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    GOVERNOR FLAGS OFF HISTORIC RAJ BHAVAN TOUR

    Panaji, January 05, 2019 …   … “It is never too late to start something new and that which benefits the people,” said the Governor, Smt. Mridula Sinha at a function held to flag off the Raj Bhavan-Goa Darshan (Raj Bhavan Tour) at Raj Bhavan in Dona Paula, recently.

    The Governor spoke of how the Raj Bhavan was a place that was truly blessed with natural beauty as well historical significance.

    The Governor spoke of how the Raj Bhavan was a place that was truly blessed with natural beauty as well historical significance. Smt. Sinha informed that they had received a lot of suggestions on how to go about the Raj Bhavan tours from the people and added that these suggestions will be taken up for consideration. “We will also be adding more elements such as short programs depicting the cultural aspects of Goa, to these tours so that visitors learn more about the true Goa,” the Governor said. 

    Minister for Tourism, Shri Manohar Ajgaonkar, thanked the Governor for throwing open the gates of the Raj Bhavan to the people. Calling the day ‘historic’, Shri Ajgaonkar said that this shows that democracy is truly intact.

    The Chairperson of Goa Tourism Development Corporation, (GTDC) Shri Dayanand Sopte, also expressed his gratitude to the Governor for allowing visitors to come to Raj Bhavan and said that it would be beneficial to Goans as well as to the tourists visiting Goa.

    Earlier, Secretary to Governor, Shri Rupesh Kumar Thakur, IAS, in his welcome address briefed the gathering on history of the Raj Bhavan and stressed on its heritage value, its unmatched grandeur and opulence and its flora and fauna which he said was the epitome of natural beauty. Managing Director, GTDC, Shri Nikhil Desai proposed the vote of thanks.

    Chief Executive Officer of Goa Electronics Limited (GEL), Ms. Revathi Majumdar spoke briefly about the online booking system and gate management system which will be followed for the tours. She also highlighted the security measures that would be taken during the tours.

    On the occasion, the Information Centre was inaugurated and the Raj Bhavan Information Book was released. The Governor later flagged-off the first tour.

    Present on the occasion were Dr Ram Kripal Sinha, Secretary- Tourism, Shri Sheo Pratap Singh IAS, the Vice-Chancellor of the Goa University, Prof Varun Sahni among others

    PUBLICATION OF SPECIAL SUMMARY REVISION OF ELECTORAL ROLL RESCHEDULED

    Panaji January 4, 2019 … The Election Commission of India has rescheduled the publication of the Electoral Rolls of Special Summary Revision of intensive nature with reference to 01-01-2019 as qualifying date for Goa State to January 18, 2019 instead of January 04, 2019.

    CHILDREN’S DRAMA TO BE STAGED ON JAN 8

    Panaji, January 04, 2019 ..The Directorate of Art and Culture, will host a ‘Balnatya’  as  part of  the 150th of Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji on January 8, 2019 at 4.30 p.m. ‘Is desh ko rakhna mere banchho sambhal ke’ a theatrical presentation will be presented by Yusuf Meherally Centre. Yusuf Meherally Centre, Bhadreshwar, Kutch works for the development of children among the fishing community. The Centre promotes and propagate the importance of education in this community.

    As part of cultural activity the Centre has produced a children’s drama. The same drama production has been awarded first place at the  in District level Children’s drama competition in Gujarat.

              This drama is open for all and all.

    RESULTS OF STATE LEVEL CRIB COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

    Panaji, January 03, 2019 ….St. Mother Teresa Samudai, Ponda bagged the first prize, comprising cash prize of Rs.25,000/-, in the Institution/Group category at the State Level Crib Competition organized by the Directorate of Art and Culture. The Second prize, comprising cash prize of Rs.20,000/-, was awarded to Valankani Boys of Dovandem, Margao while the third prize, comprising cash prize of Rs. 15,000/-, went to Our Lady of Victory Church, Revora. Vaidongor youth Vaidongor, Mandrem,  Santa Cruz Boys Nagoa, Salcete, Capuchin Brothers and Boarders, Alverno Friary, Monte de Gurim, Our Lady of Remedies Chapel, Ribander and Kenrich Viegas and Group, Hotel Shell Top, Taligao were awarded consolation prizes comprising cash prize of Rs.7000/- each.

