Panaji: Aug.25,2015 …. Minister for Transport Shri Sudin Dhavalikar has said that   the every individual should realize that road safety as his own concern  and  adhered to traffic safety rules and discipline driving so as to minimize road accidents which are occurring  in the state. The death toll for the current year is 280 out of these 180 succumb to head injury which he is a matter of concern.

Shri Dhavalikar was speaking as the Chief Guest for the inaugural function of 5^thState Road Safety Week-2015 held at Ravindra Bhavan Margao today. The function was organized by the Directorate of Transport. The  theme for the  celebration  was “Safety is Key, It is upto you and me”

 Shri Dhavalikar speaking further said that the objective of road traffic safety cannot be achieved without the support and cooperation of the people. Public has to respond to the various measures initiated by the Government undertaken to avoid loss of lives due to fatal accidents. Government has constituted a cell to make road safety audit, road engineering, road safety patrolling and also has plans to make provision of special lanes for two wheelers on highways.

MLA and Chairman of Goa Kala Academy Shri Vishnu Wagh who was the guest of honor while addressing the gathering said that we need to change our mind set about road safety. We have also to ponder over that road safety is our concern which  can be maintained by us. If we follow traffic rules, coupled with discipline driving are the best ways to avoid road accident and save our precious  lives.

Shri Roland Martins Conveyor Goa Can while speaking at the function said that occasions like Road Safety Week celebrations provideds us an opportunity to educate, sensitize masses about the vital importance of road safety and emphasize  on various other aspects of road traffic safety. He suggested the Government to initiate road safety patrolling and involvemore and more citizens for the cause of road safety.

 Shri Arthur D,Silva Chairman MMC while addressing at the function  stressed on the traffic safety rules so that we can prevent ourselves from accidents. If precautions are properly taken the incidents of accidents can be curbed.

The Director of Transport Shri Arun Desai in his welcome address informed that the Government will enforce the rule of wearing  helmet from the first of September where in the two wheeler riders found not using the helmet would be fined as usual  and would be detained for two hours counseling. Therefore carrying of helmet would not be tolerated here after. He said, although there is awareness of traffic safety among the Goans  but  due to the negligence, and rash driving   leads to fatal accidents.

 Shri Dhavalikar on the occasion released short film “Helmet” highlighting the importance of helmet, produced by the Transport Department. Thereafter he  also released posters brought out  by Goa Can and Rotary club, depicting message of road safety.

 Shri Gurunath Kelkar SConveyor Marg, Staff of Transport Department, Members of Bus Owners Association, Rikshaw Owners Association, Students of Don Bosco College of Engineering Fatorda, Multipurpose Higher Secondary School Borda, ITI Margao, Councillors of Margao Municipal Council were those who attended the function.

 Shri Rajesh Naik, Assistant Director Traffic Quepem  compered the function While Shri  Sandeep Desai Asst. Director South Goa Margao proposed the vote of thanks.

25/08/2015 …. Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run Superfast Special Trains   on   Konkan Railway route to clear extra rush of passengers during Onam & Ganpati Festival between Indore & Kochuveli in co-ordination with Western Railway.

The details are as under :- Train no. 09310/09309 Indore – Kochuveli – Indore Superfast Express for Onam Festival.

Train No. 09310  Indore – Kochuveli Special train will leave from Indore on 25.08.2015 & 15.09.2015  at 21.05 hrs.The train will reach at Kochuveli at 19.10 hrs. on Third day.

Train No. 09309 Kochuveli – Indore Special train will leave form Kochuveli on 28.08.2015 & 18.09.2015 at 11.00 hrs. The train will reach at Indore 07.25 hrs on Third day.

The train will halt at Dewas, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Dahod, Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, Boisar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Thivim, Madgaon, Karwar, Udupi, Mangalore Jn. Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur, Thrisur, Aluva. Ernakulam Jn. Allepy, Kayankulam and Kollam Staions.

The Train will have 16 Coaches.

Passengers may avail the Services.

Panaji: August 24, 2015 …. Minister for Agriculture, Shri Ramesh Tawadkar stressed the need to get the youth into agriculture by making them aware of latest technology, innovations and mechanized ways of agriculture.  Farmers, especially the youths, he said need to be given the support and confidence that farming is profitable and one will definitely see the difference.

Agriculture Minister was speaking at the inaugural function of LAC cultivation as a pilot project at Don Bosco Farms, Sulcornem today organized by the Directorate of Agriculture in association with Kadamba Foundation and Ritumbura Environmental Society.  

 Shri Tawadkar further said that there is no alternative to agriculture asserting further that mechanism in agricultural sector need to reach to the marginal farmers which is the need of the hour to reap in the benefits of technological advancements.

