Home Blog Page 2018

APPLICATION INVITED FAIR PRICE SHOP AT BETALBATIM

0

Panaji: December 15, 2012

    Applications for a new Fair Price Shop at Betalbatim in Salcete Taluka are invited by the office of the Mamlatdar of Salcete from the interested parties of the following categories.

I)Co-op societies of educated unemployed II) any registered Co-op society III) Educated unemployed IV) Scheduled  Caste V ) Freedom fighter VI) Ex-Serviceman VII) Physically handicapped VIII) Others.

All the above categories should fulfill the conditions of the guidelines issued by the government and they should be  financially sound having spacious  premises to run the Fair Price Shop, they should produce necessary evidence in support of their financial position premises, educational qualification, registration of name in the Employment exchanges, if any.

The educated unemployed has  to have Passed S.S.C  Certificated from any recognized school in Goa Daman and Diu by the Goa Board and must be  in the age group of 18-35 years so also the member of the Co-op society of the educated unemployed.

The interested parties  should  submit their applications to the Mamlatdar of  Salcete Civil Supplies Wing before December 31, 2012 with all the above  required details  the application received after the stipulated time limit will not be entertained.

APPLICATION INVITED FAIR PRICE SHOP AT CUNCOLIM

0

 Panaji: December 15, 2012  …..  Applications for a new Fair Price Shop at Cuncolim in Salcete Taluka are invited by the office of the Mamlatdar of Salcete from the interested parties of the following categories.

I)Co-op societies of educated unemployed II) any registered Co-op society III) Educated unemployed IV) Scheduled  Caste V ) Freedom fighter VI) Ex-Serviceman VII) Physically handicapped VIII) Others.

All the above categories should fulfill the conditions of the guidelines issued by the government and they should be  financially sound having spacious  premises to run the Fair Price Shop, they should produce necessary evidence in support of their financial position premises, educational qualification, registration of name in the Employment exchanges, if any.

The educated unemployed has  to have Passed S.S.C  Certificate from any recognized school in Goa Daman and Diu by the Goa Board and must be  in the age group of 18-35 years so also the member of the Co-op society of the educated unemployed.

The interested parties  should  submit their applications to the Mamlatdar of  Salcete Civil Supplies Wing before December 31, 2012 with all the above  required details  the application received after the stipulated time limit will not be entertained.

Punjab and Sind Bank offers ADHAR ACCOUNT

0

 

14-December-2012 … The Panaji branch of Punjab and Sind Bank will be offering Adhar Accounts for direct credit in the accounts of beneficieries of various subsidies like scholarships, MGNREGA payments, pensions, school fees and schemes announced by the state and central governments. With every Adhar account the bank will provide free ATM/ Debit cards and no minimum balance is required. Account can be opened just by providing a copy of Adhar Card and one photograph.

GOVERNOR CALLS TO MAKE GOA EDUCATIONAL HUB

0

“HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2012”

Panaji, December 15, 2012The Governor Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo, has said that, Goa Should become a major educational hub of the country, provided we take the right steps coupled with proper determination and rise above narrow political and parochial considerations. He said he will like to see Goa as the Boston of India.

The Governor was addressing at the one day Higher Education Summit 2012 held at Panaji today. The summit was jointly organized by Government of Goa in association with Confederation of Indian Industry. The theme of the summit was “Improving Quality of Higher Education to Drive Goa’s Economy”.

Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, Education Secretary, Shri Anil Kher, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry Goa Council and MD, Micro Interconnecxion Private Ltd., Shri Shrinivas V. Dempo, Past Chairman CII WR and Chairman of Dempo Group, Shri Atul Pai Kane, Vice Chairman CII Goa Council and MD, Power Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd  and Ms. Mausami Kamat  graced the function.

The Governor was of the opinion that, Goa can attract highly talented faculty that would be willing to help make Goa emerge as the major educational hub. Goa can set up centres of excellence and research in niche areas besides also to consider setting up an integrated educational complex that can help to create skills to participate in the new media like animation, graphics, cyber security etc., he added.

Taking into consideration the interest of youths in Goa the Governor said, Goa can emerge far further in the field of textile or product design and even in films. These are all areas that would be of interest to the Goan youth and enable them to participate in this educational opportunity and occupy this particular niche in the Indian and global economy said the Governor.

