1-mar-2013 …  Stating that the union budget presented by finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday had nothing for the state tourism sector, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar on Friday said that the 2013-2014 budget is 2014 lok sabha election-centric.

Speaking to goanreporter, tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said the budget had nothing for a common man and also neglected the tourism sector, particularly in goa.

 Mr Parulekar also said that the union government appeared to have forgotten that the two Goan  MPs had to approach people next year when the general elections were due. He however assured that the state budget would give adequate weightage the tourism sector in goa.

 Meanwhile, industries minister mahadev naik also expressed  his views on the budget

28-feb-2013 … while the corporation passed the issue of granting film shootings and exhibitions in certain locations of the city chaos confronted the ordinary meeting of the corporation city of Panjim on Thursday where in opposition councilors charged mayor vaidehi naik as a dictator who was not ready to listen to any of the points raised by the opposition councilors at the meet …

It may be noted that the opposition councilors led by its leader councilor rudresh chodonkar, councilor bento lourenco had raised point of the pathetic condition of the caranzalem gardens along with the other issues which the corporation had neglected when the mayor denied to listen to the points raised out of the agenda meet which forced the mayor to passed the resolutions given for the day …

Speaking to media reporter’s ccp mayor vaidehi naik said that since she had faced problems earlier she had brought the same resolutions on the agenda which the opposition councilors objected of passing it and were only in the mood of creating chaos at the meet

Meanwhile opposition councilor rudresh chodankar said the mayor had failed in her duties by not giving a chance to the opposition councilors to talk at the meet and had finished off the meet earlier as the councilors were ready to bring out the market issue …

28-feb-2013 … Stating that there were lot of expectations from the central financial budge 2013-14 Members of the goa chamber of commerce and industry has expressed satisfaction in the central financial budget announced by central finance minister p Chidambaram most of the other association along with gcci expressed dissatisfaction over the budget stating that the budget had nothing new in it specially for the state of goa ….

Speaking to media reporters after the central budget was announced president of goa chamber of commerce and industry manguirish pai raikiar said that though there were no direct benefits for goa from the budget there were indirect benefits and the finance minister had done in good job who had mentioned about improving communication with the industry

President of cii anil kher said that no major trust were addressed in the budget as no one was talking about investment, no talk on encouraging public sector companies while bulk of the budget was trying to take care of problems that had come up

 President of goa barge owner’s association atul jadhav also expressed his dissatisfaction over the budget saying that though lot of expectations were there for the mining affected people mr Chidambaram had not mentioned anything for them

Gcci honorary treasurer pratima dhond also gave her comments over the financial budget

27-feb-2013 … Citing reasons of creating confusions between the families members of people who are about to get married the state congress party on Wednesday asked the state bjp led government to revamp the ladli laxmi scheme in the larger interest of the state

Addressing a press conference at the party head office congress spokesperson sudip tamankar said that that was a need for the state government to take an advice from the Karnataka government who had implemented bhagyalakshi scheme on the lines on ladli laxmi scheme and had different modifications ….

Sudip said that his party was demanding to the bjp led government to take a review over the ladli laxmi scheme and should also take every one in to confidence while implementing the reviewed scheme

 Meanwhile sudip also criticize the state government for implementing parking fees at the edc patto area

26-feb-2013 …. … On the third day of the goa premiere league T-20 cricket tournament-2013 dempo sports club defeated chowgule warriors by eight wickets to win their second match of the goa premiere league T-20 cricket tournament-2013 held at the gca cricket ground at porvorim on Tuesday ….

Chowgule warriors who were allotted to bat first scored 133/8 in their first innings and while dempo sports club chase the target in fifteen over scoring 135/2 ….

26-feb-2013 …. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday stated that the State government has decided to construct bridge from Betim ferry wharf to Panjim and the work will commence by May-end.

The chief minister was speaking on the day of the birthday celebrations of porvorim mla rohan khaunte after laying the foundation stone for link road from Hero Honda Showroom to Training College at Porvorim.

Speaking on the occasion Parrikar said that the water situation at Assonora water treatment plant had improved and normalcy would be restored within eight days while the The link road of 1.5 kms from Hero Honda Showroom to Training College, costing Rs 3 crore, will be taken up immediately and will be completed by May 31.

Meanwhile Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said that the present chief minister Manohar Parrikar had helped in all the ways to develop his porvorim constituency and in the next phase, the work of ground and panchayat ghar would be taken up.

25-feb-2013 …. Water resources minister dayanand mandrekar on Monday once again reterated the need of an inquiry in to the sub standard work carried out in to the tillari irrigation canal project stating that there were possibilities of more breaches taking place towards the tillari canal

Mr mandrekar was speaking to media reporters on the occasion of the birthday celebrations of porvorim mla rohan khaunte where in mr mandrekar in the presence of mr khaunte laid the foundation stone for the flood control measures near church road along with torda, paithona creek and improvement to the existing nallah from palyekar field to the end of poi in salvador do mundo village panchayat costing a sum of the amount to over a crore of rupees …

Speaking on the occasion the water resources minister dayanand mandrekar said that though goa was facing a lot of water shortage due to the burst of the tillari canal he appreciated his officers of conducting war footing work for making arrangements of water to goan farmers …

Mandrekar raised question on ideas of those who had initiated the plans of getting water for the state of goa and stated that it was important for the state of goa if it had created its own independent water source at that time …

Meanwhile porvorim mla rohan khaunte said that the flood control measures would help local farmers from saline water which used to enter in their fields and spolit their paddy and vegetable cultivation every year

24-feb-2013 … Former fatorda mla damu naik on Saturday critized the erstwhile congress led government for not handling the moti dongor houses issue in a right way during their five year government tenure and were now just using the issue as a political one to gain mileage of it and spoil the name of present government

Speaking to goanreporter former fatorda mla damu naik said there was no reason to blame the present bjp led government over the issue as it was the court order which the government had to follow or else it could be contempt of court

 Damu said there was a need for the congress party members who were going at moti dongor in support of the people to answers as what their erstwhile congress government had done in the past 7 years of its regime and why this issue was not solved by that time and it was only bjp government who had helped genuine people…

 Damu also stated that it was the congress party who had finished off the people from moti dongor and was now just trying to raise their voice for no reasons

February 23, 2013 … The Home Guards and Civil Defense organization conducted emergency rescue, first aid and bandages at Santa Cruz High School, Panaji today as part of ‘Saad Samvad’ programme. The students evinced keen interest and wholeheartedly participated in the demonstration.

