11-0602013 …. Locals who had come to the panjim rto office situated at the ktc bus stand were forced to wait for more than an hour after one of the networking computer caught fire in a short circuit on Monday morning …

Locals which included elders as well as young were seen standing in a que for more than an hour which the technical section of the panjim rto department were least bothered to take a note for it but the same technical issue was identified as soon as the team of goareporter went to the site trying to know exactly as what was the whole issue about …

Later experts from the technical department of the rto office arrived at the site and got the things solved and locals who were standing in que got their things resolved

Meanwhile the rto office in panjim is also loaded with a number of registration certificates which seems to have been not collected for the last many years by those who have registered their bikes from the rto office in panjim …

Azavedo said it was sad to note that goans were not collecting their rc books from the rto office for years and the same were lying in his office

10-06-2013 … No sooner as the senior bjp leader lal Krishna advani resigned from all his bjp posts the state congress party were quick to comment over the issue stating that congress party was happy to know that the bjp party had appointed a person like narendra modi as his poll campaign chief who had already stated to divide his own party colleagues …

Addressing media person at the party head office in Panjim south goa mp Francisco sardinha said that there was no doubt that his party would once again regain power at the centre and that the bjp party could only dream of forming their government at the centre

Commenting over the special status issue for goa Sardinha said that the bjp party was ready to give any promise at the moment keeping in view the 2014 lok sabha elections and to come in to power at the centre

Commenting over the issue of dabolim-mopa sardinha said that he was with the people of south goa and if goans did not wanted mopa they he would go with the wish of the goans

Meanwhile general secretary and goa desk in charge of state congress party p sudhakar reddy asked the bjp party to look in to their own house as what was going on and what had happened after modi was being announced as bjp poll campaign chief for its 2014 lok sabha elections  

09-06-2013 … Putting an end to national speculation, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced narendra modi  as the Chairman of the party’s Campaign Committee for 2014 general elections. Singh made the announcement at the end of the two-day executive meeting.

The announcement was made by party president Rajnath Singh at the end of the party’s two-day national executive committee, which saw heavy wrangling between a section backed by party patriarch L.K. Advani, who was opposing Modi’s ascent, and another group backing Modi’s candidature.

The BJP president was accompanied by Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar.

Addressing media outside the starred hotel in panjim bjp chief rajnath singh said that Coming Lok Sabha polls was a big challenge to his party and keeping in the campaign in mind the party had appointed Narendra Modi as the head of the campaign committee for the general elections Website Designing Company in Goa

Meanwhile reflecting the mood in the party ranks, Goa chief minister manohar parrikar said that there was need for a good administration for the country which the party wanted to take

 Other bjp carders from the state also welcomed the decision of the bjp party of being announced as the Chairman of the party’s Campaign Committee for 2014 general elections …

08-06-2013 …. Despite the absence of Bharatiya Janata Party veteran LK Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Executive meet entered second day on Saturday.

The meet, which began at a five start resort on Saturday morning evolve a strategy for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls along with a possibility of discussing its prime ministerial candidate.

The other items on the agenda saw several resolutions ranging from issues related to national pride and security.

Among others there would be resolutions which would also be passed on the manner in which corruption and mal governance were eating into the national polity and how constitutional bodies were being tampered with to protect corrupt leaders in power.

Addressing media press conference party spokesperson prakash javdekar said that his party president rajnath singh had questioned as why the Coalgate report was changed in to the office of cbi and therefore prime minister dr manmohan singh had to resigned from his post on moral grounds taking the responsibility

Criticizing the central congress led government on various issues of scam’s, downfall of economic growth, food security, naxallites and false promises on control on inflation Javdekar said his president had urged the need of a new political revolution to avert the imminent multiple crisis which the country was facing today

Stating that the issue of giving special status to goa would be discussed on Sunday Javdekar also stated that that his party was taking the lead in the bjp rules states of the country to include life’s and works of swami viveknanda to be included in school and colleges curriculum of their states

07-06-2013 … Exclusive:  Even though there is a long way for the 2014 loksabha elections to go in the country efforts seems to be on from some of the national political parties in the state to convince one of the present ruling bjp led government mla to fight the next lok Sabha elections from the north goa seat …  