    In the Individual/Household Category Glen Jose Fernandes, Custom Quarters, Bainguinim, Old Goa bagged the first prize comprising cash prize of Rs.15,000/-, while the second prize, comprising cash prize of Rs.10,000/-, was awarded to Alex S. Rodrigues, Bag-Bondir, Tuem, Pernem. The third prize, comprising cash prize of Rs.7,500/-, was awarded to Ladislau Armando Roncon, Campal, Panaji. Richard Caldeira from Ponda, Sabino Rodrigues from Parse, Pernem, Abigail Lobo from Socorro, Porvorim, Menino Pereira from Nagoa, Salcete and Audrey J. Colaco from Fatorda were awarded consolation prizes comprising cash prize of Rs.5000/- each.

    In Institution/Group category 20 groups and in Individual/Household Category 38 individual participated in the crib competition. A panel of three jury members comprising Fr. Myron Sequeira, Shri Fevan Cruz and Shri Rayen Abreu judged the competition.

    The Department of Art and Culture organizes the State level Crib Competition during Christmas in order to preserve the age old tradition of crib making in Goa.  

    More than 2500 names missing due to technical errors and mischief after Shiroda People’s Forum updates tally of Missing Voters

    Panaji : 2nd January 2019 ::: The Shiroda People’s Forum (SPF) in an update released to media persons on Tuesday late evening claimed that over 2500 names of old voters from Shiroda could be missing from the Revised Electoral Roll 2019, the final copy of which will be released on 5th January 2019, a majority of them due to technical errors and some of them due to mischief by other vested interests.
    The SPF members also spoke to Goa State Election Officials who reassured them that one more chance would be given to residents before the elections to rectify missing entries and errors. The same was confirmed by Mamletdar (Ponda Talukar) Abhir Hede who agreed that the voters would get another opportunity to rectify errors in the election lists.
    Earlier the SPF had claimed that in the Revised Electoral Roll 2019, which is yet to be announced or released officially yet, about 1468-plus old names from Shiroda constituency were missing and  more than 800 new voters or first-time voters are  not yet added. The final Electoral Roll 2019 for Goa is expected to by published on 4th January 2019. The draft list was first released in September 2018.
    After Chief Election Commissioner Ashok Lavassa reviewed the general election preparedness of the State,  days ago and spoke to the press, politicians across the length and breadth of Goa complained that not all first-time voters have been enrolled.
    Nearly 25-30 percent first-time  voters have not yet been enrolled from Shiroda itself,  explained Pascal Rodrigues,  a resident of Karai Village in Shiroda and co-convenor of the Shiroda People’s Forum.
    The Shiroda People’s Forum (SPF) has demanded that election officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) look into the matter of missing persons as well as go the extra mile to ensure that new voters are enrolled in time to cast their votes.
    Many of the dropped names are because the people have moved their place of residence in the vicinity. “They are still living in the same area, but for some reason or the other have shifted their residence in the vicinity of their earlier address,” Rodrigues said.
    Speaking to media persons in Panaji on Monday, Rodrigues said that the SPF is not affiliated to any political party. We want both the main political parties in Goa to ensure that voters are enlisted in the voting roll and will be meeting Congress leaders in the New Year to apprise them of the situation.
    Out of the 1468 names which we have identified as missing from the rolls, about 648 of them are Catholics from across the constituency and about 271 are Muslims from the Bethoda area. The rest are spread across the constituency and are primarily migrants who are living in Shiroda for more than 12-15 years.
    The SPF will be conducting an awareness campaign in the constituency starting from 2nd January, 2019 to ensure that first time voters are enrolled and names of old voters are not dropped for changing their places of residence, within the constituency.
    A special summary revision with respect to January 1, 2019, as the qualifying date was launched in Goa on September 1st 2018, with the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll.
    Officials had urged voters to look into Draft Publication Data to see if corrections were required. Voters had to check if due to legacy factors same person was registered at more than one place and share such information by email or by filing Form 7 for deletion of such names.
    The SPF has alleged that certain BJP workers from Shiroda had complained to Election Officials about residents who had two places of residence, for example – ancestral house and individual house in the constituency itself. As a result of which, the names of the individuals were removed and deleted from both the places. This was done at the behest of former Congress MLA Subhash Shirodkar who switched sides and joined the BJP.
    According to the SPF, Shirodkar told his workers to get the names of hundreds of residents who had more than one place of residence deleted from the electoral rolls, by complaining to the Election Office via email. On receipt of such emails, the names were deleted, but the SPF alleges that the Election Officials deleted the names arbitrarily and without any investigation.
    It is a crime under law to have names at two different places, claim election officials and hence the names were deleted on receipt of complaints, but the SPF alleges that the details were not verified and the residents who have been living in Shiroda for generations are now dropped out of the electoral rolls for minor technical reasons.
    It seems the Election Commission will announce the dates for the Shiroda and Mandrem by-polls next week and the polls may be held in February as the ECI has decided against having simultaneous polls in Goa, it is learnt.

