Panjim,  September  12: The Department  of Tourism, Government  of  Goa ,  has  invited  tourism related stakeholders to participate in  consultative  sessions  on  the interim document of the Tourism Master Plan and  Policy which are scheduled to be held on September 15 and  16, 2016.

In addition,  the  Department   of Tourism has also  extended  the date  to September  19, 2016 for  written submission of  views and suggestions  on the interim  Tourism Master Plan document  which  are available on  the Department of Tourism’s  website  http://www.goatourism.gov.in/images/goa_tmp_module3.pdf.

This is an exercise initiated by the Department of Tourism which is in the process of formulating its Tourism Vision Document.  The interim documents in three modules have been uploaded on its website and views and suggestions invited from the general public and tourism related stakeholders.

After an encouraging response, the Department of Tourism has stepped into the next phase of holding interactive/consultative sessions.

Session 1 of the continued consultation process will be held on September 15, 2016 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm in the main hall at the Miramar Residency, Miramar.

For  this session, the Department  has  invited participation from one representative  each from the facility providing tourism accommodation in Goa (examples: including but not limited to A category hotels, B category hotels, C category hotels, D category hotels, Heritage category hotels, Wellness resorts, Eco-tourism accommodations, Home stays, Bed & Breakfasts, Houseboats and Guesthouses), and one representative each from tourist trade establishments conducting or  providing services related to activities for tourists (examples: including but not limited to spice farms, water sports, land based adventure sports, hiking, wellness/ spa, river cruises, yachting, night life facilities and night market), and tourism asset operators(examples including but not limited Museum operators, representatives from places of religious importance, historic monuments and heritage assets).

Session 2 will be held on September 16, 2016 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm in the main hall at Miramar Residency, Miramar.

For this session,  the Department  of Tourism has requested  participation  of one representative each from Food & Beverage facilities  (examples: including but not limited to Restaurants, Shacks, Pubs/ Bars, tourist canteens and tourism caterers), one representative each from tourism transportation providers (examples: including but not limited to taxi operators, rent-a-car operators, interstate bus service providers and bus tour operators), environmental groups  associated with tourism (examples: including but not limited to wild life protection groups, environment protection groups and groups promoting sustainable forms/ methods of tourism), and one representative each from all other respective tourism trade organizations in Goa.

The Goa Tourism Master Plan and Tourism Policy  is being prepared with the objective to provide direction and guidance for sustainable development of tourism in Goa over the short term ( 5 years), medium term (15 years) and long-term (25 years).

panaji: sept 11th :::: Sporting Clube de Goa were held to a 2 – 2 draw by the Salgaocar FC in their second encounter of GFA’s TACA Goa Under 20 at Duler Stadium, Mapusa on Sunday. Akeraj Martins (35’) & Daryl Costa (70’) gave Flaming Oranje the lead twice while Salgaocar FC equalized on both occasions through Devendra Murgaokar (45’+) & Divyansh Sudan (90’+).

Sporting started off with a familiar 4 – 4 – 2 formation, while the forward line had a definite boost with the inclusion of Akeraj Martins who missed out on the previous match. The first half witnessed a very balanced game play as both teams made a cautious approach towards the crucial encounter.

However it was Sporting who drew the first blood when their explosive striker Akeraj Martins announced his return in style with a fantastic run on the right flank to beat two defenders and send in a bullet past the Salgaocar FC keeper giving Sporting the lead. Sporting managed a few more promising attempts in the first half through Daryl Costa and Harshad Naik but couldn’t get past the Salgaocar keeper Antonio Da Silva. Salgaocar FC made the most of their best chance in the first half which came in the added time. Devendra Murgaokar who came in as a sub managed to smartly beat Sporting’s off-side trap to receive a good ball from Lalit Taniyal and place it past Shervin to put things on level terms seconds before the break.

