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POWER MINISTER STRESS ON CONVERTING OVERHEAD LINES TO UNDERGROUND CABLES

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July 23, 2014 … Power Minister Shri Milind Naik in his Twenty Year prospective Plan has laid stress on converting Overhead Lines to Underground cables in the thickly vegetated area in Phased Manner. Department is in process of finalizing route for laying cables underground of 45 kms long 11 KV Poryem Feeder as per the directives of Minister Shri Milind Naik. 

The Electricity department has also started professionally run Call Center with number 1912 to attend to the complaints,. This number can be accessed from all Cell Phones as well as land lines.

 The Power department has provided Lightning arrestors in substations and at all the transformers center to handle situation such as damage to power lines and equipment due to lightening and thundering. Once the thunder sub-sides the line and equipments are test charged for checking healthiness of line. Power line which goes from Morlem Panchayat to Kerim Dam has to cover 12 kms distance mostly through forest area and total 12 transformers are erected to supply Power to Kerim Village where total 952 consumers receive supply.

Inaccessibility, darkness and rain hamper the restoration of power supply. However department works very hard to restore power supply in time. It can be called as life threatening while staff working in soaked condition and near to High Tension lines.

Goa Electricity Department has always worked to resolve the Problems of Kerim Villagers. In past three years substantial work has been done to improve the power scenario in Kerim Village. Department has already initiated action to link Ravan( Dhangarwada) to Shiroli this will help in restoring power more swiftly and also Provide alternate Power supply to PWD Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Kerim Dam. Estimates are framed of Apr. Department has framed estimate of Rs 20 Lakhs for replacing Poles and Conductors in Kerim Village area.

Kerim Village is supplied power by Poriem Supply line which originates from 33/11KV Sankhalim Sub Station and supplies power to Village Panchayat Morlem, Parye, Kerim and Part of Harvalem. Total length of this feeder is 45 kms and supports 35 Nos. Of Transformers of Various capacity.

Total 3751 No of consumers are getting supply from this supply line.  Poriyem Supply line which starts from Sankhalim Sub Station branches at Morlem Panchyat and one line goes to Kerim Dam and other one goes in the direction chinchwada in Poriyem village. At Chinchwada one branch goes in direction of Tulshi Mala and other one towards Ravan ( Dhangarwada).

 

AIIMS-Like Institutes in the States

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23/07/2014 … The Central Government has plans to set up AIIMS in each State in a phased manner under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) with the objective of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and also for augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the country.

Four new AIIMS, one each in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidharba in Maharasthtra and Poorvanchal in Uttar Pradesh are under consideration. The Ministry has requested Chief Ministers of various States to identify appropriate locations for setting up of AIIMS.

The State concerned has to provide, free of cost land measuring 200 acres and other required infrastructure such as suitable road connection, sufficient water supply, electricity connection of required load and regulatory/statutory clearances. Cost of construction and running of the new AIIMS would be met by the Central Government under PMSSY.

After receipt of communication from the State, the identified locations are to be inspected by Central Teams before finalization of location.

Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have responded so far. These responses are being examined in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The Health Minister stated this in a written reply in the RajyaSabha on tuesday

Clubs cash in for bigwigs of Indian Football , First day of ISL domestic players draft system ends in Mumbai

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23/07/2014 ….

MUMBAI: The first day of Central Domestic Player Draft of the Hero Indian Super League held today, July 22, 2014 witnessed the Clubs going all out for the big names of Indian Football. Seven rounds of the Central Draft were held on Day 1, at the plush Palladium Hotel in Mumbai with last seven round due on Wednesday, July 23.

The Draft proceedings saw the participating six Club officials engage in a lot of permutations and discussion before making the final selection of their choice. It also spoke volumes about the interest and days of planning each Clubs had done ahead of the Draft and the interest the new concept in Indian Football is generating. Overall, twenty six Players who have donned the Indian National Team jersey in the last three years were drafted in by the Clubs on Day 1.

