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    indians attain the feet of climbing mt stok kangri in ladakh region

    22/07/2014 … They climbed with pride and honour of Goa. 14 Goan mountaineers along with 2 climber’s from Karnataka and 1 from Kerala climbed Mt. Stok Kangri (elevation 6,153 m (20,182 feet) is the highest mountain in the Stok Range of the Himalayas in the Ladakh region on 6th July 2014.

    The peak is located in Hemis National Park, 12 km southwest of the trailhead at 3,610 m(11,845 feet) in the village of Stok and 24 km southwest of the Ladakhi capital of Leh. Despite its altitude, Stok Kangri is a popular peak and is often climbed as an initial non-technical foray into high altitude mountaineering.

    The expedition was undertaken to commemorate the 50 years of Goa liberation. This was a personal endeavour for the team which managed the funding through personal contributions. Mr. Prasad Joshi renowned mountaineer who led the successful climb was all praise for the entire team that managed to acclamatise very quickly to the rare atmosphere and climb the peak in 5 days besides adjusting to walking on snow and ice in the lower reaches of the glacier.

    The team comprised of Mr. T. Machiv and Mr. Abhishek Singh from Calangute, Mr. Prasad Joshi(Expedition leader), Mr. Keerthivardhan Raju from Altinho, Panjim, Mr. Tapen Khadka from Bambolim, Mr. Dilip Patil from Merces, Mr. Rajesh Khedekar from Mapusa, Mr. Ramesh Barad from Goa velha, Mr. Raghavendra Khote from Bicholim, Mr. Yashwant Gawas from Sanqlim, Dr. Ajit Nagashikar of GMC Bambolim Mr. Kishore Dogra from Vasco, Mr. Rajesh from Madgaon, Mr. Harish Reddy and Mr. Dattu from Bangalore and Mr. Karichery Madhu from Kerela .

    The expedition team then undertook a days motorbike expedition to Khardung last the highest motorable road in the world. The team returned back to goa on 14TH JULY 2014. This Expedition was organized by Prajosh Adventures Panjim Goa.

    Salgaocar FC kick-off pre-season in right earnest

    22/07/2014 … Salgaocar Football Club began their pre-season training earlier today at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, under the watchful eyes of Head Coach Derrick Pereira.

     The Green and Whites have been able to retain the core of their squad that finished third in the 2013-14 Airtel I-League, with a couple of re-enforcements to key positions. The club has currently registered a total of 21 players and are confident of completing the remaining signings over the course of the next couple of weeks. Salgaocar FC continue to be busy in the transfer market with the latest additions to the squad being the Pune FC duo of Gurjinder Kumar and Othallo Tabia. Having released all the 4 foreigners that formed part of the squad last year, the club’s first foreign signing of the current season came in the form of midfield playmaker and talisman, Douhou Pierre, who also played for the Red Lizards last season.  

      “All our recent signings from the Pune based club are players who’ve played under me in the past and I am confident of bringing out the best in them here at Salgaocar”, commented Derrick. The gaffer was visibly pleased at seeing most of his players looking fit and raring to go.

      The GFA charity match, the curtain raiser for the season is scheduled for August 17th with the Goa Pro League due to get underway the following day. “We are about 4 weeks away from the commencement of the Pro League and I believe the matches will provide us with the ideal platform to assess ourselves ahead of the Federation Cup in December and the I-League due to begin in January”, the coach added.  

      Besides the 3 signings, the club has also retained the services of hard-working winger Bikash Jairu, who joined the club in January on loan from Mumbai Tigers FC. Dawson Fernandes from Sporting Clube de Goa  and Goal Keeper Abhijit Das from United SC are the other new additions.

      Goal Keeper Albino Gomes and Aslon Oliveira have come through the club’s renowned youth development system, whilst Chinmaya Behera and Pawan Kumar have been roped in from the AIFF U-19 Regional Academy, thereby ensuring a good blend between youth and experience.

      Goal Keepers:

    Karanjit Singh, Abhijit Das, Albino Gomes, Chinmaya Sekhar Behera

      Defenders:

    Augustin Fernandes, Nicolau Colaco, Gurjinder Kumar, Othallo Tabia, Leny Levis Pereira, Pawan Kumar,

      Midfielders:

    Douhou Pierre, Rocus Lamare, Gilbert Oliveira, Clifton Dias, Brian Mascarenhas, Karma Tsewang, Umesh Harijan, Rosario Mendes.

      Forwards:

    Dwason Fernandes, Bikash Jairu, Aslon Oliveira.

    SPORTS MINISTER FELICITATES SPORTS TALENTS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT

    July 18, 2014 …. India’s top junior in Squash  Yash Fadte  was  felicitated by Sports Minister Shri RameshTawadkar in his chamber today.

