Panaji : November 12, 2016 ….. The  laying  of foundation stone ceremony of  Greenfield International Airport at Mopa , Electronic Manufacturing Cluster at Tuem  and  also Dedication of Projects of Goa shipyard Corporation Limited will be held by the Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi on 13 November at 10.45 am.

Function will be held at Dr. Shyamaprasad Stadium, Taleigao, in the distinguished presence of  Governor of Goa Dr.(Smt) Mridula Sinha, Union Defence Minister Shri. Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister Shri. Laxmikant Parsekar , Union Minister for Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Union Minister of state for AYUSH (Independent charge) Shri. Shripad Naik,  Union Minister of state for Civil Aviation  Shri. Jayant Sinha, Dy. Chief Minister of Goa Shri. Francis D`souza Minister for forest, Environment and Panchayat Shri. Rajendra Arlekar and Member of  Parliament (South Goa) Shri. Narendra Sawaikar.

Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi will  unveil the plaques to mark laying of foundation Stone of Mopa Airport , Electronic Manufacturing cluster at Tuem, Infrastructure for building Mine Counter Measure Vessals, and Commencement of Construction of  Five Coast Guard  Advance Offshore Patrol vessels, accompanied by Screening of films.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and other dignitaries will addressed the gathering on the occasion.

However today Union Defence Minister Shri. Manohar Parrikar along with Chief Minister Shri. Laxmikant Parsekar reviewed the preparedness of function, to be  held on November 13, 2016. Chief Minister Laxmikant  Parsekar expressed happiness over Prime Minister`s visit to Goa. He opined that projects would be started by Prime Minister will  contribute largely in economical growth of the state. Chief Secretary R.K.Srivastava and other senior officers were present during the visit.

panaji, november 12th, 2016 … Goa Tourism Development Corporation is organizing a special tour to Vithalpur, Sanquelim to celebrate and witness Tripurari Purnima, a unique boat festival organised annually in the State. This year the festival will be celebrated on Monday, 14 November 2016.Movie Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

This festival has an interesting story behind it and is celebrated to mark the end of the Diwali season.

According to mythology, Lord Krishna defeated and killed the demon Tripurasur on the day of Kartik Purnima. The people celebrated Krishna’s victory and the end of the demon’s tyranny by releasing lamps in the river. Since then it has been a tradition all over India to release small lamps in the river during the time of Diwali and especially Kartik Purnima.

An interesting element about the way this is celebrated in Goa is the distinctive local touch. The tradition takes the form of a very unusual competition – that of making miniature models boats and ships made out of thermocol and other materials. Besides the main boat competition, there are a host of cultural programmes including songs by well known artistes, performances of various Goan traditional folk dances along with a display of fireworks.

The special tour on the eve of Tripurari Purnima is open to all locals and tourists.

The tickets are priced at Rs. 100/- per person. Children above 6 years and below 12 years will be charged Rs.50/-. A 10% special discount on rooms will be offered to the guests at Panaji/Mapusa/ Miramar and Calangute Residency to those who will book the tour to Tripurari Purnima.

All GTDC guests will be collected by coach from Miramar Residency and Panjim Residency at 8 pm and Mapusa and Calangute Residency at 8:30 pm.

For bookings please contact Mr. Anil Dalal – 9422057704 and for more information contact Mr. Deepak Narvekar – 9422847166 or visit www.goa-tourism.com

Panaji November 12, 2016 … Directorate of Art and Culture has organised State level Crib competition during Christmas from December 26 to 30, 2016

The Crib competition will be organized in two categories i.e.  Institutions/Group Cribs made by institutions, clubs, parishes or by a group of people. and  Individuals/Household Cribs made at a house or beside the house by an individual or within a family.

The winners of the competition will be awarded cash prizes along with the certificate. The prizes for Institution/Group Category are- 1st Prize- Rs. 25,000/-, 2nd Prize- Rs.20,000/-, 3rd Prize- Rs. 15,000/- and Five Consolation Prizes of Rs. 7,000/- each. For Individuals/Household Category, the prizes are 1st Prize- Rs. 15,000/-, 2nd Prize- Rs.10,000/-, 3rd Prize- Rs. 7,500/- and Five Consolation Prizes of Rs. 5000/- each.

The individuals/associations who are interested in participating in this Crib Competition may collect the application forms from  November 17, 2016 from the office of the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Ravindra Bhavan-Margao, Fatorda and Ravindra Bhavan-Curchorem, and submit the duly filled forms on or before December 16, 2016.

November 11, 2016 … The media fraternity in Goa will observe the National Press Day on November 16. The theme of National Press Day for the year is “Reporting from Conflict Area a Challenge for Media”.

The day has been observed every year to coincide with the foundation day of the Press Council of India.

Chief Minister, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar will inaugurate the National Press Day celebrations at a function to be held at Surendra Babu Timble Convention Hall, Goa Chamber of Commerce, Panaji  on November 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Shri Daulat A. Hawaldar,(IAS), Secretary, Information and Publicity will be the guest of honour . The Department of Information and Publicity in collaboration with the Goa Editors’ Guild, the Goa Union of Journalists, Photo Journalists Association Goa, Electronic Media Journalists Association, Sports Journalists Association, South Goa Journalists Association will organise the event.

Shri Shekhar Gupta, Chairperson and Editor in Chief of ThePrint, New Delhi will be the Key note speaker who will speak on the theme “Reporting from Conflict Area a Challenge for Media”. Senior Journalists, Smt. Devika Sequeira, Smt. Pamela D’Mello, Shri Sudhakar Naik and Shri Paul John Fernandes will be felicitated on the occasion for their contribution in Journalism field at the hands of Chief Minister.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister will present laptops, cameras and Sanction letters to the journalists and Photo Contest Awards to the winners which has been organised by the Department of Information and Publicity.

