Panaji: August 6, 2017 … The pipes and drums band of Corps of signals (Army) will be on display at the Garcia de Orta, CCP Park at Panaji on August 13, 2017 at 6 pm. The event is open to public being organized by 2 Signals Training Regiment on the occasion of Independence Day which will help our young generation to know the Army.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2017
Panaji: August 5, 2017 …. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment-New Delhi has announced National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
Awards for Best Employees, including Self employment with Disabilities shall consists of:- Blindness, Low Vision, Leprosy Cured, Hearing Impairment, Locomotor Disability Celebral Palsy ,Mental Retardation, Mental illness, Autism, Multiple Disability: Male & Female, a cash amount of Rs.50,000/-, Citation, Certificate, Metal Medal
Award for Best Employers and Placement Officers/Agency for placement of Person with Disabilities shall consist of:- Government P.S.U. or Autonomous or Local Government Body, Private or non Govt. Organization For Best Employer (three) Cash of Rs. 1,00,000/-, Medal, Citation and Certificate. For Best Placement Officer/Agency. (Two) Cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-, Shield, Citation and Certificate.
Award for Best Individual and Institution for the cause of Person with Disabilities:- For Best Individual (Two) Rs. 1,00,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate For Best Institution (Two) Rs. 2,00,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate.
Role Model Awards For Blindness or low vision, Leprosy cured, Hearing Impairment, Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation/Mental Illness or Autism one each for male & female Rs. 1,00,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate.
Best Applied Research Research/Innovation/Product Development Aimed at improving the life of Persons with Disabilities. For Best Applied Research (one) and for Development of new cost effective product for manufacture aimed at improving the life of Persons with Disability (Two) Rs. 1,00,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate
Award for the Outstanding work in the creation of Barrier-free environment for the persons with Disabilities f or Government Department one Citation and a Certificate. For Local Bodies and for Private Sector or NGOs one each Rs. 2,00,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate. Award for the Best District in providing Rehabilitation Services one Best District Award will consist of:- Shield, Citation and Certificate. Award for the Best State Channelizing Agency of National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation one Shield, Citation and Certificate. Award for the Outstanding creative adult persons with disabilities male and female Rs. 50,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate. Award for the Best Creative Child with Disabilities. one for Boy and one for girl Rs. 50,000/- in cash, Medal, Citation and Certificate. Best Braille Press one Rs. 1,00,000/- in cash, Citation and Certificate. Best Accessible Website For Government, PSU or Local Bodies and Pvt. Sector one each Shield, Citation and Certificate. Best State in promoting Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities one Shield, Citation and Certificate Best Sports Person with disabilities male & female Rs 1,00,000/- in cash, Shield, Citation and Certificate.
The award will be given away by the President of India on d December 3, 2017 which will be observed as International Day of Disabled Persons.
Application in the prescribed format should reach to the Director, Directorate of Social Welfare, 18th June Road, Panaji on or before 10/08/2017 positively Application received thereafter shall not be entertained.
For further details and prescribed application forms contact, Directorate of Social Welfare, 18th June Road, Panaji-Goa Tel Nos. (0832) 2232257, 2223784 or details available on website www.disabilityaffairs.goa.in No.011-24369058.
CONTROL ROOMS SET UP
Panaji: August 4, 2017….. In view of Panaji and Valpoi Bye election to the State Legislative Assembly 2017, the Department of Excise has set up control rooms at Office of the Commissioner of Excise, Panaji and Excise Sub Stations at Tiswadi, Ponda and Sattari for receiving complaints i`ncluding illegal sale/transportation of liquor in the State of Goa at Head Office/o the Commissioner of Excise, Panaji 0832-6510730, Excise Station Tiswadi 0832-2225595, Excise Station Sattari – 0832-2374092 and Excise Station Ponda (for Usgaon region)- 0832-2312162.
UDAAN: PROJECT GIVES WINGS TO GIRL STUDENTS
Panaji: August 3, 2017 … Sunshine Worldwide School, Old Goa is designated as the centre for CBSE Udaan project. CBSE Udaan program for classes 11 and 12 Girls is an initiative by the CBSE for mentoring girl students to compete for admission at India’s Premier Engineering institutions.
Sunshine Worldwide School has been selected as the City Centre for UDAAN, a project to give wings to girl students who aim to pursue higher education in Engineering and assist them to prepare for the entrance examination.
The project builds a broad platform for girl students of class XI and XII, where assistance by means of online portal , virtual weekend contact classes at the Centre, round the clock helpline and study materials will be provided, so as to enable them to study at their own pace , time and comfort.