According to reliable sources goanreporter has learnt that the st andre mla Vishnu surya wagh who has been in the forefront to raise his voice against his own bjp led government on issues like the lusofonia games and legalizing of dhirio in goa has been approached by the nationalist congress party as his candidate for the north goa ok Sabha seat to fight the parliamentary elections against present bjp mp shripad naik

It may be noted that though there have been statements from the nationalist congress party leaders that the party would not hire any politician from any other political party for the upcoming lok Sabha elections it seems that the recent trends of wagh taking his own government on various issues have convinced the state and central ncp leaders to give wagh its party ticket to fight the lok Sabha elections in north goa …

When the same question was put forth before a senior leader of the state ncp party, the leader confirmed to goanreporter that there were talks between the st andre mla and the senior leaders of the nationalist congress party but nothing was yet finalized over the issue .

When asked about the recent developments of weather wagh was interested in fighting the upcoming lok Sabha elections from north goa st andre mla Vishnu surya wagh said that everything was depending on circumstances but at present he was the mla of st andre constituency and his premiere job was to look and raise the problems of my constituency though always his aspirations was to a member of parliament right than being a member of legislative assembly

Wagh said that if any circumstance prevailed then he would take his decision on such issue

Meanwhile commenting over the same issue north goa mp shripad naik said he was confident that his party would give him the north goa lok sabha ticket and such news were all rumours created by those who are unable to defeat him

06-06-2013 …. The state congress party on Wednesday once again accused the state bjp led government of being more corrupt who had revised a hotel project of around 280 acres of land in tiracol village thus creating eyewash towards the special status issue in the state …

Addressing media press conference at the party head office in panjim congress spokesperson and curtorim mla reginaldo lourenco alleged that the state bjp led government had revised a hotel project of leading hotels in tiracol where in even some of the tenants had been removed forcefully when the tenants themselves had opposed to the project

Reginaldo said that if chief minister manohar parrikar was really interested in the special status issue for goa then parrikar could adopt of taking a resolution at the national executive meeting schedule to take place in goa to stop the project at tiracol and show to the bjp leaders that the bjp led government was clean and zero tolerance to corruption

05-06-2013 … Welcoming the decision of the corporation city of panjim to implement pay parking system in and around the city jurisdiction Police inspector attached to the traffic police department in panjim dharmesh angle on Wednesday said that such move was adopted by the ccp officials it would be able to solve over 30 percent of traffic congestion taking place in and around the city limits …

 It may be noted that the corporation city of panjim in  a view of easing traffic congestion in the capital city limits had decided to implement pay parking system along the 18^th June road and Church Square within the next few days and the decision has been also sent to the north goa collector of the notification while a fee of ten rupees for a four-wheeler and five rupees for a two wheeler is slated to be implemented.

 Speaking to goanreporter over the issue traffic pi of panjim city dharmesh angle said that pay parking system was feasible in the city area and the same was going on in all the state of the country leaving goa alone

 Angle said once the pay parking system was introduced in the city their role would be entrusted only where any double parking or parking in no-parking areas was taking place in and around the city areas …

04-06-2013 … St cruz mla babush monsoratte and ccp mayor surendra furtado on Tuesday raised expressions on the working system of south goa collector n d agarwal after agarwal surprised the st cruz mla and ccp mayor stating that the fact of 95% of shops being illegal was never brought to the notice of the appointed inquiry officer who is inquiring in to the panjim market illegalities …

In a letter faxed on 3^rd of june to the commissioner of the corporation city of panjim the south goa collector n d agarwal has said that the statements made by the ccp mayor surendra furtado during his press briefing about 95% shops being illegal in panjim market was never brought to his notice during the inquiry process and that the copy of the said report should be made available to him

It may be noted that the inquiry report of the panjim market committee which had to be submitted to the corporation by 30^th of April was later delayed till 30^th of may by the south goa collector n d agarwal asking for more time to prepare the final report but after the expiry of the final date of 30^th of may mr agarwal once again asked for another 15 days more to submit its final report