In the second half Sporting showed intent as their forward trio created some promising runs but couldn’t make it count. In the 55^th minute Karen Shirodkar of Salgaocar FC got his marching orders for a rash tackle on Harshad Naik reducing The Greens to 10 men. Exploiting the one man advantage Sporting made some promising moves of which the best one came in 58^th minute when Akeraj Martins made a head on run against the Salgaocar keeper but the latter managed to see off the danger, at the other end Shervin had a similar experience seeing off a dangerous run from Lalit. Once again Sporting took the lead when their in-form Daryl Costa beat his marker on the left flank to drill a low shot past the SFC keeper making it 2 – 1. Sporting held on to the lead right till the end as they managed to keep possession and exploit the large gaps in Salgaocar formation. However for Flaming Oranje, the injury time ghost came back haunting when Divyansh Sudan of Slagaocar stole 2 points off with a low right footer after being set up well by Manesh Kumar in the dying seconds of second half injury time. With this result Sporting have collected 4 points from the two matches played.

panaji: September 10, 2016 … The candidates from the Goa aspiring to join the Indian Army can attend a recruitment rally from November 9 to November 11 at 3 Technical Training Regiment ground at Bambolim under the online registration system of recruitment. The rally will be conducted by Army Recruiting Officer, Kolhapur.

The recruitment will be for all categories, including soldier general duty (GD), Soldier technical, Soldier clerk/store keeper, Soldier technical  Nursing Assistant and Soldier Tradesmen.

 Age criteria for Soldier General is 17 ½  to 21 years as on 01 October 2016 while all other category the age limit is 17 ½  to 22 years as on 01 October 2016.

 The qualification for Soldier general duty is SSLC / Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. The qualification for Soldier technical is 10+2/Intermediate Exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% marks in each subject. For the post of Soldier clerk the qualification is 10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject. Should have studied and passed English and Maths/Accts Book Keeping in Class X or Class XII with 40% marks in each subject. The qualification for Soldier technical (Nursing Assistant) is 10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with Minimum 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject. In case the candidate has a BSc Degree with (Botany / Zoology / Bio-Science) and English, the stipulation of percentage in Class-XII is waived off. The qualification for Soldier tradesman is10^th Simple Pass/ ITI (except Syce, Mess Keeper .

 Candidates should bring their certificates and documents in original and two Xerox copies of all documents duly attested by gazette officer along with Admit card as generated after online registration and application through army website.

 The eligible candidates have been asked to register and apply online atwww.joinindianarmy.nic.in. The registration will be open from September 9 onwards. Candidates who have registered earlier successfully are required to only apply again  with their existing user ID and password.

 The  basic pay for the post is Rs.6460.00, Grade pay Rs. 2000.00. Military  Service pay Rs. 2000.00 and other allowances as applicable.

Panaji: September 9, 2016 …. Home Minister Shri  Rajnath Singh today commissioned modernly equipped patrolling vessel named `Sarathi` at Vasco. This vessel is third in the series of six off shore patrol vessels (OPV) built by Goa shipyard limited for Indian coast  Guard.

Commissioning ceremony was held at Vasco Goa, in the presence of   Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar,  Dy. CM Shri. Francis Dsouza, RDA Minister Smt Alina Saldhana, MLA of Vasco Shri Carlos Almeida, South Goa MP Advocate Shri Narendra Sawaikar, Director General of Indian Coast Guard Vice Adml. Rajendra Singh, CMD of Goa shipyard limited Shekhar Mittal, (Retd. Adml.) commanding officer of OPV Sarathi Mr Atul Joshi and other senior Dignitaries of state and central Govt.

Shri Rajnath Singh in his speech said that  OPV Sarathi depicts Art of Indian Shipbuilding and will play instrumental role for Indian Coast Guard in safeguarding Indian sea and coastline. He also reiterated that coastal security system of  Indian Coast Guard has become very crucial after 26/11 attack on Mumbai.  Although Indian coast Guard has strongly prepared for any untoward incident, threat  of maritime terrorism is still there. Now its need of the hour that no single development in the coastal area should go unnoticed, Minister further said.

Shri Rajnath Singh also informed that Home Ministry is very much keen in upgrading coastal security network by various initiative, such as community interaction programme, issuing ID cards to fisherman community, strengthening coastal security police stations. There are plans to start maritime training centres in coastal states. Home Minister congratulated Goa shipyard limited for building OPV Sarathi before deadline and also gaining high reputation in shipbuilding.

Shri Singh expressed concern about rise of pollution in sea waters. He asked Indian coast guard to take appropriate measures to curb these menace while ensuring the security of sea.

Director General of Vice Adml. Indian Coast Guard Rajendra Singh in his speech informed about  various aspects of OPV Sarathi.  CMD of GSL (Vice Adml.) Shekhar Mittal  informed that GSL could deliver three OPV vessels to Indian coast Guard  in the series of Six vessel within 9 months of time

This 105 meters OPV has been designed and built indigenously by Goa shipyard limited. This vessel is equipped with Integrated bridge system, Integrated machinery control system, power management system, High power external fire fighting system. This vessel is designed to carry one twin engine light helicopter and five high speed boats.