National Team midfielder Lenny Rodrigues was the first to be drafted in by Team Pune while his National Team partner in the midfield, ‘double cylinder’ Mehtab Hossain will travel down south to play for Kochi Blasters FC in inaugural edition of Hero Indian Super League. This will be the first time both Lenny and Mehtab would be seen displaying their trade for clubs outside of their hometowns, Goa and Kolkata respectively.

Besides, ‘Spiderman’ Subrata Paul was drafted in by Team Mumbai while Francis Fernandes will travel North to play for Delhi Dynamos FC.

National Team veteran Gouramangi Singh was drafted in by Team Bengaluru who also picked up 2013 AIFF Young Player of the Year Awardee, striker Jeje Lalpekhlua.

At the end of the seven rounds of Draft Day 1, the list of the drafted Players by each of the eight Hero Indian Super League clubs stay as follows:

Team Pune: Lenny Rodrigues, Dharmaraj Ravanan, Ashutosh Mehta, Joaquim Abranches, Pritam Kotal, Manish Maithani, Israil Gurung.

Team Mumbai: Subrata Paul, Lalrindika Ralte, Syed Rahim Nabi, Raju Gaikwad, Subash Singh, Ram Malik, Deepak Mondal.

Kerala Blasters FC: Mehtab Hussain, Sandesh Jhingan, Ishfaq Ahmed, Gurwinder Singh, Nirmal Chettri, Sushant Matthew, Godwin Franco.

Team Bengaluru: Harmanjot Khabra, Dhanachandra Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Gouramangi Singh, Shilton Paul, Denson Devadas, Khelemba Meitei.

Atletico de Kolkata: Cavin Lobo, Arnab Mondal, Denzil Franco, Rakesh Masih, Mohammed Rafique, Mohammed Rafi, Biswajit Saha.

Delhi Dynamos FC: Francis Fernandes, Robert Lalthamuana, Naoba Singh, Shylo Malswamtluanga, Shouvik Ghosh, Shouvik Chakraborty, Munmun Lugun.

Team Goa: Laxmikant Kattimani, Debabrata Roy, Gabriel Fernandes, Clifford Miranda, Jewel Raja Shaikh, Alwyn George, Narayan Das.

North East United FC: Kunzang Bhutia, Jibon Singh, Durga Boro, Aibor Khongjee, Zodingliana Ralte, TP Rehnesh, Boithang Haokip.

indians attain the feet of climbing mt stok kangri in ladakh region

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22/07/2014 … They climbed with pride and honour of Goa. 14 Goan mountaineers along with 2 climber’s from Karnataka and 1 from Kerala climbed Mt. Stok Kangri (elevation 6,153 m (20,182 feet) is the highest mountain in the Stok Range of the Himalayas in the Ladakh region on 6th July 2014.

The peak is located in Hemis National Park, 12 km southwest of the trailhead at 3,610 m(11,845 feet) in the village of Stok and 24 km southwest of the Ladakhi capital of Leh. Despite its altitude, Stok Kangri is a popular peak and is often climbed as an initial non-technical foray into high altitude mountaineering.

The expedition was undertaken to commemorate the 50 years of Goa liberation. This was a personal endeavour for the team which managed the funding through personal contributions. Mr. Prasad Joshi renowned mountaineer who led the successful climb was all praise for the entire team that managed to acclamatise very quickly to the rare atmosphere and climb the peak in 5 days besides adjusting to walking on snow and ice in the lower reaches of the glacier.

The team comprised of Mr. T. Machiv and Mr. Abhishek Singh from Calangute, Mr. Prasad Joshi(Expedition leader), Mr. Keerthivardhan Raju from Altinho, Panjim, Mr. Tapen Khadka from Bambolim, Mr. Dilip Patil from Merces, Mr. Rajesh Khedekar from Mapusa, Mr. Ramesh Barad from Goa velha, Mr. Raghavendra Khote from Bicholim, Mr. Yashwant Gawas from Sanqlim, Dr. Ajit Nagashikar of GMC Bambolim Mr. Kishore Dogra from Vasco, Mr. Rajesh from Madgaon, Mr. Harish Reddy and Mr. Dattu from Bangalore and Mr. Karichery Madhu from Kerela .

