Panaji; Nov 5, 2014 ….. Government of Goa will present Awards/Certificates of Merit to the best Farmer, best Horticulturist, for Nursing, for care of Orphan and Physically Handicapped, best tree plantation for their commendable services in the respective field.

Rolling Trophy with certificate of Merit for the best run voluntary organization in the field of Social service will also be awarded on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day, 2014 at a function scheduled to be held at Campal Parade Ground, Panaji.

Certificate of Merit and cash award of Rs.10,000/- will be awarded to best Farmer, best Horticulturist and best Tree plantation. So also certificate of Merit and Memento will be awarded for Nursing and for care of orphans and Physically Handicapped.

To enable the selection of such individuals/organizations, it is requested that recommendations, if any, of the Government Department may be submitted to the concerned Secretary of the Department.

The recommendations should be accompanied by a brief citation in respect of the individuals/organizations, incorporating the correct name, address and age etc. and the justification for the award.

The proposal for granting award should be decided at the administrative level by the concerned Secretary of the Department.

The recommendation received from the concerned secretary to Government then be referred to the High Level Committee comprising the Chief Secretary as Chairman, Secretary to the concerned Department and Head of Department as its Member who will recommend the case to the Government after duly screening the details received from the Administrative Secretary.

04/11/2014 …. Pwd minister sudhin dhavlikar has blamed the erstwhile congress led government for the implementation of the mopa airport in to the state of goa stating that the start of mopa airport in the state was done by the congress party

Speaking to goanreporter pwd minister sudhin dhavlikar said that members of the congress party themselves were unaware as what they were talking either on mopa airport or on the tenancy act as when the bill was table on the floor of the house most of the congress mla had kept quite over the issue

Dhavlikar said that if mopa was coming than obviously a six lane highway was the need of the hour and there was no need for anyone to inform the government over it

Meanwhile bicholim mla naresh sawal said that it was a political stunt and there were certain politicians who were trying to put fear in to the minds of goans

04/11/2014 …. In a way to stop mega housing projects in corlim village, Villagers of corlim on Sunday held a protest march against the upcoming Mega Projects in Corlim Village jurisdiction.

The protest was held in connection with the upcoming mega housing project in Calwaddo, Corlim which is currently under and also against all other large projects completed in the Village jurisdiction.

It may be noted that the concerned housing project was earlier issued a stop order by Town & Country Planning after visit of our Chief Minister due to the villagers agitations in March 2013 but of late seeing the commencement of the project work the villagers sought under RTI the documents from TCP were shocked to know that the concerned TCP department had revoked the Stop Work Order with effect from June 2014 and given a go ahead to start the work again

The protest which started from the Grounds of St. Joao Facundo Church of Corlim made its way through the corlim village shouting slogans against the concerned government departments and village panchayats for allowing mega projects to come up in village area

Speaking on the occasion social activist Baptist Pereira highlighted the need of identifying a buffer zone in each & every village of Goa to keep such housing projects out of this zone by the Government to protect the village ambiance, culture and Goan Identity.

Mr Pereira said that he was surprised to see the way some of the government departments were acting in a different way which tried to benefit the concerned builder in the village

Parish priest of st joao facundo church fr Assis Dourado said that the mushrooming of other building complexes in Corlim village would consume water, generate vast amounts garbage and lead to frequent power shortages. Which could affect all inhabitants in the area.

02/11/2014 …. Central government has assured the state government to work out a solution over the dual citizenship issue with the next two months said chief minister Manohar parrikar

Addressing media persons at his residence at altinho chief minister Manohar parrikar said that along with the dual citizenship issue the environment ministry at the centre had cleared the 1 km buffer zone proposal in respect with the existing state mines

Parrikar said that he had also met the civil aviation minister and had asked for additional parking space for planes at the dabolim airport

Parrikar also stated that the IIT would start from the next academic year at a temporary place at a new building put up for pednem college till the institute had its fully campus ready

01/11/2014 …. Taking stock of the arrangements for the upcoming exposition of Saint Francis Xavier’s relics, the chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday stated that the road where the pilgrims would exit after the veneration at Se Cathedral church would be kept completely free from stalls and encroachments at the upcoming exposition at old goa.

Chief minister Manohar Parrikar along with other government officers on Saturday had paid a visit at old goa taking a stock over the preparations for the upcoming exposition of the relics of st francis Xavier at old goa which is schedule to begin from 15th of November this month

Addressing media persons in Old Goa, chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that that the exit route for pilgrims from the st cathedral church connected towards old goa-diwar ferry route via Gandhi circle would be keep free from any encroachments to be kept open specially for emergency services such as the police, ambulance and fire tenders thus allowing stalls only in one side.

The chief minister warned that if any individuals are found openly consuming alcohol during the exposition time in and around old goa would be prosecuted and also maintained that from the 30th of November to the 3rd of December liquor shops would be open from 4pm in the evening while on other days bars would be allowed to open after 12 afternoon.

Chief Minister also clarified that illegal structures in old goa had been demolished to clear the area of congestion.

31/10/2014 ….. Members of the state congress party on Friday paid homage to its late prime minister of india shrimati indira Gandhi on her 30th death anniversary and also to sardar vallabhai patel on his 139th birth anniversary

Homage’s to both the leaders were led by congress president luizinho faleiro along with opposition leader pratasingh rane and other congress members at a function held at the congress house in panjim

Addressing congress members after paying homage gpcc president luizinho faleiro said that it was an historic day for the country where one had to remembers the good deeds, efforts and the work that both the leaders had undertaken for the development of the country

30/10/29014 …. Following the orders from the north goa collector, tiswaddi deputy collector naveen s.l. along with tiswaddi mamlatdar madhu narvekar and a large number of police force on Thursday morning carried out a demolition drive in and around old goa area …

The demolition drive was carried out close the vicinity of old goa churches ahead of the upcoming old goa exposition of the relics of st francis xavier especially along the old goa-diwar ferry road near panjim highway, old goa carambolim road and near gandhi circle

In Thursdays drive the demolition squad demolished more than forty nine gaddas being placed along the pathways in and around old goa and also demolished extension of some of the existing structures connected to the existing shops and houses in old goa which had come on the roads ….

Speaking to media reporters one of the gadda owner condemned the state government action for not intimation them before the demolition drive could take place

Sarpanch prakash amonkar along with other panch members of the old goa village panchayat said that they were shocked with the state government decision on carrying out the demolition drive without informing the local panchayat and keeping them in dark over the drive …

Amonkar also alleged that it was said to note that the government officials had acted in such a and had left its own government department like the old goa police station which had carried out an illegal extensions connecting to its existing old goa police station close to the road …

Meanwhile on asked about the charges put forth by the old goa sarpanch about illegal extension done by the old goa police station a senior police official attached to the old goa police station said that his department had enough documents to prove that they had not done any illegal near old goa police station