The vessel on joining coast guard fleet will be based at Kochi and will form part of the Naval Training Squadron , In Addition the ship will be deployed for other surveillance and to safe guard the maritime interest of India.

Panaji:  September 08, 2016 …. The workshop on Platography Printmaking conducted by Shri Ajit Seal Senior Printmaker of India and the head of Department of Graphic Art at Kala Bhavan –Visva Bharati Shantiniketan, West Bengal concluded on August 29, 2016 at the Graphic Studio, Sanskruti Bhavan, in Panaji.

This was the first workshop of the Printmaking Workshop series organized by Directorate of Art and Culture.

The Director of Art and Culture, Shri Prasad Lolayekar was the Chief Guest for the function. In his address to the gathering he informed that the directorate had taken the initiative to organize a series of printmaking workshops designed to benefit practicing fine artists and student of Fine Arts to learn various new and advanced processes of graphic printmaking for which the fully equipped Graphic Studio has been set up at Sanskruti Bhavan in Panaji.

The resource person at the workshop, Shri Ajit Seal appreciated the efforts of the department. During the course of the seven days workshop, attended by fourteen practicing fine artists and six students of Fine Arts, Ajit demonstrated the process of advance printmaking medium of  Platography Printmaking .

Shri. Ryan Abreu and Kum. Riya Gaonkar, participants at the workshop shared their experiences.

Assistant Cultural officer, Shri Siddharth Gaitonde presented the vote of thanks while Shri Yogish Joshi compered the programme.

Panaji : September 7, 2016 … The Department of Information and Publicity has organised State Level Photo Contest.

This competition has been organised under the Goa State Photo Contest and Exhibition Scheme 2016 and has two sections with different subjects.

In the 1st category will carry pictures related to Architecture of Goa or undiscovered Goa, however 2^nd category is of Infrastructural Development in Goa (The Development taken place in Goa).

Prize of Rs. 10,000/- will be given to first winner of this competition in both category. Second prize will be of Rs. 8,000/-in each category and also third prize will carry Rs. 6,000/-, while five consolation prizes of Rs. 500/- each will also be presented. Certificates will be presented to the best entries.

Photographs will be used for exhibition and other publications of the Department and Government of Goa.

Each entry should carry author’s name, nationality, postal address, mobile number, telephone numbers, e-mail address on the back of the photographs in Block Letters. Technical details such as  Camera used should be sent along with the entry.

Mobile images will not be considered for the entry. A brief of the photograph and bio-data of the photographer not more than 100 words each should be attached with the entry.

A certificate that all photographs are the work of original nature and taken by the entrant himself/herself is to be enclosed by the entrants. Entrants are required to send a soft copy along with photograph of high resolution.

The Entrants need to submit Colour prints in 8 x 12 size and can send maximum number of 4 different photographs in each section. There is no entry fee, No age bar and No qualification required for participating in the contest.

Individuals who are born in Goa or and residents for 15 years in Goa will be given preference under this Scheme, though the scheme does not bar others, who are residents of the State of Goa at least 15 years prior to the application under this Scheme.

 Latest residence certificate will be the proof of document which will be required to be submitted by the entrants.

 Last day for submission of entries is up to September 30, 2016, The prizes to the winners will be presented at the National Press Day function on November 16, 2016.

The entries should be superscribed with the words: “Entries for the Goa State Photo Contest and Exhibition” and to be addressed to the Director of Information and Publicity, 3^rd Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Panaji, Goa.

Entries recorded after the closing date will not be entertained. It is also informed that pictures shot with drone shall not be accepted for the competition.

Also present were the local parish priest, Fr. Miguel Pereira, assistant parish priest, Fr. Valeriano Andrade, and resident senior priest, Fr. Almiro Dsouza, who blessed the statues of Mother Teresa and Venerable Fr. Agnel which were then installed in the niches of the chapel’s facade. The inauguration function and the subsequent holy mass was attended by a large number of villagers. Изготовление визиток. Полезные советы. New

He reminded the congregation to draw courage and inspiration from Mother Teresa to lovingly care for and tend to the elderly, sick and the destitute in their families and neighborhoods.

Inspired by Mother Teresa’s life and her work the village leaders have committed themselves to put their own and community resources to the best use in service of humanity in coming days in our village of Chorao-Madel. Today’s inauguration of this chapel marked the beginning of this long journey.