Speaking further the Governor said the aim of education or higher education should be to broaden the horizon of people to make them responsible citizens and not merely to provide them a means of livelihood. However he said, from practical stand point, education should aim to adequately equip the youth with skills to meet the challenges of life and prepare them for various types of employment.

Touching upon educational aspects in the state the Governor said, after the liberation Goa has made considerable progress in the field of education, including higher education, and the Government is making concerted efforts to make higher education to still higher levels, to meet the needs and aspirations of the people, in keeping with national priorities and objectives. The Governor further said, Government is doing its best to promote higher education and has introduced several innovative schemes he added.

Stressing on the educational aspects the Governor Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo said, we make rapid progress in promoting technical and technological innovation, we have to ensure that it serves the social needs and creates a better way of life for the people. Promotion of technical education is an integral part of our effort for the development of human resources. The Governor said, Goa has good network of technical institutions which are expected to set the trend of engineering and technological education in the state to meet its special needs. These institutions, besides imparting basic theoretical knowledge should gear themselves to the stupendous task of moulding youths into practical technicians whose services are required by the society.

In his special address Shri Keshav Chandra, Secretary to the education suggested to introduce measures for promoting quality education. These includes increasing the number of seats at the undergraduate level, introduction of new courses and increasing seats in Goa University, establishing design schools in Goa,  setting up of autonomous colleges, extending teaching assistance and formulating schemes for visiting professors in the state.

Stressing the need to gain educational knowledge to promote self employment Secretary for Education mentioned that, the student’s community of today is fortunate to have several schemes in education sector which he pointed out needs to be derived by the students.

Earlier Shri Anil Kher who welcomed the guests briefly stressed on the motto behind organizing the educational summit 2012. Shri Kher said, when it comes to improving the quality education, there is a need to revise curriculum with benchmarking against the best in the world. Academic autonomy is also very important for better education.

Shri Shrinivas Dempo also spoke on the occasion.

Shri Atul Pai Kane proposed vote of thanks.

OCTOBER EXAMINATION RESULTS OF HSSC/SCC DECLARED

0

December 14, 2012 … The  Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Alto –Betim-Goa has declared the results of Secondary and Higher secondary  examination held in November  2012.

The H.S.S. C. Examination of October 2012 was conducted from November 8 to November 16, 2012 at two Centres Mapusa and Margao.

Out of 908 candidates who registered, 892 appeared for the examination and 200 candidates have been delcated successful in all the four streams (i.e. Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational taken together giving  an overall pass percentage of 22.42%.

The S.S. C. Examination of October 2012 was conducted from November 8 to November 20, 2012 at Mapusa,  Margao, Panaji, Ponda and Curchorem centres.

The candidates who appeared for this examination had opted to answer through English, Marathi and Urdu.The candidates had selected Hindi as Second language.

The stream whish performance of the candidates appearing for the examination  in whole category  out of 15 registered 14 appeared and 1 passed  while with exemptions out of 3413 registered 2296 appeared and 827 passed. The percentage is 7.14 and 24.35 respectively.

 

GBSHSE   HSSCE OCTOBER 2012  MAPUSA              Page No   01

 

 

 ARTS

 —-

 PASS                   …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98006  98013  98022  98024  98026  98030  98035  98037  98039  98040  98046

 98054  98057  98058  98061  98062  98072  98076  98081  98083  98092  98100

 98101  98102  98114  98115  98121  98122  98126  98128  98129  98131

 

 COMMERCE

 ——–

 PASS

 =====

 98134  98137

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98148  98149  98157  98159  98160  98163  98164  98166  98167  98190  98192

 98193  98196  98202  98206  98212  98216  98219  98226  98228  98236  98241

 98245  98254  98257  98269  98279  98286  98295  98296  98299

 RESERVED

 =========

 98138

 

 SCIENCE

 ——-

 PASS                   …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98315  98324  98330  98332  98333  98337  98338  98339  98345  98347  98350

 98356  98357  98360  98362  98368  98376  98377  98378  98379  98380  98383

 

 RESERVED

 =========

 98341  98363

 