Girl students enrolled in Class XI in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics with minimum 70% marks in Class X overall and 80% marks in Science and Mathematics; Boards which follow CGPA, a minimum CGPA of 8 and a GPA of 9 in Science and Mathematics, whose annual family income is less than Rs. 6 lakhs per annum. are eligible to apply.
The last date to apply online to get the benefit of UDAAN is August 7, 2017. Girl students of class11 studying PCM as their core subject fromKendriyaVidyalays/ NavodayaVidyalayas/ Government run schools, affiliated to any Board in India can register themselves for UDAAN 2017 – 2019.
The online registration can be done on the CBSE UDAAN website. The representative of Sunshine Worldwide School is Ms. Veronica Pinto, who may be contacted at mobile number- 800720814.
“ENAMELING” WORKSHOP INAUGURATED
Panaji: August 2, 2017 …. The Directorate of Art & Culture, has organized a four day “Enameling” workshop at Chitrakala Studio, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji today Shri. Meghan Salgaonkar Resource Person and Shri. Ashok Parab Assist, Director Art & Culture inaugurated the workshop by lighting the traditional lamp.
Shri Meghan Salgaonkar who was the resource person for the workshop said that the Every field is blooming with new techniques. Enameling art also is one of these art forms. To prosper in this art form each and every artist have to learn the basic techniques of the field. Having basic knowledge of the art is important as it would give new ideas to the work.
The 4 day workshop will be conducted till August 4, 2017 at Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji. Around 20 participants have participated in this workshop.
Shri. Yogesh Joshi anchored the function and also presented the vote of thanks.
FREEDOM FIGHTERS TO BE HONOURED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Panaji: August 2, 2017 ….. Freedom fighters from Goa will be honored by the President of India during the ‘AT HOME’ function to be held on August 9, 2017 at Rashtripathi Bhavan, New Delhi.
Freedom fighters those are selected by the State Government to receive the honour in the function includes Shri Sakharam Sadu Naik, Shri Gopi Vithoba Shetkar, Tukaram Mahadev Shirodkar, Shri Sudam Morto Shirodkar, Shri Vasudev Rama Kalangutkar, Shri Narsinha Anant Prabhu,Shri Antulo Tulvo Shilkar, Shri Balwamtrao Vithalrao Desai, Shri Ramdas Raghunath Prabhu, Shri Gurudath Prabhu, Shri Gurudas K. Dhavalikar.
The Freedom fighters will depart along with escorts from Goa on August 7, 2017 and return back on August 10, 2017.
TRIBUTES PAID TO LOKMANYA TILAK ON HIS DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Panaji, August 1, 2017 …. Rich tributes were paid to freedom fighter and noted journalist, Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his death anniversary at a function held at the Goa Legislative Assembly, Porvorim. On the occasion, the Chief Minister, Shri. Manohar Parrikar garlanded the portrait of the leader and paid homage.
The Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Dr. Pramod Sawant, said the main aim of remembering the leader on his death anniversary was to keep the thoughts of Lokmanya Tilak alive among us.
Dr. Sawant said, “As India progresses, we are forgetting our history. It is therefore important to remember such national icons and get inspired. Lokmanya Tilak was one of those inspirational national figures who spoke of freedom and ‘Swaraj’ (self-rule).
Dr. Sawant added further, “Lokmanya Tilak had studied law and he could have gone abroad and earned for himself. But, yet he decided to stay in India and work for India’s freedom through his writings. He started the Sarvajanik Ganesh celebrations in order to bring people together and discuss issues related to India’s freedom struggle and strengthen national integration.”
Legislature Secretary, Shri. N.B. Subhedar in his address recalled how Lokmanya Tilak’s writings inspired the people to fight against the colonial rule.
Also present on the occasion was the Minister for Housing and Rural Development, Shri. Jayesh Salgaonkar, Leader of the Opposition, Shri. Chandrakant Kavalekar, and MLAs Shri. Rajesh Patnekar and Shri. Isidore Fernandes among others.
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE NORTH PROHIBITS CARRYING OF ARMS
Panaji: July 31,2017 …. The District Magistrate, North Goa has prohibited carrying of all types of arms, fire arms, ammunition, lethal weapons, in any public place, street, road squares, through fare, by lanes, or in any open place in entire North Goa District with immediate effect until further orders.
The District Magistrate has also directed all the arms license holders in the North Goa District to deposit all their fire arms at the nearest police stations of their respective jurisdiction immediately. All the firearms deposited will be returned to their license holders after five days from counting i.e. after the election process is over.