The expedition team then undertook a days motorbike expedition to Khardung last the highest motorable road in the world. The team returned back to goa on 14TH JULY 2014. This Expedition was organized by Prajosh Adventures Panjim Goa.

Salgaocar FC kick-off pre-season in right earnest

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22/07/2014 … Salgaocar Football Club began their pre-season training earlier today at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, under the watchful eyes of Head Coach Derrick Pereira.

 The Green and Whites have been able to retain the core of their squad that finished third in the 2013-14 Airtel I-League, with a couple of re-enforcements to key positions. The club has currently registered a total of 21 players and are confident of completing the remaining signings over the course of the next couple of weeks. Salgaocar FC continue to be busy in the transfer market with the latest additions to the squad being the Pune FC duo of Gurjinder Kumar and Othallo Tabia. Having released all the 4 foreigners that formed part of the squad last year, the club’s first foreign signing of the current season came in the form of midfield playmaker and talisman, Douhou Pierre, who also played for the Red Lizards last season.  

  “All our recent signings from the Pune based club are players who’ve played under me in the past and I am confident of bringing out the best in them here at Salgaocar”, commented Derrick. The gaffer was visibly pleased at seeing most of his players looking fit and raring to go.

  The GFA charity match, the curtain raiser for the season is scheduled for August 17th with the Goa Pro League due to get underway the following day. “We are about 4 weeks away from the commencement of the Pro League and I believe the matches will provide us with the ideal platform to assess ourselves ahead of the Federation Cup in December and the I-League due to begin in January”, the coach added.  

  Besides the 3 signings, the club has also retained the services of hard-working winger Bikash Jairu, who joined the club in January on loan from Mumbai Tigers FC. Dawson Fernandes from Sporting Clube de Goa  and Goal Keeper Abhijit Das from United SC are the other new additions.

  Goal Keeper Albino Gomes and Aslon Oliveira have come through the club’s renowned youth development system, whilst Chinmaya Behera and Pawan Kumar have been roped in from the AIFF U-19 Regional Academy, thereby ensuring a good blend between youth and experience.

  Goal Keepers:

Karanjit Singh, Abhijit Das, Albino Gomes, Chinmaya Sekhar Behera

  Defenders:

Augustin Fernandes, Nicolau Colaco, Gurjinder Kumar, Othallo Tabia, Leny Levis Pereira, Pawan Kumar,

  Midfielders:

Douhou Pierre, Rocus Lamare, Gilbert Oliveira, Clifton Dias, Brian Mascarenhas, Karma Tsewang, Umesh Harijan, Rosario Mendes.

  Forwards:

Dwason Fernandes, Bikash Jairu, Aslon Oliveira.

GOVERNMENT ENDEAVOURS TO INCREASE MILK PRODUCTION IN THE STATE-SHRI PARSEKAR

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Panaji: July 21, 2014 …. Minister for Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Services and Health Shri Laxmikat Parsekar has said  that the Government is planning to provide automatic milk collection machines to dairies in the state which  will avail the farmers  report of their milk its quantity ,fat grade and amount etc. He said the Government has earmarked an amount of Rs.2crores. for the said purpose.

Shri Parsekar was speaking  at a meeting of milk producer farmers called by him at Pernem today. The objective of the meeting was to interact with farmers regarding their dairy business and to listen their success stories about their   business and difficulties   faced by them.

Speaking further Shri Parsekar said that the Government gives support price for crops to enhance agricultural production and incentive of 40% on milk production and various other schemes with the intention to boost milk production in the state. The Government gives importance to dairy farming and strive to resolve the problems by the dairy farmers in terms of getting subsidy   in availing the scheme etc.

