14-04-2013 … Condemning the decision of the state government of not giving permission to hold a public meeting in regard to the rape case social activist advocate aires Rodrigues has decided to tame up the matter with the goa human rights commission for the malafied and un democratic action taken up by the state government

Adv. Rodrigues further stated that the public meeting which was scheduled for April 15^th has been disallowed by the government after Adv. Anacleto Viegas, Secretary General of United Goans Democratic party wrote to the Vasco Police to deny permission to hold the meeting as there was likelihood of breach of peace.

Addressing press media in Panjim advocate aires Rodrigues the lawyer for the father of the rape victim has stated that the decision of the government not to allow the public meeting which was schedule for 15^th of april anticipating a law and order problem was very autocratic and absolutely unwarranted

Aires said it was a said thing that Adv. Anacleto Viegas who was the lawyer for the headmistress of the School, had misused his position as Secretary General of United Goans Democratic party to shield his client by maliciously preventing the 15^th April public meeting.

Aires charged the state government for hushing up the matter saying that the headmistress was a relative of cabinet minister and also questioned the silence made on the rape case by the four MLAs of Mormugoa constituency

Aires also mentioned about the details being given to the police department in the vasco rape case

13-04-2013 … Fearing danger of their small ones while playing outside their residence area Locals from green valley at pda colony in corlim village recently are in arms with the officials of the village panchayat of corlim in objecting towards the colony road being used by officials of an upcoming construction project situated at the site of the green valley vicinity

Around 20 to thirty residents of the green valley area in a written application have asked the officials of the village Panchayat of corlim not to allow the use of the private residential road for the officials of the private construction project stating that even after frequent reminders the officials of the project had made deaf ears towards their complaints due to which it had become unsafe for their children and elder’s to move out of their residential area and also mentioned that if any incident takes place then it would be the Panchayat who would be responsible for the same…

Later a joint site inspection was carried by deputy sarpanch of corlim village Panchayat victor Pereira along with Panchayat members who heard the grievances of the locals and asked the concerned officials of the private construction project not to use the colony road for its purpose ….

one of the resident of the green valley area said they did not wanted the officials vehicles of the private construction project to pass along the side of the colony road

Speaking to media reporter’s deputy sarpanch of corlim village Panchayat victor Pereira said that the officials of the construction project were passing through a private property which was illegal and Panchayat had not given any permission to do so

12-04-2013 … Stating that the state government was least bothered to take up the city garbage issue seriously st cruz mla babush monsoratte on Friday charged the urban development ministry of trying to mint money out of commission for setting up a garbage treatment plant for the corporation due to which till date the issue of setting up of a garbage plant was lying in to darkness …

Speaking to media reporters st cruz mla babush monsoratte said the corporation city of panjim could have a scientific garbage treatment plant in Taleigao itself but there was no will from the state government side specially from the urban development minister due to the commission issue on setting up of a garbage treatment plant which the issue has been lying idle for years

Babush said since 2014 loksabha elections were near there were some of the political leaders who would try to raise up the baigunim issue for political mileage but if people on a whole did not wanted a garbage treatment plant at baigunim then the state government had to go with the say of the people

Meanwhile ccp mayor surendra furtado said that since mr monsoratte was king enough to give over a land for setting up a garbage treatment plant at Taleigao he would put the same issue before the state government to implement the same as soon as possible

11-04-2013 … Stating that the world heritage site at old goa could loose its identity if a garbage treatment plant was set up in baigunim area Mayor of the corporation city of Panjim surendra furtado on Thursday said that he would appraise chief minister Manohar Parrikar for looking out for an alternate site for setting up a garbage treatment plant …

Mayor furtado was speaking to media reporters after the mayor along with deputy mayor bento lorena had paid a courtesy call to the archbishop of goa felipe neri ferrao at the bishop house at altinho ….

Mayor furtado said that the visit was a personnel one and his grace had bless not only the two of them but had bless all the thirty corporation of the corporation city of panjim and mentioned that if the state government could get a better place then the garbage treatment plant could be shifted to other place …

Furtado also said that the bishop had asked them to work for all the thiry wards of the corporation without doing any partiality

10-04-2013 … All India mahila congress party president anita verma on Wednesday said there was a need for a 30 percent reservation for women’s in the state assembly seats as well as in mp seats which was not difficult when there was a 50 percent reservation for women’s in  zilla panchayat as well as in panchayats seats ..

