Panjim,  September  12: The Department  of Tourism, Government  of  Goa ,  has  invited  tourism related stakeholders to participate in  consultative  sessions  on  the interim document of the Tourism Master Plan and  Policy which are scheduled to be held on September 15 and  16, 2016.

In addition,  the  Department   of Tourism has also  extended  the date  to September  19, 2016 for  written submission of  views and suggestions  on the interim  Tourism Master Plan document  which  are available on  the Department of Tourism’s  website  http://www.goatourism.gov.in/images/goa_tmp_module3.pdf.

This is an exercise initiated by the Department of Tourism which is in the process of formulating its Tourism Vision Document.  The interim documents in three modules have been uploaded on its website and views and suggestions invited from the general public and tourism related stakeholders.

After an encouraging response, the Department of Tourism has stepped into the next phase of holding interactive/consultative sessions.

Session 1 of the continued consultation process will be held on September 15, 2016 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm in the main hall at the Miramar Residency, Miramar.

For  this session, the Department  has  invited participation from one representative  each from the facility providing tourism accommodation in Goa (examples: including but not limited to A category hotels, B category hotels, C category hotels, D category hotels, Heritage category hotels, Wellness resorts, Eco-tourism accommodations, Home stays, Bed & Breakfasts, Houseboats and Guesthouses), and one representative each from tourist trade establishments conducting or  providing services related to activities for tourists (examples: including but not limited to spice farms, water sports, land based adventure sports, hiking, wellness/ spa, river cruises, yachting, night life facilities and night market), and tourism asset operators(examples including but not limited Museum operators, representatives from places of religious importance, historic monuments and heritage assets).

Session 2 will be held on September 16, 2016 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm in the main hall at Miramar Residency, Miramar.

For this session,  the Department  of Tourism has requested  participation  of one representative each from Food & Beverage facilities  (examples: including but not limited to Restaurants, Shacks, Pubs/ Bars, tourist canteens and tourism caterers), one representative each from tourism transportation providers (examples: including but not limited to taxi operators, rent-a-car operators, interstate bus service providers and bus tour operators), environmental groups  associated with tourism (examples: including but not limited to wild life protection groups, environment protection groups and groups promoting sustainable forms/ methods of tourism), and one representative each from all other respective tourism trade organizations in Goa.

The Goa Tourism Master Plan and Tourism Policy  is being prepared with the objective to provide direction and guidance for sustainable development of tourism in Goa over the short term ( 5 years), medium term (15 years) and long-term (25 years).

panaji: sept 11th :::: Sporting Clube de Goa were held to a 2 – 2 draw by the Salgaocar FC in their second encounter of GFA’s TACA Goa Under 20 at Duler Stadium, Mapusa on Sunday. Akeraj Martins (35’) & Daryl Costa (70’) gave Flaming Oranje the lead twice while Salgaocar FC equalized on both occasions through Devendra Murgaokar (45’+) & Divyansh Sudan (90’+).

Sporting started off with a familiar 4 – 4 – 2 formation, while the forward line had a definite boost with the inclusion of Akeraj Martins who missed out on the previous match. The first half witnessed a very balanced game play as both teams made a cautious approach towards the crucial encounter.

However it was Sporting who drew the first blood when their explosive striker Akeraj Martins announced his return in style with a fantastic run on the right flank to beat two defenders and send in a bullet past the Salgaocar FC keeper giving Sporting the lead. Sporting managed a few more promising attempts in the first half through Daryl Costa and Harshad Naik but couldn’t get past the Salgaocar keeper Antonio Da Silva. Salgaocar FC made the most of their best chance in the first half which came in the added time. Devendra Murgaokar who came in as a sub managed to smartly beat Sporting’s off-side trap to receive a good ball from Lalit Taniyal and place it past Shervin to put things on level terms seconds before the break.

In the second half Sporting showed intent as their forward trio created some promising runs but couldn’t make it count. In the 55^th minute Karen Shirodkar of Salgaocar FC got his marching orders for a rash tackle on Harshad Naik reducing The Greens to 10 men. Exploiting the one man advantage Sporting made some promising moves of which the best one came in 58^th minute when Akeraj Martins made a head on run against the Salgaocar keeper but the latter managed to see off the danger, at the other end Shervin had a similar experience seeing off a dangerous run from Lalit. Once again Sporting took the lead when their in-form Daryl Costa beat his marker on the left flank to drill a low shot past the SFC keeper making it 2 – 1. Sporting held on to the lead right till the end as they managed to keep possession and exploit the large gaps in Salgaocar formation. However for Flaming Oranje, the injury time ghost came back haunting when Divyansh Sudan of Slagaocar stole 2 points off with a low right footer after being set up well by Manesh Kumar in the dying seconds of second half injury time. With this result Sporting have collected 4 points from the two matches played.

panaji: September 10, 2016 … The candidates from the Goa aspiring to join the Indian Army can attend a recruitment rally from November 9 to November 11 at 3 Technical Training Regiment ground at Bambolim under the online registration system of recruitment. The rally will be conducted by Army Recruiting Officer, Kolhapur.

The recruitment will be for all categories, including soldier general duty (GD), Soldier technical, Soldier clerk/store keeper, Soldier technical  Nursing Assistant and Soldier Tradesmen.

 Age criteria for Soldier General is 17 ½  to 21 years as on 01 October 2016 while all other category the age limit is 17 ½  to 22 years as on 01 October 2016.

 The qualification for Soldier general duty is SSLC / Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. The qualification for Soldier technical is 10+2/Intermediate Exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% marks in each subject. For the post of Soldier clerk the qualification is 10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject. Should have studied and passed English and Maths/Accts Book Keeping in Class X or Class XII with 40% marks in each subject. The qualification for Soldier technical (Nursing Assistant) is 10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with Minimum 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject. In case the candidate has a BSc Degree with (Botany / Zoology / Bio-Science) and English, the stipulation of percentage in Class-XII is waived off. The qualification for Soldier tradesman is10^th Simple Pass/ ITI (except Syce, Mess Keeper .

 Candidates should bring their certificates and documents in original and two Xerox copies of all documents duly attested by gazette officer along with Admit card as generated after online registration and application through army website.

 The eligible candidates have been asked to register and apply online atwww.joinindianarmy.nic.in. The registration will be open from September 9 onwards. Candidates who have registered earlier successfully are required to only apply again  with their existing user ID and password.

 The  basic pay for the post is Rs.6460.00, Grade pay Rs. 2000.00. Military  Service pay Rs. 2000.00 and other allowances as applicable.