Shri  Parsekar speaking informed that in order to educate farmers regarding the schemes, computerized billing and operation of automatic milk collection machine training camps would be arranged in future. The Government he said is in process of   up gradation of existing Veterinary Health Center at Chandel and also initiates steps to open veterinary dispensary at Ibrampur to avail veterinary services to the farmers. He appreciated farmers for their spontaneous participation in the meeting.

Speaker of Legislative Assembly Shri Rajendra Arlekar called upon the farmers to invoke in them trust of becoming stakeholders of future white revolution in the state.  He said it is required to work with firm determination to increase milk production to make the state self reliance. The concerned authorities have to encourage the farmers by supporting them in  time he opined. He also complimented the Minister Shri Parsekar for his attempts to enhance dairy farming in the state.    

Shri Pradeep Gaad, Shri Tukaram Mhamal, Shri Bhaiva Santosh Tilve, Shri Dasharath Gawade, Shri Girish Naik Shri Suryakant Gawade, Shri Dilip Dhavaskar,are those farmers who are dary farmers presented their success stories of milk production and also brought to the attention of the Minister various problems faced by them in acquiring schemes of the Government.

Dr. Yoghesh Naik Veterinary Doctor, compered the function, While Dr. Santosh Desai Assistant Director Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services proposed the vote of thanks.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Braganza, Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Shri Milind  Kerkar Chairman Pedne Shetkari  Seva Sahakari  Society , Shri Dipak Kalangutkar ZP Member, Dr. Gayatridas Gauthankar. and other farmers

KPMG and T&L to prepare Goa Tourism Master Plan

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July 21st, 2014: The Department of Tourism, Government of Goa has announced the appointment of a consortium of KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. and Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services Sl. (T&L) to prepare a 25-year tourism master plan for Goa. KPMG is one of the world’s largest professional advisory services firms and is present in 155 countries. T&L is an international consulting firm specialized in the tourism and leisure sector and is headquartered in Spain.
Dilip Parulekar, Goa’s Tourism Minister, said “We are expecting best-in-class output from this consultancy assignment. The focus is to create an implementable Master Plan rather than blindly copy tourism products and strategies from other locations, which might not work in Goa. To do this, a key activity is to get inputs from all stakeholders including the general public. This will ensure that the Master Plan adequately considers the impact on the Goan economy as well as focuses on preserving the social, environmental and cultural fabric of the state”.
Nikhil Desai, Director, Tourism said “Goa Tourism is going through exciting times.

Our marketing and promotional activities are bearing fruit with significant growth being witnessed in both domestic and international tourist numbers. Our tourist product portfolio is evolving with several quality products and activities such as seaplane services and whitewater rafting being introduced. The Master Plan will set a framework for deciding which tourism products to focus on and recommend where in Goa to set them up. A key aim is to identify the ‘right type of tourist’ for Goa and develop a strategy to attract such tourists while ensuring sustainability.”
An important initial activity in the consultancy assignment is to develop a vision for tourism in Goa over the short-term (5-year), medium-term (15-year) and long-term (25-year). This includes setting clear goals on elements such as number of tourists, average days spent and expenditure per tourist, contribution to Goa’ economy, job creation and entrepreneurship opportunities for Goans, and increasing environmentally sustainable tourism. A study of Goa’ tourist carrying capacity is proposed to provide guidance while quantifying the vision elements.
The Tourism Master Plan will suggest changes to each element of the tourist value chain. This includes direct tourist products/activities such as hotels, events, car rental etc. and indirect tourist products/activities such as food suppliers, furniture, handicraft suppliers etc. The tourist value chain is critically dependent on infrastructure enablers such as water, power, waste, communication, health and safety and specific recommendations on each element will be made.
In order to select suitable tourism products/activities, prioritized criteria such as quantity of land required, seasonality, appeal of product, potential to attract new tourists, economic impact, job creation potential and compatibility with surrounding social fabric and environment will be used. The tourism product/activities will be planned at a taluka level and an anchor product and multiple similarly themed products/activities will be conceptualized for each taluka. Special emphasis will be placed on cultural, heritage, eco-tourism, hinterland, wellness, MICE, wedding and adventure tourism. The product selection will consider infrastructure availability and suggest augmentation requirements. For each identified tourism product/activity, a financing and structuring plan and financial feasibility assessment will be carried out.
The consultants will also develop a Tourism policy and institutional framework. The tourism policy will include a resource allocation framework, framework for investment in identified products and associated incentives, initiatives to ensure product quality through standards, guidelines and accreditation framework, and policies to encourage development of enabling infrastructure. While suggesting an institutional framework, the core policy, promotion, governance and oversight related activities will be identified and an analysis of functioning of the key agencies performing these roles will be performed.
The key inputs towards developing the Tourism Master Plan include an in-depth market survey of current and potential tourists, interactions with international and domestic tour operators, airlines and travel agents, Goa tourism trade interactions and general public interactions. To ensure the Tourism Master Plan does not remain on paper only, a measurable action plan is proposed to aid implementation. This includes staged product development plans, phase-wise costing and funding sources, assignment of responsibility for each key activity and an action plan for the key enablers. The Government will be forming a Committee to monitor the work and outputs of the consultancy assignment on a regular basis. The Tourism Master Plan is expected to be developed within 38 weeks from commencement. To ensure that the consultant is responsible for converting the master plan into executed tourism products/activities, they will be responsible for implementation support.