It is also made known that, if any person has a real threat to his or her person or property, he or she should approach the Director General of Police for providing necessary security by the police, but under no circumstances will any person be allowed to carry his own personal firearm or firearms license or otherwise except with special permission of District Magistrate North.
The above restriction will not apply to Public Servants, Police, Defence Personnel and Security Personnel on duty and to those members of the community who are entitled to display weapons by long standing law, custom and usage, unless they are found to be indulging in violence or posing a threat to the maintenance of law and order and peaceful conduct of elections.
Similarly, the Sports Persons who are the members of National Rifle Association of India at different levels who have to participate in various sports events in which they use their arms are exempted from depositing the fire arms.
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE NOTIFIED SPEED LIMIT
Panaji: July 30, 2017 … District Magistrate, North Goa has notified the speed limits on the coastal roads from Calangute – Baga, Anjuna – Vagator and Ashven – Mandrem in North Goa District.
Traffic cell Calangute – St. Alex Church to Calangute Tinto, Speed limit 40 km/ph, Calangute Baga Circle to Calangute Beach, 30 km/ph, Calangute Baga Circle to Piety Chapel, Khobrawado, 40 km/ph, Café Coffee Day junction to Baga Beach End, 30 km/ph, St Alex Church to Jambleshwar Temple, 40 km/ph, Dukle Hospital to Candolim Tinto, 40 km/ph ,Nerul Junction to Sinqueirim ‘T’ junction 30 km/ph.
Traffic cell Anjuna – Apora junction to Salt Restaturant, Speed limit 40 km/ph, Apora junction to Viegas Super Market, 40 km/ph, St. Joseph to Nagoa circle, 40 km/ph, Starco junction to Anjuna Police Station, 40 km/ph, St. Michael School to Sagar Hotel, Vagator, 40 km/ph, End of Assagao Slop to Palloti Bus Stop Assagao, 40 km/ph, Union High School to Happy Bar Junction,40 km/ph, Assagao, Kumar wado Anjuna to St. Michael Church, 40 km/ph, Lulus Farm to Anjuna road Junction, 40 km/ph, Old Toto Anjuna to Anjuna Bridge, 40 km/ph, Sirsat Shop Anjuna to Government Primary School, Tembi Anjuna, 40 km/ph, Old Cinema Theatre Siolim to Siolim Bridge, 40 km/ph.
Traffic Cell Pernem – Chopdem Bridge to Chopdem Circle, 40 km/ph, Warnawado Morjim to Khendir Junction Morjim, 40 km/ph, White Pearl Guest House to Peter Alvares High School, Morjim, 40 km/ph, Sea Horse Restaurant to Vidhyaprasad High School, Morjim, 40 km/ph, Vithaldas Wada Junction to Dabholkar wada Morjim,40 km/ph, Micasa Hotel to Ashvem village road junction, 40 km/ph, Indian Gas office Mandrem to Junaswada Chapel, Mandrem, 40 km/ph Fish Market Arambol to Arambol Beach, 40 km/ph, Mansher Kiranpani to Taachawada, Kiranpani, 30 km/ph, Sai Mandir Pawanwada Keri to Ravalnath Temple Keri, 30 km/ph.
GOVT TO EDUCATE MASSES ON SAFE DRIVING: SARDESSAI
Margao: July 29, 2017 …. Minister for Town & Country Planning, Shri Vijay Sardessai reiterating the government commitments to educate the masses on safe driving till positive results are visible in this direction said that there has been a steep rise in the number of accidents.
Shri Sardessai speaking after flagging off the new Advanced Life Support GVK EMRI ambulance being provided to cater to the needs of Margao town at his Fatorda residence today said the state-of-the-art ambulance having well trained para-medics will provide quick response as the case warrants thereby addressing the medical needs of the affected person as he is being shifted for further treatment.
Shri Sardessai said “emergency does not normally occur at too many places at the same time. If the present one is not sufficient to meet the demands of the town, necessary arrangement an additional ambulance will be made, he remarked.
TCP Minister was of the firm opinion that the locals should benefit and stressed the need to employ local people on the ambulances at the respective places. The locals will be able to reach the destination of the emergency at a faster pace being well versed with the locality, he pointed.
Dy. Chairperson, MMC, Shri Tito Cardozo; Medical Superintendent of Hospicio Hospital, Dr. Ira Almeida; Health Officer, UHC, Dr. Martha Fernandes and councillors of MMC were among those prominent persons present on the occasion.