    Executive Director of Sports Authority of Goa Shri Sandip Jacques, Director of Sports & Youth Affairs Shri Y. B. Tavde, Shri  Gurudatt Bhakta and Secretary, Goa Olympics Association, Shri Arund Bhat, Treasurer, SAG were present.

    Mast.  Fadte has many sports achievements to his credit such as Pioneer Cup title in Germany, Asian Squash Runners up in Iran,  he had also won Hong Kong Junior Open an Asian Platinum Event. He is leaving for Mumbai on  July 19 to participate in the Squash Championship, organized by National Sports Club of India.

    The Minister Shri Tawadkar also felicitated winners of 41st Junior National Aquatic Championship organized by Swimming Federation of India. Master Jerry D’Mello (Gold-Swimming(, Mast. Aalhad Vivek Chatim (Bronze-Diving) , Miss. Genevieve D’Costa (Gold and Bronze –Diving) and Miss. Suman Patil (Silver-Butterfly).

    The coaches Shri P. Narciha (Diving), Shri Dayanan Patil (swimming) and Shri Thomas Jose (Swimming were present.  

    Tourism Dept to strengthen Goa’s safety and security

    17/07/goan beach2014 …. In order to boost tourist safety throughout the year, a sensitization workshop was held at with the Department of Tourism officials and the Tourist Police force, at the Tourism Bhavan, Patto, Panaji.

    The meeting was addressed by Director Tourism, Deputy Director Mr. ArvindKhutkar, SP UmeshGaonkar and PSI Mr. SachinGawas. Around 97 IRB personnel were present at the workshop. The aim of the workshop was to brief the Tourist Police officers on management of duties on field, tacking situations and redressal of complaints.

    Mrs. Pamela Mascarenhas, Deputy Director, Department of Tourism said, “Domestic tourists visit the state all throughout the year, during season and off-season.

    The IRB personnel are deployed on all beaches of Goa and have been sensistized to take strict action against garbage dumping, drinking on beaches, cooking food on the roadside, littering, security of tourists especially women and prohibiting hawkers and beggars on beaches. A special training workshop will be conducted shortly on handling such situations.”

    Strict laws will be followed to ‘Keep Goa green and clean.’ Drinking on beaches is prohibited and declared as nuisance. Anyone found doing so will be charged a fine of Rs. 5000/-. The Tourist police force has been asked to intervene if they notice incidents such as harassment/troubling women especially foreign tourists.

    Signboards will be put up on all beaches warning tourists not to litter the beaches. If found littering, the person will be detained and fined by the Dept. of Tourism. No scooters/vehicles will be allowed on beaches except for the lifeguard vehicle/Ambulance/Police/Govt. vehicles. There will be zero tolerance for beggars and hawkers on beaches.

    IRB force will also be deployed at the Calangute Promenade and action will be taken on vendors/tourists who litter the place. It has been noticed that tourists coming in tourist buses are found cooking on the roadside thereby creating a nuisance. The Govt. of Goa will soon pass an order not permitting such activities on the roadside.

    The Department of Tourism has constituted a Flying Squad who will further take the responsibility in controlling escalated matters. Dy. Director, Mr. ArvindKhutkar mentioned that a special Surveillance and Monitoring team will inspect illegal activities in hotels, shacks and beaches.

    Ten new vehicles will be shortly deployed for the purpose of patrolling in North and South Goa. CCTV cameras will be installed on all major beaches in the forthcoming tourist season.

    goa government ask mla’s who toured to brazil for world cup matches to pay a whopping amount of rs 15 lakhs with the end of this month

    14/07/2014 …. Exclusive : While it was a great ending for the 2014 football fifa world cup in brazil on last Monday night, it could not be the same happy ending for the four goan politicians which includes mla’s and a minister who had gone to the samba country to watch some of the world cup matches as the state government had put up a whooping bill of 15 lakhs each on all the four mla’s for the ten day tour…

    It may be that recently the state government had decided to call off the 89 lakhs rupees controversial junket tour to brazil where in some of the minister’s and mla’s of the present bjp led government were to travel to brazil to watch some of the fifa football world cup matches after which one of the cabinet minister avertano furtado along with three of the mla’s namely Benjamin silva, carlos almeida and glen ticlo decided to travel on their own expense to brazil
    Surprisingly money for the ten day tour which also included stay, travelling two matches of quarter final and semifinal round were instantly paid through the department of sports authority of goa and the state government had assured to recover the concerned amount from all the four politicians …

    Though even another ruling party legislator Michael Lobo from calangute constituency was a part of the original tour later decided to go to Brazil while Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar had opted out of the junket tour facing public criticism that state funds were being blown away on a junket tour .