Adoption guidelines being simplified to minimize delay in adoption process says Union Minister of Women and Child Development Government has no proposal to set up State Adoption Resource Authority under CARA

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22/07/2014 … The Government is revising the existing guidelines for adoption of Indian children. The Guidelines are being revised to further simplify the procedure and to minimize delay in the process of adoption.

Some of the changes contemplated in the existing Guidelines are: provisions for linking the orphan/abandoned/surrendered children of all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) to the adoption system in the process; treating Non Resident Indians prospective adoptive parents at par with the domestic prospective adoptive parents; reducing the timeframe for completion of home study report from two months to one month; simplification of the procedure for inter-country family/relative adoptions. 

The Government has no proposal to set up the State Adoption Resource Authority under the Central Adoption Authority in each State of the country. At present, there are 26 States Adoption Resource Agencies working under the administrative control of respective States/UTs. 

This information was given by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister of Women and Child Development in a written reply in the Lok Sabha recently. 

REVIEW REPORT

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 Panaji ; July 22,2014 … The Report on activities of Department of Cooperation for May, 2014 an amount  of Rs.61060/- as audit fee recovery, while 149 of Cooperative Societies have been audited during the month.

In all 15 Cooperative Societies have been registered, namely Aryan self help Group Coop. Society Ltd., Gogol Housing Board, Margao, Sai Seva Self Help Group. Society Ltd., Gogol Margao, Sai Datt. Self Help Group Cop. Society Ltd., Loutolim, Roofmakers Daud Residency Coop. Housing Maintenance Society Ltd., Aquem Alto, Margao, Trinity Parque Coop. Housing Maintenance Society Ltd., Comba Margao, Regi Vintage Coop. Housing Society Ltd.,

Verna, Kurtarkar Country Coop. Housing Maintenance Society Ltd., Raia, L & L Dongorim Pearl Coop. Housing Maintenance Society Ltd., Navelim, Salcete, Salman Residence Coop. Housing Society Ltd., Zuarinagar,  Sancoale, Shree Shantadurga  Ajoba Self Help Group Coop. Society Ltd., Gauttan Sankhali,

Vignesh Palewada Self Help Group Coop. Society Ltd., Korgao, Pernem, Nadkarni Riviera II Coop. Housing Society Ltd., Alto St. Cruz, Utkarsh Girim Self Group Coop. Society Ltd., Aradi- Guirim, Om Sai Cuchelim Self Help Group Coop. Society Ltd., Opp. Sai Baba Temple Cuchelim, Bardez and  Assolda Self Help Group Coop. Society Ltd., Quepem, during the month.

Dated 22.07.2014 Press Release For the day as on 21.07.2014

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Pertaining to the cases registered at below mentioned Police Stations/Units are as under.