The 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This was the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered by the influence or threats of any extraneous factors.

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Shri Rane also felicitated Major Cristopher James and Subhedar Subhash Kankal for their remarkable contribution to NCC.

Altogether 480 cadets (360 Boys and 120 girls) from different colleges and high schools participated in the training.

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November 9, 2016 …. As per the directions issued by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety dated August 18, 2015, the motor vehicle rules are made stricter.

The Goa Traffic Police had booked one youth on November 11 near Magson Super market and challan was issued vide CR 21(25) R/W 184 CR 125(2), of M.V. Rule and U/s 190,196 of M.V. Act 1988, for using mobile phone while riding his motor cycle. The violator was found having invalid insurance, without PUC and rear mirror.  The M.V. challan was compounded by the violator.

The Police have now requested the Department of Transport to suspend the license of the defaulter for a period of not less than three months u/s 19 of the  Motor Vehicle Act 1988 read with rule 21 of Central Vehicles Rules 1989.

Panaji, November, 9, 2016 … The Government of Goa on Tuesday 8th of november signed the concession agreement with GMR Airport Limited for developing of the Greenfield International Airport at Mopa in Pernem taluka.

The agreement was signed by Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar and the Chairperson of the Airports, GMR Group, Shri Srinivas Bommidala at a function held in Bambolim,in the presence of Smt. Nila Mohanan, IAS, Secretary, Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Shanbhogue, Director, Directorate of Civil Aviation, Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Minister for Forest, Environment and Panchayat , Shri R Sheshan, CEO, GMR Goa International Airports Ltd. , Shri. Sidharth Kuncalienker, MLA of Panaji, Mauvin Godinho, MLA of Dabolim and others.  

The day also coincided with the completion of two years of the Government of Goa under the leadership of Chief Minister, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar. While speaking on the occasion, Shri Parsekar, said, “The signing of this agreement is a feather in the cap of my government’s achievements. The airport will be a boost to Goa’s economy, tourism and most importantly will create jobs for the locals.”

The Chief Secretary of Goa, Shri R.K Srivastava highlighted the state’s achievements and said, “Goa has seen rapid growth in physical and social infrastructure. The state has successfully hosted the Lusofonia Games, Defence Expo, BRICS Summit, BRICS football tournament, which has demonstrated what we have achieved in a short span of time.”

The Chairperson of the Airports, GMR Group, Shri Srinivas Bommidala said, “Our growth journey has been driven by a single minded focus of ‘Being the best, not necessarily the biggest’. This motto has found its way into how we conduct each part of our business.” Shri Bommidala spoke of how winning the bid for Mopa airport was a very significant milestone for them, “The win is as much a win for the state of Goa as it is for us. Bid processes for large PPP processes are fairly complicated. However, the leadership shown the Government of Goa in providing policy clarity and addressing concerns of the bidders was indeed exemplary.”

On the occasion, ‘Towards A New Horizon’, a short documentary film by Department of Information and Publicity highlighting the achievements of the Goa Government was screened.

PANAJI: 8th november 2016…..  The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) in association with Atarva Ved Club, Altinho kicked off a vacation grassroots football training camp at Joggers Park Ground, Altinho on Sunday. It is being held for the age group of 6 to 14 years. This camp is being held in collaboration with the GFDC-Corlim centre. This three weeks free football coaching camp will conclude on November 25.

A total of 45 boys were present for the inauguration of the camp as Panaji MLA, Siddharth Kuncalienkar inaugurated in the presence of CCP Councillor, Pundalik Raut Dessai and GFDC Chairman, Dr Rufino Monteiro.

Pundalik appealed to the parents to support their wards in their desire to play, in particular by attending to their diet and recovery from any injury. Dr Monteiro expressed his determination to start a football training centre in Panaji as soon as a ground is available. “I want to start a GFDC centre in Panaji and will do as soon as a ground is available. The local MLA is developing grounds and we can start our centre at one of those ground,” said Dr Moteiro.

Kuncalienkar was happy to see the young boys at the camp and asked the parents to involve their children in physical games instead of wasting time on computer games, TV cartoons and mobile phones.

Panaji :November 8, 2016 … The Union Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu recently chaired the meeting   held with the Chief Minister, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar along with the authorities of South Western Railways and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. in the Secretariat at Porvorim.

The objective of the meeting was to discuss about the construction of overhead railway bridges and doubling of railway track laid down across the state.

It has been brought to the notice of the state Government that several railway crossings at different places in the state have been causing problems to the general public hence the need for the construction of overhead bridges was to felt. In order to resolve the problem, the Ministry of Railways had sanctioned overhead bridges and underground roads besides doubling of railway track in the state.

At the meeting, various aspects such as feasibility of areas for the construction overhead bridges, underground roads and doubling of railway track were also discussed. The aspect of acquisition of land without causing any hardship to the general public was also discussed at the meet.

Shri Rajan Naik, MLA Cuncolim, Shri R.K. Srivastava, Chief Secretary, Shri Swapnil Naik, Collector South Goa, Shri Daulat Hawaldar Secy. Information, Shri Sudhir Mahajan, Secy. Revenue, Shri Venancio Furtado, Director of land Surveys, Shri Johnson Fernandes, Addl. Collector South,   Shri Rajendrakumar, Director Works, KRC, Shri L. Prabhu, KRC, Shri Sanjay Gupta, CMD, Shri A.K. Gupta, CMD, SWR were among those who attended the meet.