 The Minister complimented the youth of newly opened Agricultural college of Don Bosco for having decided to put into their hands into in farming and setting an example to others to join suit.

 LAC, a natural resin of insect origin and can be cultivated on kusum, borum, semialata trees through seeds by nursery raised seedings. The recently developed crop protection technology adds new dimension for ensured lac crop.  The judicious use of this tree for lac cultivation provide additional source for livelihood.

 The Ritumbura Society has not only assured to provide the requisite know how to cultivate but even to market the product.  This will help lac growers to get ensured production with qualitative output.

 Shri Anant Kumar Hegde, Member of Parliament, Kanara District, Karnataka, Shri Subhash Phal Dessai, MLA also spoke on the occasion.

 Dr. A.K. Jaiswal, Director, ICAR gave a brief detail of the all activities of LAC cultivation.

 Earlier, Shri Ramesh Tawdkar, Shri Anant Kumar Hegde, Fr. Chris Gama and others planted the Flemingia Semialata trees in one gumta of land to cultivate lac at the Don Boasco Farms.  Two magazines on lac cultivation by Dr. A.K. Jaiswal were also released on the occasion.

 Shri Orlando Rodrigues, Director of Agriculture welcomed while Fr. Bernardino da Almeida, Rector; Don Bosco proposed the vote of thanks.

August 24, 2015 …. The applications received under the National Food Security Act for inclusion in the Priority Household list of the Taluka of Bardez have been scrutinized.

The list of eligible Priority Households is published Taluka Office notice board … 

 The public may file their objections if any within 7 days. The list is also available on the department website, “www.goacivilsupplies.gov.in”. 

Panaji: August 22, 2015 …. The North Goa District Consumer Protection Council meeting discussed various problems of consumers and emphasized the need of effective public grievances redressal by Departments in order to avoid litigations in North Goa Taluka.

The meeting was held in the Conference Hall of the Collectorate, North Goa District, Panaji-Goa recently.

 Additional Collector and District Magistrate Mr. Swapnil Naik who presided over the meeting has taken keen interest to take cognizance of the various Government department issues that were raised by the Residents & Consumer forum representative of their concerned area on behalf of the North Goa District Consumer Protection Council. The Dy Collector Shri Vinayak Volvoikar was also present for the meeting.

 Representatives of various Government Departments like Police, FDA, Commercial forces, Transport, etc and also of Central Government Department like BSNL, AIR, Doordarshan were present for the meeting. Members of various consumer councils were also present.

 Shri Roland Martins, GOACAN, stated that the minutes of the meeting will be sent to all the concerned officials of the Government Offices who have attended the meeting and also who have not attended the meeting, within 8 days to resolve the issues discussed in regards to the welfare of the public needs during the meeting in order to comply the Action Taken Report to the North Goa District Consumer Protection Council.

 Mr. Martins also stated that the Information which is generated is not reaching the people. Further, one of the members of the Council complained that the Advertisement fonts published in the newspaper are small and therefore the senior citizen find it difficult to read.

  The North Goa Council asked the concerned Officials to send the awareness report to the Department of Information whenever issues were raised during the meeting in regard to publicity for publication in the newspaper.

  Shri Martins explained in a simple way by giving example to the concerned officers of the respective departments/ offices in order to sort out the problems of the consumer/citizen at their respective local/district in North Goa at the earliest.  

Panaji: August 22, 2015 … The Commercial Taxes Department in association with National Informatics Centre, Goa is organizing a workshop /seminar for the dealers registered with Mapusa and Bicholim Ward and the Tax Practitioners, Chartered Accountants, etc practicing within the said jurisdiction, in order to address the queries / difficulties faced by dealers while filing returns in amended Form VAT-III, especially with regard to the Annexures appended to the said Form VAT-III.

The workshop/seminar would be organised today from 10:00 a.m. onwards at Seminar Hall, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa.

All concerned are requested to make it convenient to attend the same.   

august 21, 2015 …. well known photographer from Mumbai Shri Shirish Karale lauched  www.photographia.in a photographers website  to commemorate the World Photography Day at Kala Academy yesterday.

Speaking  on the occasion Shri Karale congratulated Shri Navdeep Aguiar for his initiative and said that the boy is energetic and eager to take up challenges. He the Goan environment is very conducive for photography and keep in mind the latest technology in the Photography there is wide scope for new entrants in the field.

Complimenting Navdeep for launching the website he said that it was a very good thing for Goa as even in Maharashtra there is no such website,

Fashion Photographer Shri Prasad Pankar said that Navdeep was a ambitious and would not leave until the things that are in his mind are accomplished.

President of Photo Journalist Association Shri Souri Komarpant said that photographers are eyes and ears of the society and that they have to be alert 24 hours like a soldier on the border.