Panaji, August 18, 2014 … Candidates, who have appeared for written test on February 09, 2014 for the post of Awal Karkun in Collectorate North Goa are informed that  those who have qualified in the written test for oral interview, are short-listed and their names are displayed on the notice board of Office of Collectorate North Goa. The oral interview of these  short-listed candidates is fixed on August 25,  to 27, 2014. Individual call letters to appear for oral interview have been dispatched. In case any qualifying candidates have not received intimation he/she may contact to Collector Office.

The qualifying candidates should bring the call letter alongwith  the original as well as Xerox attested copies of certificates  of Education qualification(marks sheet), Computer Knowledge, Birth, Caste,  Residential and Experience in any field of Office Work, Sports participation certificate in State level and National Level, if any or excelling in extra curriculum activities.

It may noted that candidates will be taken  for interview in the order of  application number and hence their turn may come anytime during the day, so they should come prepared accordingly.

Panaji, August 18, 2014 …. The Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa is proposed to felicitate  20 outstanding Senior Citizens above the age group of 70 on the occasion of “International  Day for the Senior Citizen” on October 1, 2014 at the State Level function  by presenting at Memento, a Shawl and a Shrifal.  One Senior Citizen from smaller Talukas and two Senior Citizens from bigger Talukas will be selected.

Interested outstanding Senior Citizen(above 70 years) may apply in the prescribed format to the Director, Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa, 18^th June road, Panaji Goa on or before September 15, 2014. Application after due date will be not entertained.

In case  further information if required may be contacted  to the Director of Social Welfare or Assistant  Director, Social Defense Branch during the normal office hours, on telephone No. 2232257 and 2223784 and Email id socialwelfare@rediffmail.com

The application in the prescribed format may be obtained  from Directorate of Social Welfare.

August 17, 2014 … Chief Minister, Shri Manohar Parrikar asserted that with modernization, the problems also needs modern equipment’s to deal with eventualities arising out of modernization.  Reiterating that mining will resume in the next 4-5 months, he said hi-tech equipped vehicles has been provided to the town to deal with any eventuality that can arise being a mining belt.

 Speaking after inaugurating the Fire Station building at Curchorem, yesterday, he emphasized the need to have fire stations with hi-tech equipment’s. The Canacona incident, made us realize that we are totally ill-equipped, he added.

 Shri Parrikar assured the people that proposed projects namely, Hospital, Library Building, Kadamba Bus Stand, Swimming Pool with Joggers Park, etc. will all be taken up in the coming months. Some of the works are already tendered, he remarked.

 The Chief Minister also stressed the need to recruit and train news boys in the Bomb Disposal Squad and added that they will be sent for training every 3-6 months to refresh their skills and also to keep them abreast of the latest techniques of disposing bombs and related issues.

 The fire station building has been constructed by the GSIDC on an area admeasuring 4420 sq. mts with built area of 2150 sq. mts consisting of administrative building, canteen block , 5 storey drill tower, adequate parking facilities for Fire Fighting Tendons at a cost of Rs 12.68 crore. 

 The station has been provided with two water tenders with of 12000 litres and 4500 litres capacity apart from Light Emergency Rescue vehicle equipped with RCC Hydraulic Cutting Machine, Rescue & Fall Arrest Harness, Hydraulic Cutting & Breaking  Rescue Tools, Pneumatic Lifting Airbags set, Victim Location Camera, Breathing Apparatus set etc

 The local MLA, Shri Nilesh Cabral also spoke on the occasion.

 Member of Parliament(LS), Shri Narendra Sawaikar; MLA’s  Dr Pramod Sawant; Shri Subhash Phaldessai, Shri Ganesh Gaonkar Chairperson, CCMC, Smt. Carmelina Fernandes, Collector(South), Shri Venancio Furtado and Managing Director, GSIDC, Shri Sanjit Rodrigues were amongst those present on the occasion.

 Shri Ashok Menon, Director of Fire Services welcomed on the occasion.

15/08/2014 …. With  a view  to have  a serious check on criminals and  crime  committed by  people, who are  native  of other  States and staying  in Goa  on rent  or working  in Goa,  their Tenants/Servant verification forms are being filled and their  antecedents are being  verified through  their  Parent Police  Station  at their  native  place.

 During the  current  year 2014 ( Up to 31.07.2014 ), North  District Police  have  submitted  14 reports  to the District  Magistrate North, Panaji  under  section 188 of Indian Penal Code against the owners of Premises from Caranzalem, Salvador-do-Mundo, Succoro, Krantinagar-Porvorim, Bethora, Durgabhat-Ponda, Candolim, Umtawada-Calangute and Maddawada Calangute area  for not  submitting  tenant verification forms and other   relevant  information  as required  by the Police  Stations.

            It is  appealed  to the  general  public of North Goa  that  as per  the order  of the  Collector, North, It is  mandatory to all  the owners  who are  letting their premises  on  rent  to fill   up  Tenant Verification  forms and submit  to the local  Police  Station along  with relevant documents of the  tenant for  verification of his/her antecedents  from  parent  Police  Station  at his/her  native  place. Failing  which,  action  under   Section  188 of Indian  Penal Code will be  initiated  against  the   concerned  owner  of the premises. 

Panaji ; Aug 15, 2014 …. Chief Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate a modern Fire Station Building at Curchorem on August 16, 2014 at 4.00pm. The Fire Station Building has been executed through Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd on a plot area of 4400 sq mts and buildup area of 2120 sq mtrs. Once commissioned it will cater to areas like Chandor, Curchorem, Sanvordem and Quepem.

The Goa State Infrastructure Development Ltd. initiated the project in the year 2009. The Building is a Two floor structure having space for 3 Fire Fighting Appliances and one Basic Life Support Ambulance. The Ground floor of the building accommodates Control room, Administration office, duty office room, store room, Museum Block, Gymnasium and Canteen Block. The first Floor accommodates Library Room, Training Class Room and the Audio Video Room. The second floor is having a fully furnished Conference Room, Dormitories for accommodation of 50 Fire Personnel and space for accommodating Reserve Force. The total cost of the project is estimated to Rs,. 1267.77 Lakhs ( which includes Civil Work, Interior Work, purchase of Fire tender and other equipments).

The precinct also has Drill Tower, Drill Yard, Hose Drying Tower, Hose Washing Ramp and underground Water Tank of 50,000 ltrs. This Modern Fire Station Building was the need of the hour for the Fire Personnel working on 24 hours shift duty and who are presently accommodated at Curchorem Police Station with the working space of 168 sq. mtrs for the past 32 years. The Citizen may contact the Curchorem Fire Station in the event of any Emergency and dial 101 or 2650301 and 2650306.      

15/08/2014 …. In order to encourage the women to join Government service, they are provided some special facilities as maternity leave, child care leave, child adoption leave, special allowance to women with disability, provision of crèche facility, posting of husband and wife at the same station, special priority in allotment of residential accommodation, provision for protection of women from acts of sexual harassment, age relaxation for appointment to widows, divorced woman and woman judicially separated from their husbands and who are not remarried, special dispensation for woman officers of All India Services of North East cadre, change of Cadre in case of marriage of All India Service Officer and exemption from payment of fee for examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Commission. 

As per the recommendations of the 62nd Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee, publicity to encourage women to prefer/join Government Service is being given. There is a provision for age relaxation for appointment in Government service for Widows, divorced Women and Women judicially separated from husbands and not re-married upto 35 years for posts of Group C filled through Staff Selection Commission/Employment Exchange (upto 40 years for members of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes). 

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh gave this information in Rajya Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Shri T.K. Rangarajan and Shrimati Gundu Sudharani.