 VOCATIONAL

 ———-

 PASS

 =====

 98386  98387

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98389  98390  98394  98397  98400  98407

 GBSHSE   HSSCE OCTOBER 2012  MARGAO              Page No   02

 

 

 ARTS

 —-

 PASS

 =====

 98408

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98421  98422  98430  98431  98433  98435  98438  98448  98457  98460  98462

 98464  98465  98466  98467  98468  98470  98484  98486  98487  98492  98497

 98498  98500  98504  98511  98514  98516  98520  98524  98527  98528  98550

 98553  98556

 

 COMMERCE

 ——–

 PASS                   …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98565  98580  98586  98588  98606  98618  98620  98622  98624  98627  98628

 98634  98635  98652  98661  98663  98665  98666  98668  98674  98675  98676

 98677  98699  98703  98704  98705  98716  98727  98732  98735  98741

 RESERVED

 =========

 98558

 

 SCIENCE

 ——-

 PASS                   …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98755  98766  98775  98779  98795  98797  98799  98801  98816  98817  98820

 98821  98822  98823  98824  98826  98828  98829  98833  98836  98852  98857

 98858  98861

 

 VOCATIONAL

 ———-

 PASS

 =====

 98864

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 98867  98869  98873  98874  98876  98878  98879  98884  98888  98890  98895

 98896

 

 

GBSHSE   S.S.C EXAM OCTOBER 2012       CURCHOREM           Page No        01

 

 PASS          …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 92004  92005  92009  92011  92013  92015  92017  92022  92024  92025  92028

 92030  92033  92040  92041  92042  92045  92048  92049  92050  92051  92064

 92069  92074  92077  92082  92086  92091  92096  92101  92107  92110  92111

 92112  92118  92120  92121  92123  92127  92133  92136  92140  92141  92147

 92148  92152  92155  92158  92159  92176  92181  92182  92185  92189  92198

 92199  92203  92207  92208  92210  92214  92215  92216  92217  92234  92240

 92242  92249  92250  92253  92254  92256  92260  92263  92269  92270  92273

 92276  92288

 RESERVED

 =========

 92001

 

 

 GBSHSE   S.S.C EXAM OCTOBER 2012       MAPUSA            

 

 PASS          …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 92335  92336  92338  92340  92341  92344  92346  92347  92348  92352  92353

 92354  92363  92372  92373  92375  92376  92380  92382  92384  92386  92387

 92392  92394  92395  92398  92407  92408  92413  92418  92422  92432  92438

 92444  92449  92450  92452  92454  92456  92462  92464  92473  92474  92476

 92478  92481  92483  92485  92488  92490  92492  92494  92505  92506  92513

 92518  92521  92522  92527  92529  92530  92531  92534  92541  92543  92545

 92547  92551  92554  92556  92562  92563  92569  92570  92583  92586  92589

 92590  92592  92595  92597  92598  92601  92603  92605  92611  92622  92625

 92626  92629  92633  92638  92639  92642  92643  92645  92657  92659  92672

 92676  92679  92680  92691  92698  92699  92702  92705  92707  92710  92718

 92727  92730  92732  92742  92743  92744  92745  92748  92749  92750  92758

 92767  92768  92777  92780  92788  92789  92790  92791  92792  92796  92798

 92800  92806  92807  92824  92838  92844  92846  92857  92870  92877  92879

 92885  92889  92891  92892  92898  92901  92902  92904  92908  92914  92915

 92922  92923  92927  92928  92931  92937  92938  92941  92943  92947  92963

 92971  92973  92975  92981  92987  92996  92997  93007  93012  93013  93017

 93023  93031  93038  93039  93045  93048  93049  93054  93061  93065  93068

 93072  93076  93078  93079  93086  93088  93090  93093  93094  93101  93110

 93118  93125  93140  93141  93143  93148  93151  93158  93159  93162  93168

 93171  93172  93201  93204  93206  93214  93216  93221  93222  93223  93227

 93228  93232  93233  93234  93243  93247  93254  93272  93282  93292  93293

 93298  93299  93307  93311  93327  93328  93333  93334  93337  93341  93346

 93349  93350  93357  93358  93363  93378

 RESERVED

 =========

 92326  92327 
 GBSHSE   S.S.C EXAM OCTOBER 2012       MARGAO              Page No        02

 

 PASS

 =====

 93386

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 93387  93400  93401  93407  93408  93413  93414  93416  93421  93432  93434

 93436  93438  93441  93443  93444  93447  93456  93457  93459  93463  93465

 93470  93471  93477  93479  93485  93488  93490  93498  93503  93514  93515

 93533  93534  93538  93539  93542  93546  93551  93552  93556  93565  93575

 93576  93577  93580  93582  93583  93586  93589  93600  93609  93629  93632

 93635  93636  93639  93646  93648  93652  93657  93658  93660  93661  93663

 93665  93671  93674  93677  93680  93683  93685  93688  93690  93692  93698

 93701  93702  93705  93716  93718  93720  93726  93734  93740  93752  93753

 93758  93760  93773  93774  93775  93783  93800  93804  93811  93816  93817

 93818  93820  93821  93833  93834  93835  93836  93843  93847  93849  93850

 93852  93854  93855  93862  93875  93879  93881  93887  93888  93893  93915

 93916  93918  93923  93929  93932  93933  93934  93944  93945  93946  93947

 93954  93957  93959  93960  93961  93967  93972  93977  93979  93982  93984

 93986  93990  93992  93995  93998  93999  94002  94003  94005  94016  94017

 94038  94040  94042  94044  94048  94052  94053  94054  94062  94063  94065

 94067  94069  94075  94090  94092  94095  94100  94101  94102  94104  94121

 94122  94123  94130  94137  94139  94140  94142  94145  94151  94159  94160

 94161  94162  94166  94167  94169  94171  94182  94191  94192  94193  94195

 94196  94197  94202  94203  94210  94217  94222  94223  94224  94230  94231

 94234  94244  94252  94253  94259  94261  94266  94272  94278  94282  94284

 94302  94306  94313  94316  94318  94319  94321  94322  94325  94326  94327

 94328  94329  94331  94336  94340  94342  94343  94344  94363  94366  94371

 94372  94376  94381  94385  94387  94391  94395  94397  94399  94413  94417

 94420  94429  94440  94441  94442  94443  94444  94453  94459

 RESERVED

 =========

 93991

 

 GBSHSE   S.S.C EXAM OCTOBER 2012       PANAJI            

 

 PASS          …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 94463  94464  94465  94470  94472  94473  94474  94478  94484  94485  94488

 94495  94497  94501  94502  94503  94506  94515  94517  94518  94522  94524

 94529  94531  94533  94536  94540  94547  94553  94557  94564  94568  94575

 94576  94580  94585  94588  94594  94595  94597  94600  94601  94603  94605

 94607  94613  94614  94618  94620  94621  94623  94624  94626  94630  94633

 94648  94650  94652  94655  94662  94675  94679  94682  94687  94694  94697

 94701  94707  94710  94715  94728  94729  94733  94734  94740  94741  94744

 94747  94748  94750  94751  94753  94754  94760  94762  94764  94768  94769

 94772  94776  94786  94789  94791  94795  94798  94824  94826  94830  94848

 94849  94853  94855  94856  94857  94863  94867  94869  94871  94876  94880

 94882  94885  94895  94899  94903  94908  94909  94915  94916  94934  94936

 94937

 RESERVED

 =========

 94461

 GBSHSE   S.S.C EXAM OCTOBER 2012       PONDA               Page No        03

 

 PASS          …………..NIL

 PASS (With Exemptions)

 =======================

 94945  94948  94949  94950  94956  94957  94974  94978  94979  94981  94985

 94987  94990  94996  94999  95010  95013  95014  95015  95018  95019  95021

 95024  95027  95029  95032  95033  95034  95039  95048  95054  95062  95070

 95075  95080  95084  95090  95099  95100  95101  95104  95109  95110  95117

 95118  95119  95125  95133  95134  95137  95143  95152  95157  95158  95159

 95160  95170  95186  95192  95207  95210  95213  95217  95230  95245  95248

 95250  95254  95255  95257  95260  95264  95265  95271  95277  95279  95283

 95291  95292  95293  95295  95301  95302  95304  95307  95312  95313  95317

 95318  95319  95324  95328  95333  95334  95335  95336  95337  95340  95345

 95354  95355  95359  95361  95369  95372  95384  95388  95391  95407  95409

 95412  95413  95417  95419  95420  95427

Press Release For the day as on 13.12.2012 pertaining to the cases Registered at below mentioned Police Stations

0

Dated 14.12.2012.

