Panaji: 26th February 2018 … there would be eight teams in the upcoming goa corporate league organised by goa cricket association.

following is the list of teams and the draw as schedule

Top 2 teams from each group will qualify for Semi Final

SEMI FINAL

FINAL

 Date: Feb. 26,2018 … ‘Goa fire force a compact force has very carefully nurtured itself both technically and in terms of  maintaining standards of operating procedures with the need of the time, which is required for the safety of people ,property and state at large” said by the Chief secretary of the State Shri Dharmendra Sharma IAS , who was speaking as  the chief guest for the function of 30^th Annual Inspection Day Parade organized by  the Directorate of Fire & Emergency Services at their campus at Campal today.

             Shri Sharma said that, as we grow economically and as our economic activities diversifies it is extremely important that the  our capacity to be safe and our capacity to respond to contingencies and incidents which are bound to happen despite of all the precautions should also keep pace .  In that sense a fire force underwrites in a very quite and silent way our carrying capacity to industrialise and our carrying capacity to host and to generate wealth of the stae with then become the wealth of the     nation.

            Shri Sharma further said that the question of growth of tourism , whenever tourists arrives in Goa the competence of the safety health, fire,  police and other services and  quietly and  very strongly  underwrites. Similarly as we invite investors, entrepreneurs to expand their economic activities once again our capacity to deal with all potential contingencies becomes very crucial.

            The Chief Secretary highlighted incident of likeage of ammonia which took place in Chicalim was handled on the time was called for appreciation . He assured to consider pending proposals and to meet requirements of this Department and he also congratulated the winners for their excellence  in sports and other activities.

            Shri Ashok Menon, the Director of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, in his welcome address said that the Department is alert to meet the needs of the citizens in terms prompt and effective response and have rededicated to their motto ‘We Serve to Save, In order to sensitize the masses with regards to their safety he said the department under ‘Fire Safety Education and Awareness Campaign’ have trained 268 Primary School Teachers and 24300 students from all over the State. . On village Panchayat level under ‘Disaster Preparedness & Fire Safety Training’ around 1554 citizens have been trained from various Talukas he informed. He also said that the Government accord top priority to the safety of all citizen and efforts are being made to well  equip with safety equipments  to face the future  challenges  of calamity or the disaster.     

            During the year the department has conducted various sports and other activities. Like annual fire drill competition were  organized. Shri Shripad Gawas SFO, of Bicholim Fire Station, Shri Santosh SFO,of Kundai Fire Station, were the winners of Squad drill competition.Whereas the winners of Ladder drill competition were Shri Shrikrishsna Parrikar, SFO, Fire Fore Head Quarters, Shri Rahul Dessai, SFO, Verna Fire Station, The winners of Pum Drill are Shri ShriKrishna Parrikar SFO, Fire Force Head Quarters. Shri Bosco Ferrao SFO of Mapusa Fire Station. ,

            Shri Sushil Morakar SFO, of Ponda Fire Station,  and Shri Dilip Bicholkar of Vasco Fire Station. won first the first and second prizes  in tug of war completion.

            Apart from this the event of annual sport meet was also organized in three central, north, and south zones in the sport disciplines’ of Cricket ,Volly ball, and Foot ball etc the Central Zone excelled all three disciplines of games.

            Shri Gaurish K.Gaude Fire Fighter, F.S Kundai, Shri Suresh Gaude, Fire Fighter F.F. HQ, Shri Sushant Dabholkar, Fire Fighter,F.F.HQ, Shri L.S.Dayekar, Driver Operator, F.S. Canacona, Shri Rajesh Talwar, Leading F.F,F.S.Ponda, Shri Kundan Patil Watch Room Operator, F.F.HQ, Shrin Damodar Zambaulikar, Sub-Officer, F.S.Verna, and Shri H.G.Souza, S FO, F.S. Margao were declared best turn out of the year 2018

            Shri Jaspal Singh,IPS, Inspector General of Police, Shri Ajit Kama, Asst. Divisional Officer, Shri D.K Sawant , SP ( Retd. )Skri. Arvind Nair, IB, Shri Nitin V. Vernekar Deputy Director, Fire Services, Shri Anant Joshi, Member Secretary Youth Hostel and others attended the function..