 Speaking to goanreporter st cruz mla babush monsoratte said that there was no reason for the south goa collector n d agarwal to go on what the ccp mayor or commissioner says and the issue raised by agarwal was nothing but to buy time to save certain people who had done illegalities in panjim market

Monsoratte said since there were hurdles being created in to the inquiry process of the panjim market irregularities time had come to hand over the inquiry to a person who had clean image and reputation in society at large such as a retired high court judge

Meanwhile ccp mayor surendra furtado said that he was surprised to note that mr agarwal who has been following the issue of panjim market illegalities for the past three months had suddenly arise informing that he was unaware of 95% shops being illegal in panjim market  

03-06-2013 …Social Media Marketing Agency in Goa Stating that bullfight was a tradition of the Goan farmers which needs to be revived, St cruz mla babush monsoratte on Tuesday came in support of legalizing bullfights in to the state of goa and emphasized on the need from the state government side of coming out with a special legislation to support it …

It may be noted that recently the issue of legalizing bull fights has been openly supported by st Andre MLA Vishnu Surya Wagh along with the other support from other ruling, opposition and independent mla’s from the state. 

 Even a meeting was recently organized by former All Goa Bull Owners Association president Simon Caiado at Goa Velha on last Saturday, which was attended by hundreds of bullfight lovers from across villages of Taleigao, Goa Velha, Agassaim, Merces, Arambol, Colva, Guirim, Anjuna and Curtorim attended the meeting

 Wagh had questioned as why bullfights could not be resumed in Goa if an undertaking was given to the apex court on the safety of the animals and had also suggested that stadiums could be built for bullfights and that horns could be capped with rubber to ensure safety of the animals.

 Speaking to goanreporter st cruz mla babush monsoratte said that bull fights has been a tradition in goa for a long time and since voice have been coming up ofr legalisng bull fights he was with the majority of those who wanted to legalized it

 Monsoratte said even unnecessary people were being harassed due to bull fights while police officials were earning on it even when police officials knew that presently bull fights were illegal

Meanwhile chief minister manohar parrikar commenting over the issue said he would looki in to the matter taking in to the legal aspects of the law

02-06-2013 … The central government has approved a scheme for setting up the state’s first Indian Institute of Technology on public-private partnership basis at Farmagudi, Union Human Resources Development Minister Dr M M Pallam Raju said, on Friday.

The Union minister also announced 50 percent reservation of seats for Goans at the National Institute of Technology, Goa, which is to be set up at Cuncolim.

 Dr Raju, who is in Goa to attend the pan-IIM conference on ‘Emerging issues in management today’, met Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar over setting up of the IIT and to identify land for setting up the NIT permanent unit.

Speaking to media persons after his meeting with the CM, Dr Raju said that land for the purpose would be made available free of cost by the state government, the IIT would be established at a capital cost of Rs 100 to Rs 150 crore to be contributed in the ratio of 85:15 by the Centre and the industry partner respectively.

“The Goa government has already identified land at the Farmagudi engineering complex and is in the process of finalizing the private partners,” the Union minister said.

Parrikar also said the government is in the process of drafting tenders for inviting bidders. He said that by December 2013, the construction work of the institution building would commence.

“The IIT is being set up as per the central government scheme, wherein Goa is one amongst 20 states identified for the purpose,” he said.

Setting up IIT would boost the career prospects of students, who have to otherwise move outside Goa, especially Mumbai and Bangalore to pursue their education.

Speaking about NIT Goa, Parrikar said that an area of 300 acres, spanning from Cuncolim to Balli, has been identified by the state to set up permanent infrastructure for the NIT, which presently functions from the Goa Engineering College premises at Farmagudi.

“The work for the NIT would also begin from December, this year,” he said.

The NIT, set up in Goa under the central government’s 11th five year plan, has started out by offering computer science and engineering, electronics and communication engineering and electrical and electronics engineering, with an intake of 30 students for each stream.

The chief minister had in the past said that the permanent land for NIT Goa would be provided only if the Union government assures 50 percent reservation to locals. At present Goa shares the 50 per cent reservation with Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep.