25-05-2013 … The national office bearers as well as the national executive meeting of the bharatiya janata party would be held in goa from the 7^th of june to 9^th of june at a five start resort in panjim

Around 340 delegate from across 35 state and union territories would be a part of the three day meet where in issues such as failures of the present upa government and also the bjp party strategy for the upcoming lok-sabha elections …

Addressing media reporters at the party head office in panjim general secretary of the bjp party jagat prakash nadda said that the president of the bjp party rajnath singh would preside over the three day meet which would also be attended by bjp leader’s like l k advani, sushma swaraj, arun jaitley and others

Nadda said that his party felt that the present upa was disrespecting the democratic institutions of the country and had no moral right to stay as upa has never been honest to the cause of the people

Nadda also blamed the present upa government and congress party for not passing the food security bill in the parliament

24-05-2013 … Officials of the special dehli police team who are investigating in to the Indian premiere league spot fixing issue arrived in goa late night on Thursday and began their work on trying to find out goa’s role in to the ipl spot fixing issue …

According to sources from the state police department three to four police officers from delhi who are investigating in to the indian premiere league spot fixing issue have already commenced their work in goa where in the dehli police team have got a possibility lid of certain bookmakers to have stayed or are in goa presently and had played a vital role as bokkies for betting on ipl matches….

 sources also stated that there was a possibility of the delhi police team also trying to investigate if one of the arrested player s sreesanth in to the spot fixing issue had invested any money in to real estate business in goa as few months back the former India cricket team player was down in goa to play ranji matches and had also stayed at one of a tourist spot in north goa …

 Though most of the state police officials seem to be unaware of the delhi police team being present in goa as without knowing anyone the same is being separately handled by a top senior level police office in the state who is assisting the delhi police team

 Speaking to goanreporter a senior level officer attached to the goa police department confirmed of the delhi police team being in goa and that the delhi police team  were here for investigating specific information related to certain bookies connected with ipl betting being present in goa and that he could not related much more than that …

 Meanwhile the state police officials on Thursday seems to have also reached to the office of goa cricket association and tried to inquire about certain information from gca office though one of the officials from gca denied to goa365 that the police officer had not come to gca in connection with the ipl spot fixing issue but had come to inquire for the gca ground requirement …

 But one of the concerned gca members informed goa365 that no one had tried to contact the gca office till date and would cooperate with any investigating team if they needed any help from goa cricket association

 Meanwhile throwing more light on the ipl spot fixing issue being involved in goa Fatorda mla through a press conference asked the state chief minister Manohar Parrikar for an immediate enquiry and make the findings public if any cricket betting syndicate was running in to the state of goa

 Sardessai also said that he felt that the state government focus was to make goa a fixing capital of the country

23-05-2013 … The Goa SSC (Class 10) results 2013 were declared on Thursday with a passing percentage of 81.43 per cent including exempted candidates from which girls had higher passing percentage of 85.49% as compared to boys’ 85.19% per cent

The Goa Board of Secondary school certificate Examination was held in March for which more than 18,000 students had appeared for the March 2013 examination.

The examinations were conducted from the 28^th of March to the 8^th of April at 24 centers in goa

While a total of 9302 boys had appeared for the examination from which 1060 were exempted while a total of 9207 girls had appeared from which 972 were exempted.

In the passing scenario, a total of 7924 boys passed out in the examination while 469 were exempted while in the girls category a total of 7871 got themselves passed while 463 were exempted from the passing category.

The overall boys passing percentage came to around 85.19% while 44.25% were exempted while in girls category the passing percentage was around 85.49% while 47.63% were exempted.

Around eight six schools secured over 95% passing percentage at the recent concluded ssc exams

The board has also kept 3^rd of June as the date for revaluation and verification in the presence of parents or guardians, photocopies of answer books, while verification in presence of absentia or presentia is kept on 24^th June 2013.

Speaking to media reporters, chairman of goa board of secondary and higher secondary examination J R Rebello gave more details about the examination results and said that more number of students had excelled in this year ssc examination.

22-05-2013 … The state government on Wednesday decided to increased the present fishing ban from forty five days to 61 days in goa starting from 1^st of June up to 31^st of July ..

Addressing press media after the cabinet meet at the secretariat at porvorim chief minister manohar parrikar said that the 61 days fish ban would be applicable on mechanized and motorized fishing vessels operating in goan waters …

Stating that reliance infrastructure limited immediately switches over to gas base power Parrikar said that the cabinet had proposed to continue with the purchase of power from reliance with immediate switch over to gas until the term of agreement which was till august 2014 …

Parrikar informed that the cabinet had approved of bifurcating archives and archeology department; give five years age relaxation for teachers in vocational stream and also to give the old approach road from banastarim side for the market at banastarim

Meanwhile commenting over the mining and special status issue after the cabinet briefing chief minister parrikar said he had asked for an appointment with prmie minister dr manmohan singh in between 1^st to 5^th of june next month

21-05-2013 …. In a way to create a link joining the ponda city with the adjoining by pass of borim and curti the state government would construct a 2.8 kms long fly over along the exciting borim-curti nalllah in ponda city

Addressing media press conference chief minister manohar parrikar said that the fly over would relieve much of the traffic pressure from the ponda city and would be undertaken through gsidc with an overwhelming cost of around 80 crores of rupees

Commenting over the letter written by the Deputy Secretary Nandan Singh Ministry of Road Transport and Highways asking for immediate necessary measures to avoid harassment to truckers and transporters and take steps for withdrawal of undue levy of taxes and fees, including the newly started entry tax Parrikar said that though he had not received any letter till date he would written to the prime minister as well as cabinet secretary asking for the authenticity of the officer who wrote a letter to the state government

Meanwhile parrikar also stated that even though the state of Maharashtra had made an increase in their milk prices he would not allow the dairy suppliers in goa to increase the prices of milk ..

17-05-2013 … Even though three years more are left for the next state assembly elections to be held in goa, goa’s oldest political party Maharashtra gomantak party has already started its work in the congress ruling constituency of cumbarjua where in cooperation minister Deepak dhavlikar has started to hold meetings among mgp supporter’s and other’s as well as stated to take up development works in cumbarjua ..

It may be noted that in early days cumbarjua constituency has been the baston of the ancient old mgp party where in political stalwarts like late dr kashinath jhalmi, and even the present congress mla pandurang madkaikar had earlier won on the mgp symbol ….

according to sources if one goes to see the present scenario says something else where in it is believed that no sooner son of north goa mp shripad naik,  siddesh naik had shown his interest to contest the next state assembly elections the political situation seems to have almost changed in cumbarjua where a political source informed goanreporter that “to give a good fight to the north goa mp son sideesh who is trying to contest from this cumbarjua constituency , cumbarjua mla pandurang madkaikar and priol mla Deepak dhavlikar has joined hands to exchange their seats where in Deepak would fight the next assembly elections from cumbarjua constituency while madkaikar would fight from priol constituency as the next assembly elections would be mostly fought on the lines of reservations of seats and as there are lot of st voters in priol constituency where as cumbarjua also had a sufficient amount of mgp voters till date if Deepak want to fight from cumbarjua constituency”

When the same question was put in front of the cooperation minister and priol mla Deepak dhavlikar he said “Priol is my constituency and won’t leave it but if there are reservations done before the next assembly elections then I could take a call to contest from cumbarjua constituency as I have been working there and doing a lot of developmental works among the voters of cumbarjua constituency but it all depends on the 2011 census report”

Dhavliakr said “at present we are in the coalition government and we hope to stand in that in future too and with that we can even ask for the cumbarjua seat for my party in the next assembly elections and then I would certainly jump for the cumbarjua seat on behalf of my mgp party and fight the elections there as a candidate”

Dhavlikar said “The mgp party can decided on four to five constituencies and I can stand up anywhere as I have been working for people in some of the constituencies but finally it is up to the people”

son of north goa mp shripad naik , siddesh said “I have come across such things of politicians trying to change their constituencies but there is a saying that one needs to cross the bridge when only you can come to it so let the time come but presently I am working for the people of cumbarjua constituency and it is for the voters to decided finally whom to vote or not but whatever happens or not I have made a taught to fight the next assembly elections from cumbarjua constituency and with that I do have confidence in my party who would decide on the final scenario of the 2017 assembly elections”

 Meanwhile Gpcc president subash shirodkar said “ though the state assembly elections are far away we are not bothered as whoever is trying to contest from cumbarjua constituency for the next assembly elections which are schedule in 2017 as it is up to the people to judge whom to vote for and any one can show his interest in contesting assembly elections from any constituency of the state’

Meanwhile goanreporter also tried to contest the cumbarjua mla pandurang madkaikar to take his views over the comment but was unavailable due to madkaikar being out of station”

16-05-2013 … Stating that a lot of bogus adhar card could have been used to avail state government schemes members of the pilerene citizens forum on Thursday have demanded to the president of india pranab mukherjee asking for an inquiry in to the issue of adhar cards being issued in to the state of goa..

The forum had also addressed the copy of the letter to the chairman of unique identification authority of india, nandan nilekani, hon-ble minister for state, ministry of statistics and programme implementation, shrikant kumar jena and to the chief secretary of goa vijayan requesting for scrutinizing the process of issuance of adhar card in to the state of goa and to undertake a through scrutiny of the adhar cards issued in the state

Addressing press media in panjim advisor of pilerne citizens forum advocate yatish naik said that since the state already had the issue of fake ration cards being issued in the past the same may be the basis of issuing fake adhar cards and such fake adhar cards may derail the whole gammoth of social security and beneficial measure proposed by the state as well as by the central government to the needy

 Naik also said that there was a need to verify     if certain types of bogus adhar cards were issued also to foreigners or not in the state