Shri. Shripad Gaus, Station Fire Officer compered the function.

Panaji: 24th February::: The third edition of the Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival 2018 includes concerts invoking divine consciousness through the art of music, based on harmony and respectful, peaceful co-existence.

The 2018 festival includes concerts such as the “Caligaverunt oculi mei“ combining ancient sacred chants with sounds from different religious traditions; “​​Sacred Light – ​M​edieval to Minimalism”, a programme where different soloists expose the richness of their instruments in absolute serenity;

“The Sources of Divin​ity​” by the Goa University Choir and rich ensembles from all around the world in collboration with the awarded Guruji Pandit Sitwik Sanyal; the greatest Indian flutists , Rakesh Chaurasia at the marvellous St. Augustine Ruins – a UNESCO Heritage Monument; the Georgian Choir Ashgavali, offering orthodox sacred music from the land of Queen Ketevan; the release of the piece “The Martyrdom of Ketevan – Musical Officium”; the world renowned classical Baryton Trio from Hungary, amongst offerings from several others, weaving their notes into the world sacred music tapestry.

Panaji February 23, 2018 …. The food Safety and Standards Act, mandates the need of a license/registration to operate any food business in the country, and the food business operator found operating without the stipulated license/registration, are dealt under the penal provisions of the Act, which includes a fine up to Rs.5lakhs, and imprisonment for a term which may extend up to six months.

          In view of the above, all the food business operators operating canteens, eateries, food joints and/or supplying food to all educational institutes like school, Higher Secondary Schools, Colleges, Universities, Technical Training Centers as well as food business operators operating in Government offices, private offices, etc. are required to obtain either the registration or license under the food safety and standard Act., failing which penal action shall be applied as per the provisions of law.

          The food business operators are also expected to operate their kitchens as per the hygienic and good manufacturing practices guidelines, stipulated under schedule 4 of the Food Safety Act, 2006.

          All food business operators are hereby requested to obtain License/Registration and to maintain hygiene in their kitchen, failing which action will be imitated as per the provisions of law.  

Mumbai/New York, 21^th February 2018: Fast Company today announced its annual ranking of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies (MIC) for 2018, honoring leading enterprises and rising newcomers that exemplify the best in business and innovation. Reliance Jio, India’s premiere mobile and digital services provider earned the number 17 spot on the global list, and also ranks at number one for Most Innovative Companies in India.

Reliance Jio has been at the forefront of technology and innovation bringing transformational changes to the Indian digital services space and propelling India into global leadership in the digital economy. With their eco-system comprising of a network, devices, applications and content, Jio has revolutionized the Indian telecom landscape, becoming the highest quality and most affordable data market in the world.

“Since the launch of Jio, our mission has been bold yet simple: to make broadband technology affordable and accessible to every person in India,” stated Akash Ambani, Director, Reliance Jio. “We have sought nothing less than a complete transformation of the Indian telecom sector, fueled by our commitment to bring the best products, services and value to our customers, and continuous innovation plays a major role in delivering on that promise.”

Jio joins the list of other leading global companies such as Apple, Netflix, Tencent, Amazon, Spotify and many others.

The 50 Most Innovative Companies were curated from Fast Company‘s Top 10 lists, which recognize pioneering companies across 36 categories, from artificial intelligence to wellness. More than three dozen Fast Company editors, reporters, and contributors surveyed thousands of companies—many of which were identified by a new MIC submission process—to create these lists.

