Panaji, December 24, 2012 …   The Governor of Goa Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo has extended his warmest greetings and best wishes to the people of Goa on the most auspicious and joyous occasion of Christmas.

The Governor says, on this very special day, we celebrate the Birthday of Lord Jesus Christ, whose eternal and most valuable message of love, peace, sacrifice, tolerance and brotherhood continues to influence and inspire the entire humanity.  Our country is a proud inheritor of a secular society, where people belonging to different faiths have traditionally lived in harmony, amity, social solidarity and unity.

The celebration of religious and spiritual occasions like Christmas, have great relevance and importance in maintaining brotherhood and unity among the brethren of our country.  Let us, therefore, on the auspicious eve of Christmas, take a vow to promote and practice the valuable message given to us by Lord Jesus Christ, which will make the human society happier and more peaceful to live in. May the celebrations of Christmas this year, bring renewed joy, lasting peace and greater prosperity to one and all he concluded.

Panaji: December 24, 2012 …. The   Minister for Women  South Goa Sightseeing Packages and Child Development Shri  Dilip  Parulekar has said that the Government has given thrust on providing adequate facilities to schools . He said the objective behind this is to create favourable atmosphere in schools.

This was stated by shri Parulekar at Padal Bethoda where he was chief guest for a inaugural function of Anganwadi Centre . The function was organized by the Directorate of Women and Child Development.

Speaking further Shri Parulekar advised the parents to provide proper attention towards the nourishment   and all-round development of their children so as to enable them to emerge as a good citizen. Anganwadi Centers are the centers of moulding the children to develop with balanced personality. Therefore Anganwdi centers play a vital role in shaping the personality of children at primary level. Hence the Government intends to  strengthen infrastructures for Anganwadi  Centres  by providing  building with  adequate  facilities he informed.

The Industries Minister Shri Mahadev Naik announced that the Government has planned to construct a new building for high school equipped with adequate facilities in Bethoda . The Government has also plans to construct new buildings for Anganwadi Centers wherever required in Shiroda  Constituency he added.

Shri Naik further informed about the various developmental works which have been completed, which are in progress and which are to be taken up in future in Shiroda area.

Smt. Reshma Pai Kuchelkar, Manager GSIDC, Shri Umesh Naik, Consulting Engineer GSIDC and others were present on the occasion.

Smt. Poonam Sawant, Sarpanch welcomed the guests. Shri Durgaprasad Ward Member compered the function. While Shri. Sadanand Gaonkar, Dy. Sarpanch proposed the vote of thanks.

Members of the State nationalist congress

Overnight House Boat in Chapora River

party on Saturday said that they would not have any problem of the mega event titled sun burn to be held on the coastal candolim area if the state bjp led government could take care of all precautions of any untoward incident ….

Party president professor surendra sirsat was speaking to media reporters at a media conference held at the party head office in Panjim on Saturday where in the party members informing about the dehli bus-gang rape incident

It may be noted that the recent case of a young woman, battered and then gang-raped on a bus in Delhi, has incensed and stirred India, with protests across the country demanding an urgent change in laws,  the attitude of the police, and a swift trial for the six men accused of the heinous crime.

Sirsat said that the state government needs to take better precautions at events like sunburn so as to see that untoward incident do not take place and spoil the name of the state

Commenting over the delhi bus-rape incident sirsat also mentioned that the ncp party would hold a candle light rally on 27^th of this month starting from the party head office to azad maidan in Panjim in support of the delhi rape victim girl …

Commenting over the recent mining morcha held by the mining affected people group in Panjim sirsat said that if the mining associates had taken them in confidence then they would have also supported the rally held by mining affected people

Panaji, December 22, 2012 … The Deputy Chief Minister Shri Francisco D’ Souza  conferred  4^th Corporate  Social  Responsibility  Dolphin Spotting in Goa Award  on  St. Francis Xavier Training Centre and Matruchaya  Trust  at the function  held in the  city yesterday.