NORTH GOA DISTRICT

PANAJI PS: Complaint upon behalf of the State that on 21.07.14 at 06.05 hrs., near St. Cruz junction- Panaji, accused    Navneet  s/o Umesh  Nasnodkar, age 26 yrs.,  r/o  St. Inez- Panaji  driving Swift car No. GA-07-E-5727 drove his car in a rash and  negligent  manner,  while  proceeding  from St. Inez junction  to  Kala  Academy- Panaji  and when  reached at St. Inez Junction, dashed  a cyclist who  was  proceeding  from Caculo island  to St. Inez Church as a result  of which the cyclist namely Mr.  Mahesh S/o Krishna Gaonkar r/o Caranzalem sustained fracture injury to his right leg. Cr.No.297/14 u/s 279, 338 IPC is registered. HC-4243 is I.O.

2) Complaint upon behalf of the State that on 20.07.14 at 00.50 hrs, near Inox Theatre-Panaji, accused Shoba Gaur w/o Hari Ramdas r/o Essar residency- Taleigao driving Swift car No.GA-09-A-1348 drove the same in a  rash and negligent  manner  under the influence of alcohol  while  proceeding  from Miramar to KTC-Panaji  in No Entry road and when reached near Inox Theatre-Panaji dashed a Hero Honda M/Cycle No.GA-01-Y-5395 which was  proceeding  from KTC  Panaji  towards  Miramar as a result of which rider namely Shri Sandesh Kuttikar sustained injuries to both legs and pillion rider namely Mr. Kaiser Braganza sustained head injuries which are grievous in nature. Cr.No.297/14 u/s 279, 338 IPC and Sec 119 and 184 of M.V. Act is registered.

3) On 21.07.14, dead body of unknown male, age about 45 to 50 yrs. was found lying near SBI ATM- Azadmaiden-Panaji. Body sent to GMC Morgue-Bambolim for preservation.  U.D.No.51/14 u/s 174 Cr. P. C. is registered.

CALANGUTE PS: Shri Shankar Chavan r/o Candolim complained that between 20.00 hrs. of 19.07.14 to 06.00 hrs., on 20.07.14 at new Arady-Candolim, unknown accused person committed theft of his Hero Splendor motor cycle No.GA-03-AA-3611 W/rs.38,880/- approx., which was parked in front of his house. Cr.No.183/14 u/s 379 IPC is registered. HC-N. Salgaonkar is I. O.

MAPUSA PS: Shri Dharmendra Prajapati r/o Parra- Bardez complained that between 06.07.14 to 09.00 hrs, on 21.07.14 at Parra towers- Parra Bardez, some unknown accused person stole his 2000 pieces of hand painting W/rs.1,50,000/- from inside his flat. Cr.No.315/14 u/s 380 IPC is registered. ASI R. V. Redkar is I. O.

PONDA PS: Miss Sujata d/o Vithal Gawas r/o Mollem-Sattari-Goa complained that on 21.07.14 at around 15.00 hrs. at Amona  Bridge on Khandola side, Ponda, accused  namely  Ramkrishna s/o  Vithal Gawas r/o  Mollem-Sattari-Goa  assaulted  her sister namely  Neeta  d/o  Vithal Gawas, age 23 yrs, on silly reason and mentally torturing  them by passing remarks, thereby  abated to commit  suicide. Cr.No.285/14 u/s 306 IPC is registered. PSI Satish Gaude is I.O.

SOUTH GOA DISTRICT

SANGUEM PS: Shri Sajjan s/o Anand Desai r/o Sanguem complained that between 19.00 hrs. to 20.07.14 to 08.00 hrs, on 21.07.14 at Sanguem, some unknown culprit/s committed theft of cash of Rs.4000/- approx from the fundpeti box, one small copper   ringing bell, one copper laman diva, one copper samai and other puja articles such as steel plates, copper lamps etc. all W/rs.5000/- and total property W/rs.9,000/- from the open temple. Cr.No.17/14 u/s 380 IPC is registered.

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