31-jan-2013 … With no authorities taking responsibility of cleaning up the mess that had been done during the four days grape escapade festival in the past few days Heaps of garbage had forced its way at the corner area of the Panjim football ground raising questions on who is responsible to clean up the mess which is lying un-cleaned at the football ground …

It may be noted that few days back a four day wine and haute cuisine festival organized by Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd and the Department of Tourism was organized at the Panjim football ground

Though The unique cultural experience had brought in together dignitaries attached with the global industries of wine, food, beverages and lifestyle but what ever the organizers used for making the event a success is now lying at the corner of the panjim football ground .

But though the festival had been a success the organizers seems to have forgotten their responsibility of cleaning up the mess from the area which had been left un-cleaned and gives a shabby look for the ground even when lakhs of rupees were spent on organizing the great escapade 2013 …

Various form of garbage such as glass bottles, pieces of glass bottles, plastic of various form and other utility items are been dumped at the corner of the football ground and have not yet been collected till date due to which there is a fear that the same waste could find its way in to the river in the next few days which could create river pollution …

Speaking to goanreporter ccp mayor vaidehi naik said that the permission to hold the event was given with pre conditions to the organizers and therefore it was the responsibility of the organizers to clean up the area …

Meanwhile chief minister and mla of Panjim constituency Manohar Parrikar said it was for the ccp to take action immediately on such issues

28-jan-2013 … Vasco mla carlos almeida along with the members of the marmugao vasco launch owners association led by its president suresh karapurkar on Monday met chief minister Manohar Parrikar and informed him about their difficulties faced due to the ban on mining which had left around thirty five launch owners without any working in the port town of vasco …

The members who meet the chief minister Manohar Parrikar demanded compensation to the launch owners who were facing a loss of over a lakh of rupees a month where in the owners were forced to pay their workers monthly salary without any work for the past few months …

28-jan-2013 … Stating that there were some politicians who were trying to raise issues for no reason Daboblim mla Mauvin Godinho on Monday said that while would remain as an airport in the state, the international Greenfield airport coming up at mopa was also the need of the hour looking ahead at the air traffic congestion at the dabolim airport

It may be noted that there have been voices from various politicians raised on mopa airport who had stated that the upcoming airport at mopa was not in the interest of goa and goans and therefore were totally against the coming of an airport at mopa in pernem

Speaking to goanreporter dabolim mla mauvin Godinho said there were some who were simply making mountain out of a mole hill which would not help any one and it was the right time that every one had to think of the state as a whole and as dabolim airport was the need of goa, airport at mopa too was the need of the state

Mauvin said that the state of goa had to think for fifty years ahead and it wont be right if we forge go the airport at mopa …

 Meanwhile st cruz mla babush monsoratte said that he was also of the opinion that dabolim airpot had to be there but denied to comment as weather mopa had to be there or not

28-jan-2013 … Stating that the ccp councilors might have taken the decision of putting a ban on film shootings and exhibitions following the traffic congestion inside the capital city Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that the decision of allowing to hold exhibitions in the ccp jurisdiction was up to ccp council while allowing of film shootings was with the collector and the entertainment society of goa …

It may be noted that the decision of putting a ban on film shootings and exhibitions in the capital city was welcomed by the citizens from the ccp jurisdiction the same had drawn criticism from state minister as well as local politicians who had said that putting a ban was not the right way and there could be ways of adjusting and accommodating people and their interests.

Speaking to media reporter’s chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that though ccp might had put up a ban due to traffic congestion the issue had to be handled in the right manner as putting a ban was not the solution for ccp

st cruz mla babush monsoratte also commented over the youth congress president Pratima Coutinho who had asked the state chief minister to revoke the ban of film shootings and exhibitions from the ccp jurisdiction

Meanwhile Ccp mayor Vaidehi naik said that representatives of certain association had asked them to reconsider the same decisions and ccp would look in to it after putting it in to the council meeting

26-jan-2013 … The state congress party on Saturday welcomed the state bjp led government idea of making the goa state assembly session paperless …

Goa congress party president subash shirodkar said that it was a good decision to see that the state assembly was also go in for a chance as per the requirement of the living standards of the society

In the beginning of the New Year the state of goa would go in for a five day assembly session starting from Monday where in for the first time in the country the state assembly session would go high-tech with High Definition equipment installed for systematized proceedings when the House meets for the Session.

Meanwhile in a way to get closer to the grievances of the common man of the state the state congress party has revamped its party website titled www.gpcc.ceo.in giving it a new look where in grievances of the common people of the state would be directly addressed to the party president or to the concerned mla of the congress party

26-jan-2013 … Even though the controversy over exhibitions and film shootings in the capital city, which were the cause of nightmarish traffic congestion were laid to rest after the ccp council resolving to a ban on all exhibitions and film shootings in the capital city members of the youth congress party on Saturday asked the state chief minister Manohar Parrikar to review the same decision stating that it would hamper the livelihood of those earning from the exhibitions and film business in goa ….

It may be noted that the proposal which was moved by Mayor Vaidehi Naik of putting a ban on exhibitions and films in the capital city had got in to a heated discussions at the ccp meet on Thursday when the CCP corporators Kabir Makhija Pinto and Rudresh Chodankar demanded to the council not to allow exhibitions in Campal or film shootings in Fontainhas, citing traffic congestions and garbage problems.