    Speaking to goanreporter fisheries minister avertano furtado said that since the tour was decided one month before they had told the sag department to book their tickets and then they would repay it and that’s the reason sag had paid the tour expenses first and would be paid by the end of this month

    Furtado stated that all the four mla themselves had decided to go on their expenses and has also informed chief minister of their desire to go on their own cost and the experience of world cup was a different feeling for him and his colleagues

    Furtado also stated that they had seen a lot of things which could be done in the state like managing of crowds along with infrastructure such as an international stadium

    Loyola HS win Inter-school tournament

    14/07/2014 …. The 4th edition of annual Maccabeus Rodrigues inter-school tournament was organised successfully on Sunday 13th July at the Fr. Agnel school grounds.

    Organised by Fr. Agnel Youth Centre and supported by Dempo Sports Club, this event saw participation from 16 schools and over 300 students from all over Goa. Mr. Alberto Colaco, General Secretary of Dempo SC inaugurated the tournament. He was accompanied by Fr. Andrew Silveira, principal of Fr. Agnel Higher secondary and Mr. Oswin Goveias.

    The finals were played between Fr. Angel’s Multipurpose High School, Verna and Loyola High School, Margao.

    Loyola HS defeated Fr. Agnel MHS by a solitary goal to win the coveted trophy for the first time. Both the teams displayed attacking football and came close to scoring on numerous occasions. However, Loyola HS were able to maintain their lead till the end which saw them lift the glittering trophy.

    Master Nafiz Sayyed from Guardian Angel High School was adjudged the player of the tournament while Maldinho Rodrigues (Loyola H.S), Ryan Pereira (O.L Perpetual HS, Cortalim) and Shane Estibeiro (Fr. Agnel MHS, Verna) won the best Defender, Midfielder and Forward respectively.

    Mrs. Juliana Gurjao e Colaco, Dy. Director DYSA gave away the prizes for the winners and Mrs. Francisca Rodrigues, wife of Late Maccabeus Rodrigues gave the runners up trophy. Also present on the occasion were, Fr. Fredrick Rodrigues-Principal of Fr. Agnel Degree College, Fr. Richard Crasto – Headmaster of Fr. Agnel School, Welvin Menezes- GFA executive committee member, Fr. Paixao Gonsalves, Fr. Luciano Falcao, Headmistress of St. Michaels Convent (Vagator) Sr. Liberata Fernandes and coaches of Dempo SC- Mauricio Afonso and Camilo Gonsalves. 

    goa government ask mla’s who toured to brazil for world cup matches to pay a whopping amount of rs 15 lakhs with the end of this month

    14/07/2014 …. Exclusive : While it was a great ending for the 2014 football fifa world cup in brazil on last Monday night, it could not be the same happy ending for the four goan politicians which includes mla’s and a minister who had gone to the samba country to watch some of the world cup matches as the state government had put up a whooping bill of 15 lakhs each on all the four mla’s for the ten day tour…

    It may be that recently the state government had decided to call off the 89 lakhs rupees controversial junket tour to brazil where in some of the minister’s and mla’s of the present bjp led government were to travel to brazil to watch some of the fifa football world cup matches after which one of the cabinet minister avertano furtado along with three of the mla’s namely Benjamin silva, carlos almeida and glen ticlo decided to travel on their own expense to brazil

    Surprisingly money for the ten day tour which also included stay, travelling two matches of quarter final and semifinal round were instantly paid through the department of sports authority of goa and the state government had assured to recover the concerned amount from all the four politicians …

    Though even another ruling party legislator Michael Lobo from calangute constituency was a part of the original tour later decided to go to Brazil while Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar had opted out of the junket tour facing public criticism that state funds were being blown away on a junket tour .

    Speaking to goanrepeorter fisheries minister avertano furtado said that since the tour was decided one month before they had told the sag department to book their tickets and then they would repay it and that’s the reason sag had paid the tour expenses first and would be paid by the end of this month

    Furtado stated that all the four mla themselves had decided to go on their expenses and has also informed chief minister of their desire to go on their own cost and the experience of world cup was a different feeling for him and his colleagues

    Furtado also stated that they had seen a lot of things which could be done in the state like managing of crowds along with infrastructure such as an international stadium

    RPF unites boy with parents

    11/07/2014 … The humane side of the men in uniform once again drew applause from public when the RPF of Konkan Railway recently re-united a young boy with his parents.

    The boy, Akash, 14 year old, who is studying in IXth class at Kundapura, was found travelling alone in school uniform in the general coach of train no. 11098 Poorna Express by the RPF when the latter were conducting a drive to prevent eunuch menace in trains.

    Upon enquiring, the boy gave some vague replies. Suspecting that he is lying, the RPF personnel de-boarded him and brought him to the RPF outpost.

    The boy finally spilled the beans and informed that he had run away from his home to escape daily torture by his father. He said that he left his school bicycle at Kundapura Railway station and had boarded the train so that he could go to Mumbai and then from there travel towards West Bengal where his relatives stay.