    GOVERNOR LAUNCHES CLEANLINESS DRIVE OPPOSITE GMC

    Panaji, JANUARY 1, 2019 … … ‘All that starts well, ends well’. Rightly using this phrase, Governor, Smt Mridula Sinha on 1st January, 2019 initiated Cleanliness Drive opposite Goa Medical College along with the Officers of Raj Bhavan as well its staff members. Drive was organized by St. Cruz and Curca Village Panchayat along with Goa Medical College and Directorate of Panchayats.

    Governor had expressed concern over the existence of black spots around Goa Medical College area due to littering of plastic along the road side and therefore; Sarpanch of St Cruz and Curca Village Panchayat, Panchayat Department as well as Goa Medical College officials were directed last week to take immediate steps to clean the eye sore along the road opposite Goa Medical College.

    Governor was received by Secretary to Chief Minister, Shri J. Ashok Kumar, IAS and Shri Pradeep Naik, Dean Goa Medical College at the site, who also contributed their services for cleanliness along with their Officers and Staff. Present at the venue were Shri Rupesh Kumar Thakur, IAS, Secretary to Governor, Ms. Biju Naik, Jt. Secretary to Governor and Shri Anshuman Abhishek, OSD to Governor and Shri A. Kalyana Harsha, Comptroller to Governors Household.

    Director Panchayat Shri Rajan Satardekar along with his team planned the drive along with Smt. Disha D. Kavlekar, Sarpanch, St. Cruz Village Panchayat and Smt Roshan P. Vernekar, Sarpanch Curca Village Panchayat Shri Deepak Vaigankar, BDO, Tiswadi. Shri Levinson Martins, District Collector, North, appealed to the Goa Civil Service Officers to participate in the drive and accordingly, Shri Vikas Gaunekar, Shri Mahesh Khorjuvekar, Shri Gopal Parsekar, Shri Dattaram Sardesai, Smt Siddhi Halankar, Shri Dashrath Redkar, Shri Vinayak Volvoikar etc. participated in the drive.         

    In a meeting called earlier this week of St Cruz and Curca Village Panchayats members and Director Panchayat, the Panchayat members had apprised the Officers of the Raj Bhavan of the ground level difficulties faced by Panchayat bodies in terms of funds as well as constant littering of place by unknown people at odd hours, to evade penal action. Therefore Governor has assured to take up such issues with Government very soon. Governor has instructed elected representatives as well as officers to continuously take up cleaning of such black spots and convert such black spots to green spots, so that people become sensitized towards cleanliness. She also requested the Officers to take up cleanliness drives on regular basis throughout the year

    PROSPECTUS FOR POST BASIC DIPLOMA IN NURSING AVAILABLE

    Panaji, January 01, 2019 ..The  prospectus for the Post Basic Diploma in Nursing program in Cardiothoracic Nursing and Neonatal Nursing is available for sale from January 2, 2019 during the office hours 10.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m and 2.00 p.m to 4.00 p.m and on Saturdays from 10.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m at the office of the Institute of Nursing Education. For more details visit Website: www.dhsgoa.gov.in