The Mayor had refused to allow any partial ban, proposing either a total ban or reject the motion. Ultimately the proposal was backed by Miramar Corporators ~ Surendra and Ruth Furtado, leading to a ban on exhibitions and film shootings till the holistic plan of Panjim is finalized.

Addressing a media press conference at the party head office in Panjim congress youth president pratima coutinho said that the youth congress was condemning the decision taken by the Panjim municipality and would ask the chief minister Manohar Parrikar to look in to the matter and change it

Pratima said that the decision had to be revoked as it was a question of a common man livelihood and also in the interest of the state tourism

On asked as what the youth congress president had to say about the locals of the Panjim city who were supporting their respective councilor’s who are mostly connected with the congress party on this move of stopping exhibitions and film shootings in their ward pratima said that one had to think in the larger interest of the state and the decision and to be revoked

The state of goa on Friday celebrated the national voters day at nenezes Braganza hall in Panjim ..

Governor of goa shri Bharat vir wanchoo was the chief guest of the function which inaugurated the function by lighting of the traditional lamp in the presence of goa state election commissioner dr m modassir other dignitaries …

The main objective of the function was to felicitate newly enrolled young voters in the age group of 18 to 19 by providing them the Epics and a badge with the slogan “Proud to be a voter-Ready to vote” and administering the oath to them.

This year 36,219 electors who have been enrolled in the electoral rolls in goa during the summary revision 2013  there are 12,171 electors in the age group of 18 to 19 years

The aim of the celebrations, upto the booth level, is the maximization of enrollment of young voters in the age group of 18 and 19.

Speaking on the occasion governor of goa shri Bharat vir wanchoo said that though the national voters day everyone had been able to deal with one of the weakest links in our electoral rolls and it I is encouraging that the enrollment of the 18 to 19 age group of goa was up to 66 % which was much higher than the national average of 40%

Meanwhile goa state election commissioner dr m modassir said that there was need to create awareness about voting in the local bodies of the state

Later prizes to state level winners as well street plays were also conducted during the function …

21-jan-2013 …Stating that strict law were needed to be implemented in various schools of the state kala academy chairman Vishnu surya wagh on Monday said that time had come for the state government to force state schools to form vishaka committee in their respective schools so that incident such as the vasco rape incident could be tackled in future and would also ask the state government for special funds for state schools security purpose…

Wagh is currently heading the Goa education department formed high-level committee who are probing into the suicide of a rape victim who burnt herself fearing her rapist will harm her.

The committee headed by Wagh had also held a number of meetings in regard to the investigation and are also investigating the role of the school in which the teacher Kanhaiya Naik, accused of raping his student used to teach.

Speaking to goanreporter over the vasco rape incident Wagh said as he along with entire committee members had visited the site at vasco he had expressed his apprehensions on the same day to the police officers on the role of the headmistress in to the entire episode who was the focal point of the incident after which she had been arrested now

Wagh said that the committee had already prepared five to six suggestions which they would asked the government to implement in every schools of the state as against the backdrop of vasco incident and also on forming the vishaka committees..

 Wagh said that the state government had to make funds available for security purposes in the schools

 Commenting over his committee progress over the kanaya naik molestation case on which even some of the congress leaders had criticized the house committee for not coming out with the report wagh said his committee was acting on a faster pace and had almost verified most of the witnesses in front of the camera in to the case

21-jan-2013 …A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa comprising of Justice V.M.Kanade and Justice U. V.Bakre on Monday issued notice to the Goa Government on the Public Interest Litigation filed by the Romi Lipi Action Front led by Mr. Wilson Mazarello seeking directions to the Goa Government to amend the Official Language Act to include Konkani in Roman script along with the existing Devnagari.

The Government has been directed to file a reply within four weeks. Advocate General Atamaarm Nadkarni appeared on behalf of the State while the Romi Lipi Front was represented by Adv. Aires Rodrigues.

Adv. Aires Rodrigues submitted before the Court that the Goa Language Act which restricts the Konkani language to the Devnagari script was unconstitutional, ultra vires, illegal and void.

The Romi Lipi front in its petition has submitted that the power given under Article 345 of the Constitution of India to adopt any language does not empower the Government to restrict any language to a particular script.

The Romi Lipi Action Front has stated that it was not averse to the Devnagari script but has demanded that both the scripts Roman and Devanagri be used side by side.

21-jan-2013 …Stating that a Greenfield airport at mopa was the need of the hour Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Working President and south goa mp Francisco sardinha asked goans not to carried away with talks from certain corners who were misguiding goans stating that mopa was not in the interest of goa and goan’s ….

It may be noted that there have been voices from various politicians raised on mopa airport who had stated that the upcoming airport at mopa was not in the interest of goa and goans and therefore were totally against the coming of an airport at mopa in pernem …

Speaking to media reporters at a press conference at the party head office in panjim south goa mp Francisco sardinha said that though mopa was not a new issue though there were sum frogs who had started to croak since 2014 parliamentary elections were near and assured that he would not do anything that would have an effect on the goans from south goa …

Sardinha stated that the dabolim airport would not get close at any cost and also mentioned that if mopa does not become a reality that the Maharashtra government was ready to come up with their Greenfield airport project at sindhudurg

Meanwhile north goa mp shripad naik and mandrem mla laxmikhant parsekar said that the airport at mopa was the need of the hour and there were some politicians who were just trying to play politics out of the mopa issue ….