The awards were received by Sister Monica and  Shri Madhukar Dixit  respectively at the hands of Shri D’ Souza.  The function was organized  by  Green Triangle  Society  in association with  Goa Chamber of Commerce  and Industry  and  Ideaz Unlimited.

The other cooperate bodies who received  CSR awards  includes  Seza Mining Corporation  for their   work  in the field of education. The Peninsula  lands  limited was awarded for its  work in the  field of  environment and Syngenta  India Limited for its  services  in community  social welfare.  The representatives of these corporate bodies  received  the awards  at the hands of   the Minister  Shri  Francis D’ Souza.

Speaking on the occasion Shri D’ Souza congratulated the recipients of the awards for their work towards society.  He said that the different components of the society like orphans and differently abled children should  be provided due attention.  There are many NGOs working in this field. The corporate sectors can also lend their hands in this task  he added.

Shri K.R. Srinivas, Resident Editor of Times of India said that after the Independence the disparity between the rich and poor has been widened. Hence the corporate sector has  greater role to play in this field. The work of Green Triangle Society in this area is a laudable. He also congratulated the winners of the awards.

Shri Kiran Shah, Chairman Ideaz Unlimited, Sister Monica and Shri Madhukar Dixit also spoke on the occasion.

Last year’s winner in the category of large scale industry M/s. Zuari Agro Chemical Industries was given a memento of remembrance.

Shri Mangurish Pai Raikar Chairman GCCI welcomed. Shri Anand  Pangam compered the function while Shri S.M. Paranjape Chief Inspector  of Factories and Boilers  proposed the vote of thanks.

Panaji, December 22, 2012 … The Deputy Chief minister Shri Francisco De Souza has said that the education is the best investment to higher up in life and lead a happy and  comfortable life. He appealed to the parents to give good and higher education to their children.

Shri Desouza was speaking as a chief guest for annual social gathering and prize distribution function organized by Shree Dayanand Arya High School at Neura in Tiswadi yesterday.

Speaking further Shri De Souza said it is the responsibility of every one of us to provide healthy atmosphere to our children to enhance their inborn so that  they emerge as responsible and worthy citizens of the country. He told parents to interact with their teachers about the progress of their children. There is no alternative to education as it is a key to all-round development he further added.

Shri Desouza congratulated the students who received awards for educational excellence and cocurricular activities. He also appreciated the teachers and the staff for their endeavor to achieve students progress.

Prof. Ramrao Wagh Chairman of AZMANE High School advised the students to acquire technical education to secure jobs in the industrial sector. He appealed to the students to avail the Government schemes like Goa Scholar to pursue higher studies in abroad. He congratulated the recipients of awards. He also appreciated the NGO Rotary Club for their commendable services in educational field and adopting the Dayanand Arya High School for this purpose.

SirCharles Bonifacio Immediate Past President Rotary Mid Town-Panaji also spoke on the occasion.

Shri  Vinod Kamat Sarpanch, Shri Vithu Narvekar Chairman of the High School,Shri Shashikant Naik, Chairman PTA, and other members of the managing Committee and staff and teacherswere present on the cassion.

Shri Madhav K. Kharvi, Head Master presented the annual report of the school activities. Shri Shashikant Sawant ,Gen. Secretary welcomed and introduced the guests. Smt. Uma Vaze Savoikar  compered the function.