    The RPF informed the boy’s parents and asked them to come to the RPF outpost. When the parents reached there, the visibly shocked father, who is working as a car driver in the Gulf and was visiting them on a holiday, said that he had scolded his son for not performing well in the exams and had restricted his wandering in the evenings so that he should devote time to his studies. However, the boy was angry over this and left the house without informing anyone.

    The parents of the boy requested the RPF to release their son. The son was counseled by RPF personnel but he was not willing to go with his parents. So the RPF called the President of the Parents Association of schools of Bhatkal area, Shri Radhakrishan Bhat, to the station. After being counseled by Shri Bhat, the boy agreed to go back home and promised that he would not repeat this.

    This act of the RPF was lauded by Shri Bhat and the parents of the boy who were profusely thankful to the RPF Sub-Inspector – Shri Santosh Gaonkar and the Constable – Shri Praveen K, for reuniting their son with them.

    GFDC appoints Technical Director Karnagaran (Katz) Naidoo

    10/07/IMG_4278 (Copy)2014 … GFDC Chairman Dr. Rufino Monteiro and Member Secretary Mr. Elvis Gomes unveiled the Councils Technical Director Karnagaran (Katz) Naidoo to the press this evening in the presence of Vice Chairman Mr. Anthony Bothelo.

    Outlining GFDC’s aims of taking football forward, Dr Monteiro stressed that Katz’s programme would be to give practical shape to GFDC’s master plan for football which has been designed with inputs from the Council members and eminent sports personalities that had participated in GIFT – a seminar organised by GFDC a year ago.

    With Katz taking over the technical work of GFDC , football training at all the centres will be taken to the next level and our trainees would receive scientific training in keeping with the needs of modern times . With this the aim and dreams of our Chief Minister who declared football as an official state sport and formed GFDC would materialise,” stated Dr Monteiro.

    “ Katz is here to implement GFDC’s vision for football. Being a technical man with huge experience and highly recommended by people associated with African football , we had not much hesitations after analysing his vision for football.” Stated member secretary Mr. Gomes.

    “Football needs to supplement its own eco- system. Community development forms a part of taking football development to every nook and corner available. Katz was recommended by Dr Robinson Peterson. Not just recommendations. Katz during his visit to see and understand our aims impressed us with his footprints to take the game forward. He is in-charge. Off- course we are here to help him in any way that will take the game forward,” stated Mr. Gomes.

    Katz – as he is fondly called- in his address to the press demonstrated how football when looked scientifically can be enjoyed . It is a game that holds no barriers. It is the sport that fascinates all. I am here to learn from everyone. I have come here to leave behind a legacy. Football knows no barriers, says the coach from south Africa but with Indian origins.

    “ There is no question of putting regimes. Training should be fun. When you enjoy , you learn best. There is no question of putting fear or running down any one. The idea is to get the best out of everyone. God is bestowed talent on everyone. We are instruments to tap those talents, “ stated Katz.

    Having played and having been brought up in apartheid plagued South Africa, life was a steep climb. I survived because football is my love and football is all I know. I took this opportunity to come to Goa as a signal from above,” said the ebullient Technical Director.

    Katz has a CV that will make most eyes twinkle with envy. Right from teaching football in South Africa , he has had stints in other countries in Asia and Europe. But it is not qualifications that matter much to him. It is how you learn to play. Katz in his simple words , let it be known that his decision to come here will be supplemented by the legacy he leaves behind.

     

    Asias oldest and the world\’s third oldest tournament Durand Cup would be held in goa between 28th Oct. to 9th Nov 2014

    05/07/2014 ….Asias oldest and the world\’s third oldest tournament Durand Cup would be held in goa between 28th Oct. to 9th Nov 2014 under the aegis of Maharashtra, gujrat and goa area.

    The historic tournament of high prestige is being held in goa for the first time so as to allow people of the wonderfull state of goa who have a passion for football to witness some of the top i-league and military football teams in action

    The historic tournament would be conducted in two phases where in the first phase would be a qualifying round in which 12 to 16 teams would be group in two pools from where the top two teams from the qualifying round would play in the main tournament along with the other i-league teams

    To give local teams opportunity to take part in the tournament a 1st division teams from goa would be invited to participate in the qualified phase of the tournament

    The tournament would have a price money of rs 25 lakh for the winner, 15 lakhs for the runner up and 5 lakhs each for the two semi finalists

    Addressing media persons lt gen p r Shankar, goc, Maharashtra, gujrat and goa said that goa was the right palce to hold such tournaments where in the game of football was loved at every age

    lt gen p r Shankar also stated that since their aim was to reach to evey football fan the tournament was kept entry free for every one to watch

     

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