29/06/2014 … The state congress party has requested the state chief minister Manohar Parrikar to book ram sene chief pramod muthalik under the nsa act for causing threat to the state of goa

Addressing media persons at the party head office in Panjim on Saturday gpcc chief john fernandes said that the state of goa did not required moral police from across the border an if any one tries to come in the state then his party would face them on the street opposing their move to start their activities in the state of goa

Fernandes said that his party would mobilize goans on the issue of muthalik trying to enter in goa as muthalik’s entry would destroy the state tourism which would create an effect on goan economy

Fernandes also criticized the state bjp led government for taking a u-turn on muthalik issue and for not having a concrete policy towards people like pramod muthalik

14/02/2014 … : Just arresting the former bureaucrats  is not enough , the Goa police should arrest the builder and the contractor who are the main conspirators in the Ruby Residency case , stated MLA of St. Andre Vishnu Surya Wagh

He stated that the government was just dillydallying on the case and  arresting  the  bureaucrats  namely chief officer Deepak Desai and Paradeep Naik  will not help to resolve the issue in turn it would create a havoc amongst the bureaucracy as bureaucrats would now shy away from taking any decisions .

15/02/2014 … The state congress party on Saturday accused the state bjp led government of using government funds for its party’s executive meet stay which was recently held in the state last year

Addressing media person’s congress president john Fernandes said that the state bjp party had defrauded goan exchequers while trying to install gujrat chief minister as its prime ministerial candidate of india which was first announced in the state when the bjp party had organized its central executive committee meet in goa last year

Commenting over the issue of the state bjp led government decision of transfer system for casinos operating in river mandovi Fernandes said it was illegal to give the right to transfer for the casinos which was highly immoral

Fernandes also stated that there were duplicities of law where mr Fernandes questioned as why no action was taken on the forest minister alina saldanha who had recently tried to block the highway at cortalim while the same government had arrested an activist tara kerkar for blocking the highway in canacona rape and murder issue

26/05/2014 … A delegation of the members from the civil society led by fatorda independent mla vijai sardessai on Monday met the state director general of police t n mohan and appraised him over the police officials harassment towards the Young shipping professional Devu Chodankar who is facing arrest for his comments on Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on a Facebook forum

It may be noted in a post in March this year, Chodankar had in his facebook comment had stated that if Modi comes to power, he would unleash a ‘holocaust’, a post that the police claimed was later deleted.

Chodankar had posted the comment on March 23 and was summoned by Goa police on May 12. He has been booked under the contentious section 66A of the IT Act along with sections of 153(A) and 295(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

The FIR was registered by former chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries Atul Pai Kane.

But on last Saturday Goa Police’s attempt to arrest deu for making anti-Narendra Modi comment was opposed by members of the Civil society activists who believed police interest in a Facebook post was draconian after which even a protest was held outside the police headquarters in Panaji on Saturday.

Speaking to media reporters after meeting dig t n mohan fatorda independent mla vijai sardessai said the state police department were trying to selectively target mr chodankar since his comment was against prime minister narendra modi

Sardessai raised apprehensions on the comments made by sanquelim mla dr pramod sawant where in mr sawant had said that certain people who were taking side mf mr chodanakar might have written his face book comments

Meanwhile social activist advocate aires rodrigues said that he had also pointed out to dgp about the previous complaints which he had filed on the politicians and no action was taken till date no those by the state police department

10/02/2014 …If you are a traffic vehicle violator, then please make it sure that no one see’s you while violating vehicular rules as the same violation done by you could be registered as a complaint to the official of the transport department as the state transport department is all set to start its sms complain services which is all set to start with in a week’s time …

Under the new system which is the sms complain services of the transport department every adt (additional director of transport) would get a separate code (example adt Panjim would get a code 02-07) on which a complainant could send his traffic violation complaints to the concerned adt after which in turn the complainant would receive an unique id no from the same adt for further inquiries