Shri John Aguiar Company Commander earlier explained the aims and objectives of the programme. The demonstration was conducted by Platoon Commanders Shri Uday Kurtarkar, Platoon Commander Shri Suresh Patekar, Sergeant Anand Naik, HG Laximan Harmalkar, HG Narayan Pagi,  Post Warden Shri Vijay Surlikar, CD volunteer Shri Uday Kuri.

Shri Aguair Honorary Company Commander said that organization and the aim behind holding such a demonstration and training session. He said the aim of the Civil Defence is to impart training to save lives. He said there is also a proposal to set up Civil Defence Cadet Corps on the lines of National Cadet Corps (NCC) to spread the Civil Defence mantra all over the country through the students.  He said Sometimes rescue materials are not available to the rescue team at site in emergency situations. There are various other methods, which could be useful for rescue. Such methods are known as, “Emergency Methods of Rescue”. The adequate methods of rescue is to be determined depending upon the nature of the casualty, the nature of the injuries and the position in which the casualty is found.

Teacher of the School Shri Shiva Fulkar thanked the Director General of Police Shri Kishan Kumar for his initiative in organizing such a programme for the benefit of the students. He also thanked the team of Home Guards and Civil Defence officers and volunteers.

Panaji: February 23, 2013 …. Governor of Goa Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo unveiled of the Trophy of GPL T-20 tournament alongwith guest of honour Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Shri Rajendra Arlekar, GCA President Shri Vinod Phadke at GCA ground Porvorim on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion Governor said, I would like to congratulate Goa Cricket Association for their visionary efforts to organize GPL T-20 tournament and have this trophy which, I am sure, will go a long way in encouraging cricket in the State of Goa.

Sports and games have a very special and intrinsic value in our social and cultural life.  These activities are an integral part of our day-to-day life.  Cricket has become one of the greatest sports of entertainment and competition in the world, particularly in our own country.  For us it is a passion.  It is an international team sport, one that is playing a splendid role in integrating people and in a way cultures from various regions and races.  India has made great progress in cricket.  Though their outstanding skill, determined efforts and spirited team work, Indian cricketers have made outstanding achievements have become icons and have in the process enhanced the prestige and glory of our country.

Cricket as a game is not only a sport of entertainment, but has come to play a major role in promoting social and national cohesion, besides fostering international understanding and enhancing human relations. International cricket

matches help in bringing together people from different parts of the world.  Though we in India have several traditional and modern sports ad games, people are usually glued to passionately watch cricket matches with great enthusiasm.  We in Goa have an excellent infrastructure for cricket and hence, we should make efforts to again host international cricket matches in Goa, Stated the Governor.

Goa is well known for sports and games.  Goans have latent talent and an unceasing passion for multifarious sports and games.  The Government is making planned efforts to promote sports and games in an institutionalized and scientific manner.  While football is the State game of Goa, other games are also being encouraged ad developed.  I am happy that cricket is gaining more and more significance in Goa.  We should provide the youth of our State with world-class facilities, pragmatic guidance and scientifically-oriented training to enable them to achieve excellence in this field of sport.  Goa has produced cricketers of a very high standard and class in the past and I am sure that under the able aegis of Goa Cricket Association, Goan cricketers will continue to make a mark in the international cricketing arena.

All of us need to understand that the Government cannot be expected to achieve everything; howsoever much it may want to.  We need well-intentioned organizations like the Goa Cricket Association, to supplement Governmental efforts to promote sports and games in a big way.  There should be greater cooperation and constant interaction between the stakeholders to bring about innovative changes in promoting these activities.  Integrated institutional arrangements are essential to guide and promote the various sports, including cricket.  Our universities, colleges and schools should help in identifying the talent amongst the youth.  They should provide them broad opportunities for practicing different sports.  Needless to say, sports activities have intrinsic benefits like physical fitness and well being, social interaction, entertainment, healthy

competition, personality development, potential and skill development, inculcation of sense of achievement, pride, patriotism and self-confidence.  These are all qualities that we want our youth of today to possess.

We need to appreciate that the spirit of sports is to produce a combination of qualities like fairness, courtesy, generosity or to put it in one word-sportsmanship.  Sportsmanship is the soul or essence of all sports and games.  We should play matches with full vigour, energy and to the best of one’s ability, however, we must not forget to maintain a code of conduct and nurture the sporting spirit.  We must remember that in any game, one side has to win and the other has to lose.  The players, spectators and team owners ought to realize that lessons are learnt in defeat as well and it is only in defeat, that the true character of an individual is revealed.

I hope that the various efforts being made by the Government and organizations like Goa Cricket Association will usher in a new era of accelerated progress in the field of sports and games in the State and in particular, in cricket which will enable the Goan youth to be able to successfully compete at the national and international levels added the Governor.

GCA Secretary Shri Chetan Desai welcomed.  GCA Vice President Dr. Shekhar Salkar porposed the vote of thanks.