16/09/2014 … young short filmmakes and producers in Goa have a golden chance to watch 70 films across the world. 1st Goa Short Film Festival is happening in Goa on 17 and 18 September.

The festival is happening at the entertainment society of Goa 9 AM to 6 pm everyday. The Chairperson of Entertainment society of Goa Mr. Damodar Naik will inaugurate the festival. Chairman of Indian Motion pictures of India Vikas Patil, Producer Anil Kakade, Meghraj

16/09/2014 …  – Goa with its scenic beauty and splendor beaches gets a facelift to its beaches across the State. Goa Tourism has taken up the task of cleaning the beaches through manual means to have clean and hygienic beaches which will help improve tourism potential in the State.

The contract began taking shape early this month and today Goa’s Honorable Chief Minister; Shri Manohar Parrikar launched Goa Tourism’s ‘Clean Goa Beautiful Goa’ campaign on Miramar Beach, Panjim, Goa in the presence of Honorable Minister of Tourism, Shri Dilip Parulekar; Principal Secretary, Tourism, Government of Goa, R. K Srivastava IAS; Chairman, GTDC, Nilesh Cabral and Director, Department of Tourism, Shri.Ameya Abhyankar IAS.

M/s. Bhumika Transport, Waste Handling Services, a Mumbai led consortium has been awarded the contract work for North Goa beaches which includes Miramar, Keri, Arambol, Mandrem, Morjim, Vagator, Ozrant, Anjuna, Baga, Calangute, Candolim, Sinquerim, Nerul, Caranzalem, Siridao, Bambolim for an amount of Rs. 7,51,40,999 for the first year. M/s Ram Engineering and Construction Company, a Mumbai led consortium will manage the South Goa stretch which includes Majorda, Baina, Bogmolo, Velsao, Arrosim, Utorda, Majorda, Betalbatim, Colva, Sernabatim, Benaulim, Zalor, Fatrade, Varca, Cavelossim, Agonda, Palolem, Patnem, Rajbag, Talpona, Galgibag for an amount of Rs. 7,0487,999 for the first year.

The contract is primarily awarded for a period of 15 months and the same has a term period of 5 years subject to the fulfillment of all obligations and methodology under the tender by the contractors.

The agencies are responsible for the placement of necessary infrastructure such as dust bins, segregation units, compositing pits and scientific disposal of garbage. Dustbins will be placed at every 100 meters interval; garbage will be collected from all beaches where it will be segregated into different parts such as bio degradable and non bio-degradable.

The non bio-degradable waste will further be segregated into components such as plastic, glass, metal, etc. and will be staked to a central place for further disposal and the bio degradable waste will be converted into compost using compost pits.

The contract includes staff employed to be upright, efficient, smartly dressed in proper uniforms to match with the best standards available to give a clean and hygienic look and appearance to tourists and people at large.

15/09/2014 …. Victorino Fernandes netted a superb hat-trick in the opening 32 minutes as Sporting Clube de Goa cruised to a 3-0 victory over Calangute Association, in a round four match of Gfa’s Goa Pro League at Duler Stadium, Mapusa on Sunday. The Flaming Oranje led 3-0 at the interval.

Sporting Goa’s Victorino was handed his first start of the season and rewarded the fans with the first hat-trick of the Goa Pro League, with three well executed goals which took his tally for the season to five and puts him on top of the scorer’s charts.

The match took a sour note in the closing stages when the Sporting Goa Coach Oscar Bruzon was told to exit the bench by the referee after taking his protest too far with the fourth official, regarding on offside decision.

Sporting Goa raced into the lead after just four minutes when Victorino wonderfully controlled a long threw ball from Rahul Kumar, before lifting the ball over the defenders head and burying it into the bottom corner.

Eight minutes later a bouncing ball from Rahul was again collected by Victorino and this time he lobbed the ball over the outrushing goalkeeper’s head.

As the game progressed, Sporting Goa continued to grow in confidence and Beevan D’Mello sent in a delicious pass for Victorino who managed to give two rampaging Calangute defenders the slip and nail the ball into the back of the net.

Late on, Victorino received a nice reception from the large crowd as he left the field to be replaced by substitute Boima Jerry Karpeh.

The victory gives Sporting Goa their first win of the season and takes their tally to 5 points from four matches, while Calangute remain on a single point after the same number of games.

15/09/2014 : Indian Women’s Football Team’s Head Coach Tarun Roy lauded his girls for their “stupendous performance” after India’s finished with a thumping 15-0 victory over Maldives in the opening Group A match of the Women’s Football Competition in the Asian Games in Incheon.

“The first match of any Tournament is of immense importance. It invariably sets the tone for the rest of the Competition and we just couldn’t have afforded any slip-ups,” he told www.the-aiff.com from Incheon.

“We checked into the Games Village in Incheon yesterday (September 13) afternoon and had less than 24 hours to acclimatize for the first match. But the character on display on the field was amazing. The girls responded in style. I’m so much impressed,” he added.

Mr. Subrata Dutta, Head of Delegation, Indian Football Teams, also a Senior Vice President, All India Football Federation, was extremely “delighted” with the performance.

“In fact, this match was not just about Football as we had the added responsibility of launching India’s campaign at the Games. That motivated us further as we had to keep Tricolour fluttering high,” Dutta stated.

“The girls not only scored goals but displayed modern Football which impressed everyone,” he further informed.

Roy, nevertheless, isn’t willing to read too much into the big margin of victory.

“Our next match against the hosts South Korea will be a very tough one. They are one of the top Teams in Asia and it will be a big challenge for us. We will carry our confidence into the next match as we prepare for them. But we cannot afford to be complacent,” Roy commented.

India next play hosts South Korea on September 17.

Panaji, 14th September 2014: Rally enthusiasts from across the country will be converging in Goa for the MRF Rally de Goa slated to be held on the 20th and 21st of September in north Goa. Goa will be hosting the 5th round of the Indian National TSD Rally Championship 2014 with total prize money amounting to over 2.5 lakhs.

Organised by FB Motorsports, MRF Rally de Goa is expected to host over 20 entries for the national championship round, from enthusiasts across cities including teams from Tata Motors, Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki. Classes include Pro Expert, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Ladies.

To encourage local, budding, motor sport enthusiasts, a local TSD event will run simultaneously along with the national rally. Classes include, Couples Class, Ladies Class and Open Class.

Regularity rallying, also known as TSD rallying (Time, Speed, Distance), is a form of motor sport usually conducted on public roads but sometimes including off road and track sections. The object of these rallies is to maintain precise times and precise average speeds on various segments of a predefined route. Each team usually consists of a driver and navigator. Teams usually start a regularity rally at fixed intervals creating a field that is spread along the route.

Farad Bhathena of FM Motorsports who is spearheading the initiative of bringing TSD rallies to Goa is a well known rally driver having competed in over 200 rallies and races in India and South East Asia. A three time National Rally Champion and multiple winner of the iconic Great Himalayan Desert Rallies, BBC Top Gear has rated him as amongst the 10 best drivers ever in the country. Farad Bhathena, FB Motorsports, said, “This event is one of our many efforts to encourage and groom drivers to maintain safety, control and to sharpen their skills, as well as to imbibe navigational skills. Thanks to MRF, IMG, Nazri Resort, Manipal Hospital and the Government of Goa for the support given to us. FB Motorsports hopes to bring many such national and international motor sporting events to Goa in the future”.