Speaking to goanreporter a top official of the state transport department said “ any traffic vehicular complaints such as auto rickshaws, tour operators charging additional charges, bus operators not issuing tickets, negligent driving and any traffic violation that is seen could be registered with proper details through the sms complain services”

This is the easiest way the officer said “as earlier a complainant who would file his complaint to the transport department had to go through long process to get his problem solved but with this new initiative a complainant would get his problem solve as soon as possible”

The officials also stated that “once the complain was send to the concerned adt, the same adt would send the complain to his motor vehicles inspector or assistant motor vehicles inspector who after completing his inquiry in to the complain would get back to the his adt with the report and the concerned adt would then pass on the final report to the complainant who had filed the complaint”

Presently the state transport department in total had ten assistant director of transport officials along with two enforcement officials who come under the ambit of the director of transport department government of goa .  

12/02/2014 … In an effort to ease traffic congestion as well as traffic violators in to the capital city of Panjim the city traffic department has installed around seven close circuit TV cameras in and around the Panjim city.

The initiative from the state traffic department has been a step forward towards making the capital city not only free from traffic congestion or traffic violation on those violating traffic laws which result in traffic jams and hardships for the people but also to keep crimes and thefts under check.

According to traffic officials CCTV cameras are important as it is not possible to post a traffic police at every point, adding it is a common tendency that once a common man notices a traffic police he would immediately put the helmet or the seat belt to avoid being fined.

but if the cameras are in place, the road users will be careful and will avoid violating the laws due to the fear of being caught as the cameras act as the law enforcing agency.

Mr virnodkar said city in the control room the traffic department was able to issue 600-800 fines for traffic violators in a month

 Presently there are seven high definition cctv camera’s installed in the capital city starting right from kadamba bus stand up to Miramar circle and are also in process of installing another eight cameras in days to come

 Panjim traffic pi dharmesh angle said that the major problem was that vehicles remain parked in a haphazard manner which leads to choking of the roads and with the idea of cctv being installed in the capital city there was some road sense and people were more careful in the movement besides obeying traffic rules

09/02/2014 … Stating that he had undertaken various developmental works in the jurisdiction of the corporation city of Panjim Ccp mayor surendra furtado is trying to seek another term as the ccp mayor for himself when the elections for the mayor and deputy mayor post would be held for the corporation city of Panjim next month …

It may be noted that last year in april ccp corporator Surendra Furtado and corporator Bento Lorena of the st cruz mla Atanasio Monserrate’s panel had won the mayor and deputy mayor of the Corporation of City of Panaji respectively.

The councillor from Miramar Mr Furtado along with his wife who is also the ccp councilor had headed the 14-member group, affiliated to the MLA of Santa Cruz constituency and had won the post of ccp mayor… 

 Speaking to goanreporter ccp mayor surendra furtado said though he was interested in another term as a ccp mayor everything was in the hands of st cruz mla babush monsoratte and his group of fourteen councilors

furtado said that since he was the senior most corporator in ccp he knew the working system of ccp in a whole which did help him in the past few months after taking over as a ccp mayor

13/02/2014 …. Stating that the bjp state led government has once again surpassed the goans taking a u turn over the medium of instruction issue st andre mla Vishnu surya wagh on Thursday asked the north goa mp Shripad naik to declare his stand over the moi issue or else he would decide of whether to contest the north goa mp elections or not in the upcoming lok Sabha elections

Speaking to goanreporter  st andre mla Vishnu surya wagh said that the state government had completely taken a u turn on the moi issue contrary to the parties program and policies and therefore would like to know as what stand did the north goa mp Shripad naik had on the moi issue and weather he was ready to challenge the state decision taken by the state bjp led government on moi issue

Commenting over the reports of his name being figured in to the congress list of candidates for the upcoming lok Sabha elections wagh said he was surprised to know that his name was figuring in to the list of congress candidates for the upcoming lok Sabha elections in north goa though he had personally not applied his mind yet for any ticket of any political party

Wagh also stated that there were some of his good friends as well as well wishers who had informed him to contest the upcoming lok Sabha elections …