th of next month …

Premnath also hoped that chief minister would get their things solved as soon as possible

28/05/2014 … In a view of strengthening the office of the director of vigilance and anti corruption department the state cabinet on Wednesday approved filling up of around 31 various posts in the vigilance department and assured of putting them in to services from july this year effectively …

Addressing media persons at the conference hall at the secretariat chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that a total of 24 new post of various categories along with 7 post which was waiting to be filled had been approved in the vigilance department who would work on investigating cases in a faster pace well as delivering judgement in pending cases …

Commenting over the issue of deu chodankar facebook case Parrikar said that his government had no role in the full episode and whatever procedures that were followed by the state police department were done as per the rule of the Supreme Court orders

Congratulating the north goa mp shirpad naik for being inducted in to the modi’s cabinet Parrikar also stated that he would like to thank prime minister narendra modi for giving a goan mp a representation in his cabinet which was not even done by the then congress led government in their last ten years rule at the centre

27/05/2014 … On the occasion of the its 50th death anniversary of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, members of the state congress party on Tuesday held a memorial programme at its party house in Panjim …

Present on the occasion were opposition leader pratapsingh rane, gpcc priesdent john Fernandes, former union minister advocate ramkhant khalap and other pcc congress members …

A large portrait of Nehru was kept inside the conference hall of the party office where in the party members paid floral tributes to the portrait of the former prime minister.

Later speaking to media reporters opposition leader pratapsingh rane said he was paying his respect to the great soul of the late prime minister of india pandit jawaharlala Nehru who had established the basic foundations of democracy in the country 

Calling pandit Nehru as the architect of modern india Gpcc president john Fernandes said that the foreign policy systems given by pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had become a heritage for every political party of the country

06/05/2014 … In a way to put things in order and to take action on those leaders who had not supported the state congress party in the recent held lok sabha elections the state congress party had forwarded names of five senior congress leaders to the central congress committee who would form the disciplinary action committee to look in to the disciplinary proceedings of the state congress party …

Sources informed goanreporter that the names of the state congress party disciplinary action committee includes opposition leader pratapsingh rane, along with former chief minister digambar kamat, jitendra deshprabhu and other two senior members …

The committee also had the present congress president john Fernandes but since mr Fernandes is the president of the state congress party mr Fernandes has opted out his name from the committee list

When asked over the formation of the disciplinary action committee president of the state congress party john Fernandes said a five member Pradesh disciplinary committee which would be appointed as soon as it was cleared by the congress president mrs Sonia Gandhi

Fernandes said the committee would be empowered to take suo motto cognizance of any statements made by the congress members publicly or any other matter which could go against the congress constitution

Commenting over the media reports that dabolim mla mauvin godinho could join bjp party leaving congress Fernandes said that if one did not believed in congress principles he should leave the congress party immediately …