22-dec-2012 … Dabolim mla mauvin godinho on Friday expressed satisfaction over the bjp led manohar Parrikar government stating that the present North Goa Sightseeing Packages government had given him a good treatment as far as carrying out his developmental works in his constituency were concerned and mentioned that the treatment was even better than his own erstwhile congress government who sometimes had put obstructions in his files being passed …

Speaking to media reporters Godinho said that he was happy with the Parrikar led government who was not discrimination between ruling and opposition and was getting the same cooperation which he would have to get from a ruling party

 Stating that he was sidelined in the state government during the kamat led government Godinho said that for no reason also he was sacked from the president of campaign committee and presently even after so many thing it seems that the congress party has not learnt any lessons also while choosing the leader of the congress legislature party …

 Commenting over the upcoming loksabha elections Godinho also stated that like he was firm in his decision of state congress party going along in state assembly election he was also of the opinion that both the south and north goa parliamentary seats the state congress party had to go alone and fight for it

22-dec-2012 … in keeping with the spirit of Christmas and their annual tradition of donating to noble causes, the Goan welfare association, Qatar, on Saturday donated Rs. 2 lakh to Caritas Goa.

President of the association simon d’silva handed over the Rs. 2 lakh cheque to archbishop filipe neri ferrao in the presence of former chief minister luizinho faleiro,

Former Caritas Goa director Fr Valerian Vaz and present caritas director fr maverick Fernandes and others

The Goan welfare association, Qatar has been donating regularly for charitable causes in Goa in the past few years last year and has also helped victims of tsunami, the Gujarat earthquake, to children rights and you (CRY) and other organizations

Speaking on the occasion caritas goa director fr maverick Fernandes thanked the association for help caritas goa with a noble cause …

President Goan welfare association, Qatar, Simon D’Silva thanked Vaz and former Goa chief minister luizinho faleirowho guided and converted the association altruistic desires into reality.

22-dec-2012 … Chief minister Manohar Parrikar along with porvorim mla rohan khaunte and aldona mla glen ticlo on Friday evening carried a joint site inspection of the porvorim constituency along with the porvroim market area and promised to get the market complex ready within the next one year …

Various government officials concerned with the porvorim market project were also a part of the inspection team where in chief minister along with the porvorim mla and others inspected various place in and around porvorim constituency

 Speaking to media reporters chief minister Manohar Parrikar said the issues seems to have been pending due to difference of opinion and the same would be solved in the next five to six days

 Porvorim mla rohan khaunte said that since they were concerned about the congestion taking place in porvorim area they were trying to shift the market in the same vicinity and with cm intervention he expect the work to be taken up in a war footing basis …

 Meanwhile aldona mla and chairman of housing board glen ticlo said his department was working for a proper planning systems and it would be done in the next few days

21-dec-2012 …. Having said that a wrong procedure was followed by the event organizers of sun burn Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar on Friday

Overnight Houseboat Cruise Goa

said that if proper procedures were not followed by the organizers then no permission would be granted to an event like sunburn though navelim mla and fisheries minister avertano furtado impressed of shifting the sunburn event to south goa ….

Speaking to media reporters tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said though the single committee was yet too decided over the issue of sun burn event to be held in goa till date no permissions were given to the concerned party though wrong procedures were been followed by the event organizers of promoting the event for which permissions were yet to be given from the state government side ….

 Commenting over the issue of sunburn event to be shifted to south goa Parulekar said that even some of the mla’s from south goa side had also urged him for shifting the event like sunburn to south goa …

 Meanwhile fisheries minister and navelim mla avertano furtado said that shifting the sunburn event was the right idea to have the event in south goa …

21-dec-2012 …. Tourism minister dilip parulekar on Friday expressed surprise over the wind-song musical festival event which would be held in baga on the 4^th and 25^th of December during Christmas time ….

Windsong a percept event would witness 22 Indian bans performing folk jazz rock funk blues and soul music on 2 stages at baga grounds and would also feature popular singers like remo Fernandes, lucky ali, rabbi shergil, monica dogra, anushka machanda, ankur tiwari, agnee strings and many more ….

Speaking to media reporters on Friday tourism minister dilip parulekar said that he or his department was not aware of any such event like wind-song being held in baga area as no one had applied for any permission for the event till date to his department …

But to a surprise over the tourism minister dilip parulekar statement managing director of percept shailendra singh informed media in his briefing that appropriate permission were been taken for the event from the state government and the file was already been put up with the appropriate authority …