Most Innovative Companies is Fast Company’s signature franchise and one of its most highly anticipated editorial efforts of the year. It provides both a snapshot and a road map for the future of innovation across the most dynamic sectors of the economy. “This year’s MIC list is an inspiring and insightful window into how many companies have embraced innovation and are working to make meaningful change,” said Fast Company deputy editor David Lidsky, who oversaw the issue with senior editor Amy Farley.

Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue (March-April 2018) is now available online at www.fastcompany.com/MIC, as well as in app form via iTunes and on newsstands beginning February 27.

ABOUT RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LIMITED

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (“Jio”), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”), has built a world-class all-IP data strong future proof network with latest 4G LTE technology. It is the only network conceived and born as a Mobile Video Network from the ground up and supporting Voice over LTE technology. It is future ready and can be easily upgraded to support even more data, as technologies advance on to 5G, 6G and beyond.

Jio will bring transformational changes in the Indian digital services space to enable the vision of Digital India for 1.2 billion Indians and propel India into global leadership in digital economy. It has created an eco-system comprising network, devices, applications and content, service experience and affordable tariffs for everyone to live the Jio Digital Life. As part of its customer offers, Jio has revolutionized the Indian telecom landscape by making voice calls for Jio customers absolutely free, across India, to any network, and always. Jio makes India the highest quality, most affordable data market in the world so that every Indian can do Datagiri.

  Panaji February 22, 2018 ….  The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Campal will confer the State Awards for Physical Education Teachers for the year 2016-17 on February 23, 2018 at Seminar Hall, Ground floor, Secretariat, Porvorim at 10.30 a.m.

The award will be presented by Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Shri Manohar Azgaonkar  in the presence of Shri B.R. Singh, IAS Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs.  

          Shri Hanumant Tulsidas Naik, Physical Education teacher from Shiksha Sadan Secondary School Priol, Ponda in Secondary School category and Shri Newton Arthur Azevedo, Physical Education teacher, St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa, in the Higher Secondary School category will be conferred with the awards.

Panaji February 22, 2018 ….  All the beneficiaries availing benefits under any of the schemes implemented by the Directorate of Social Welfare are hereby informed to submit the copy of Aadhar Card for Aadhar based payments under Goa Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2017.

The applicants are also requested to seed their Bank Account with Aadhar number before March 31, 2018 in order to avail the benefits under the scheme of the Social Welfare Department.

Panaji: February 21, 2018… A five day “Capacity Building Training” programme for Public Library Personnel, organized by the National Mission for Libraries (NML) and Ministry of Culture Government of India under Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) was inaugurated at Sanskruti Bhavan at Patto in the city recently.

 The five day training programme which has commenced today will continue till February 23, 2018 organized with an intention to introduce sustained development of public library services in India.  

Shri. Gurudas  Pilarnekar  Director, Directorate of Art & Culture.  Dr.Carlos Fernandes Curator Goa State Central Library, Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Prof and Head, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences, IGNOU and member of Foundation, Shri Anirban Biswas System Manager and Programme Coordinator, CBP, NML, Smt. Sulaksha S. Kolmule Senior Librarian were present on the occasion.

Shri Biswas System Manager and Programme Coordinator, CBP, NML briefed about the objectives of the workshop.

Prof. Kanjilal gave basic knowledge about the Creation on National Virtual Library of India (NVLI). She said the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is aiding an initiative of the Ministry of Culture under the National Mission of Libraries by way of creating a catalogue of libraries across India which apart from books includes artefacts and other resources from libraries, museums, archives, among others, and all this would be done using an open source platform, Koha, making its access, free of cost and which will develop reading habits among people across the country, she added.

Shri Pilarnekar speaking as the Chief guest on the occasion said that the Knowledge is not meant to be preserved and restricted within four walls, instead it should be spread beyond, across the state, country and the world around.

Earlier Dr. Carlos Fernandes welcomed the gathering. Smt. Siddhi Upadya compered  the function and  Smt. Sulaksha S. Kolmule proposed vote of Thanks.