    The last date for submission of the complete application form along with testimonials for both the Post Basic Diploma in Nursing program is January 5, 2019 till 1.00 p.m     

    GOVERNOR SUMMONS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

    Panaji, December 31, 2018 …Governor of Goa Dr. Smt. Mridula Sinha has summoned the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa, to meet at Assembly Hall on Tuesday January 29, 2019 at 11.30 am

    ELECTION COMMISSIONER REVIEWS ELECTION PREPAREDNESS PLAN

    Panaji: December 30, 2018 … The Election Commissioner of India, Shri Ashok Lavasa today reviewed the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll 2019 & State’s preparedness plan for the ensuing Lok Sabha Election 2019, at a meeting held at Office of Chief Electoral Officer, Altinho Panaji.

    A meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Election Commissioner, Shri Ashok Lavasa alongwith  Chief Electoral Officer, Shri Kunal, IAS; Director General of Police Shri Muktesh Chandra, District Election Officers, Dr Tariq Thomas, IAS and Shri Levinson Martin; Inspector General of Police, Shri Jaspal Singh, IPS.

    Meeting deliberated various issues on Special Summary Revision 2019, disposal of various claims & objections, health of electoral roll, apart from awareness undertaken under SVEEP activities, availability of EVM, VVPATs and various measures to be taken out for accessible election. The Election Commissioner desired that the motto of No Voter to Be Left Out should be followed in true spirit and continuous revision should be carried out with full vigour. The Election Commissioner stressed upon identification and marking of Persons with Disability (PwD) electors and marking them in software for having targeted plan for their effective participation. 

    During the course of discussion, the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officers and Nodal Officer (Police) presented the Election Preparedness Plan to the Election Commissioner. 

    The Election Commissioner launched booklet on Accessible Election Plan for Goa drafted by Dr Taha Haazik, OSD, Social Welfare Department and PwDs Icon, Booth Election Management Plan Template and also released post card on Competition ‘Write to CEO’ on postcard and the same were handed over to Students. He also released SVEEP songs CD made by Shri Pravinjay Pandit, Mamlatdar Bicholim.

    Election Commissioner complimented the Chief Electoral Officer and Goa Election team for the various efforts initially taken under the SVEEP activities for creating awareness among the general public about accessible election. He appreciated efforts taken by Dr Taha Haazik for Accessible Election Plan focusing on persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and prepared in accessible format which can be used by anyone with any disability with special software. 

    RAJ BHAVAN WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMON CITIZENS

    Panaji, December 30, 2018 …Governor of Goa Dr. Smt. Mridula Sinha on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day announced that the Raj Bhavan will be accessible to the common citizens i.e., Goans, people from other States, as well as to the foreign nationals, to see its rich history and heritage, flora & fauna of the place and above all its mesmerizing scenic beauty from the 5th January, 2019 on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The visit will be in 2 slots, each batch of 50 visitors starting from 2:30 pm. till 4:00 pm. and second batch of 50 visitors from 4:00 pm. till 6:30 pm.

    Raj Bhavan, Goa also known as Palacio-de-Cabo is the official residence of Governor of Goa. It is one of the finest residences of Indian Governors and also the oldest as no other residence of a Governor of a State in India has its origin dating back to over four hundred fifty years in the past. This place has been a restricted area for several decades.

     Visitors are informed to make online booking for visiting the Raj Bhavan at https://bookings.rajbhavan.goa.gov.in  and bookings will be accepted from 30th December, 2018. This link will be provided on Raj Bhavan, Goa website. Visitor will have to register on the said portal at least 3 days before the date of visit and entry will be subject to police verification. Confirmation of the booking will be intimated on SMS/Email to the applicant.

     In Raj Bhavan, there is a Visitor Information Centre for further facilitation. A tour guide will accompany the visitors. Drinking water, Washroom/toilet facilities are provided inside Raj Bhavan, and visitors are prohibited to drink, smoke, litter, carry plastics or food in plastic. Entry route will be under surveillance. Entry fee has been fixed at Rs.300/- per person and payment has to be made online at the time of booking. Child below 12 years of age will not be charged the entry fee. The visit to Raj Bhavan will be conducted by GTDC.  

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