Speaking to media reporters at the party head office in Panjim mrs verma said it was just a matter of time of when the women’s reservation bill would be introduced on the lok sabha and had asked her mahila congress leaders in every state to meet their opposition leader’s and mp’s to pass the bill without only concentrating on the congress party

Verma commenting over the contract teachers hunger strike said that there was a need from the state bjp led government side to get more post so as to get the teachers adjusted in to government teaching jobs and that there should not be any vindictiveness over the matter from the government side too

Verma also said that the recent rape incident at vasco was a bad incident for a tourism destination like goa where in daughters and women’s were not safe

9-april-2013 … Former st andre mla Francisco Silveira recently inaugurated the beautification works of the jesus of Nazareth chapel situated at siridao in st andre constituency …

A large crowd had gathered to be a part of the inauguration ceremony of the beautification project costing to the tune of over crores of rupees starting from chapel to siridao church and was blessed at the hands of parish priest of the chapel fr hermus …

Speaking on the occasion former st andre mla Francisco Silveira thanked the church authorities for cooperating with the then congress led state government for getting the beautification work done at the siridao chapel

8-april-2013 … Calangute mla michael lobo on Saturday apologized over the issue of his mla colleagues who were found riding bikes from the highway bridge at porvorim to the assembly complex without wearing helmets on Friday morning …

It may be noted that Five BJP, three independents including a minister and a Goa Vikas Party legislator were found violating traffic rules on Friday morning when all the ten mla’s drew to the State Legislative Assembly complex from the Highway without wearing helmet, with one of the bike being without number plate.

The incident had taken place minutes before the state legislative assembly assembled for the day on last Friday with nine legislators on five high powered bikes rode to the assembly complex of which some bikes had no rear view mirrors and also to the surprise of all the security persons and traffic police stationed at the highly guarded complex.

Speaking to media reporters over the incident calangute mla Michael lobo said he fully agreed that his mla colleagues were at fault since the zuari bridge was a national highway and on the national highway road helmet was a must

Michael said though mla’s had not done it purposely as it was for a fun ride and none of the mla’s understood the effect it would have over the issue

7-april-2013 … Five BJP, three independents including a minister and a Goa Vikas Party legislator were found violating traffic rules on last Friday morning when all the ten mla’s drew to the State Legislative Assembly complex from the Highway without wearing helmet, with one of the bike being without number plate.

Minutes before the state legislative assembly assembled for the day today, nine legislators on five high powered bikes rode to the assembly complex of which some bikes had no rear view mirrors and also to the surprise of all the security persons and traffic police stationed at the highly guarded complex.

BJP’s Glenn Ticlo, Pramod Sawant, Michael Lobo, Nilesh Cabral and  Carlose Almeida, Independents Avertano Furtado-fisheries minister, Rohan Khaunte and Naresh Sawal and Goa Vikas Party legislator Fransisco Miccky Pacheco drove to the complex on Harley Davidson and Enfield Bullets.

None of the legislators, who had discussed on the issue of compulsion of helmets on the highway in the current assembly session, were wearing helmets. Goa government has made helmet compulsory for the riders on the Highways, while pillion rider is exempted from being fined.

Speaking to media reporters over the issue Nuvem mla micky Pacheco said that he had not violated the rules and had worn a helmet till the gate of the assembly complex

Meanwhile commenting over the issue transport minister sudhin dhavlikar said that if any mla was found guilty of violating traffic rules that action would be taken on the concerned mla as the motor vehicles act

Meanwhile congress mla alexio reginaldo lourenco said that it was a bad precedent set up by some of the ruling mla’s to drive with the bikes without helmets

Meanwhile speaker on the goa legislative assembly rajendra arlekar said that he was not aware about any such thing taking place inside the assembly complex …

The state bjp party has said that the invitation for inviting pope francis to goa for the 2014 exposition should first come from the officials of the church authorities and once it is confirmed then only the state government could come in to the picture of making proper arrangements for the pope visit to goa

Addressing press media at the party head office in Panjim spokesperson and vice president of the state bjp party dr Wilfred mesquita said that it was up to the church authorities in India and goa to take on call on weather the pope should be invited to visit India or not …

Meanwhile spokesperson of the goa archdiocese fr Francisco caldeira said that though they would love to have pope francis in the state it was up to the bishop conference together with the government could decide on pope’s visit to the country Meanwhile the state bjp party also announced of holding various programmes on the occasion of bjp parties foundation day in goa

6-april-2013 … The appointment of B. Sudershan Reddy as Goa’s first Lokayukta will be challenged by Adv. Aires Rodrigues before the Bombay High Court at Goa next week.

Adv. Aires Rodrigues on Saturday stated that the entire selection and appointment process of B. Sudershan Reddy was contrary to the law laid down by the Supreme Court earlier this year while deciding petitions pertaining to the appointment of Lokayuktas in Gujarat and Karnataka.

Alleging that the selection of the Goa Lokayukta was not transparent and shrouded in mystery, Adv. Rodrigues also wondered as to why the distinguished Goan retired High Court judges were not considered for the post.

Adv. Rodrigues further stated that the Rs 500 fee being charged with every complaint filed before the Goa Lokayukta would also be challenged as it would discourage and deter the common man from filing complaints of corruption and maladministration before the Lokayukta.