Press Release For the day as on 13.12.2012 pertaining to the cases Registered

at below mentioned Police Stations / Units are as under.                    

                      NORTH GOA DISTRICT

PANAJI PS: Mrs.  Fleur w/o Sidney Almeida r/o Zaino-Velim complained that on 13.12.12 at 11.30 hrs.  near Bombay Bazar, 18th June road- Panaji, unknown  accused  person/s committed  theft of  black color brief case containing  learners driving license, RC book of car No.GA-08-F-7050 and some important documents from her car which was parked in an open parking place. Cr.No.373/12 u/s 379 IPC stands registered.

2) Shri Aaquil Prasala r/o Dhempe College road, Opp. SBI Bank, complained that unknown accused person/s entered into the his flat through the open door and committed theft of 1) Samsung GalaxyS2, 2) Nokia 808, 3) NokiaE72, 4) Samsung Galaxy all W/Rs.1,18,000/- approx.  Cr.No.374/12 u/s 380 IPC stands registered. PSI Amarnath Passi is I. O.

MAPUSA PS: ShriAnand s/o Rameshwar Mapsekar r/o near Electricity Dept., Mapusa complained that on 10.12.12 at about 17.05 hrs.  in front Vrudavan Hospital, accused  Chetan  Pundalik Parwar r/o Mapusa  rode his  M/cycle bearing No.GA-03-Q07958 in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against pedestrian who was standing at side of road and sustained bodily injuries. Accused rider fled away from the spot with M/cycle. Cr.No.318/12 u/s 279, 337 IPC stands registered. HC Anand Parab is I. O.

BICHOLIM PS: On 13.12.12, one Shantaram Soma Gawas, age 65 yrs.  r/o Patye, Bicholim, while traveling  from Panaji to Patye by bus suddenly  fell  sick and become  unconscious, further shifted to PHC Bicholim where he was declared dead. U.D.No.81/12 u/s 174 Cr. P. C. stands registered.

2)  On 13.12.12, one Mushak Muzawar, age 25 yrs.  R/o Bayem, Surla was found hanging at Bayem Surla in Old V. M. Salgaonkar colony. U.D.No.82/12 u/s 174 Cr. P. C. stands registered. PSI T. P. Walke is I. O.

CALANGUTE PS: Shri Marcus Gonsalves r/o Sautawada, Baga complained that between 25.12.12 at 23.00 hrs.  to 26.12.12 at 08.00 hrs.,  unknown culprit committed theft of his  Honda  Dio Scooter  No.GA-03-Q-5497 W/rs.40,000/- which was parked at his house. Cr.No.286/12 u/s 379 IPC stands registered. HC-D.V. Sawant is I. O.

SOUTH GOA DISTRICT

MARGAO TOWN PS: Mr. Himesh Rajan Prakash, Enforcement officer, employee Provident Fund Organization Regional office, Patto Plaza, Panaji complained that in between  July 2012 to October 2012 at  M/s Quadros Motors Private Ltd. Opp. Multipurpose High School Borda, Margao,  accused  Evencio  Quadros s/o Joaquim Quadros r/o  Margumpoi, Verna being responsible  person for the  conduct  of the  business of M/s Quadros  Motors Pvt.  Ltd. deducted  the amount  from the  employee’s wages towards  employee provident  fund  for the  month of July  2012  to October 2012  and failed  to deposit the  contribution of employee  in the  employee  provident  fund  account  with the State Bank, thereby misappropriated cash of rs.39369/- belonging to employees. Cr.No.490/12 u/s 406 IPC stands registered.

VASCO PS: Hari Narayan   Gawde, age 56 yrs.  President of  Shri  Sateri Narsiv Sausthan Alto  Dabolim  r/o  near  Mohiddin  Saw  mill Chicalim Vasco  complained that  on 13.12.12  between 06.45 hrs.  to 07.15 hrs.  Unknown culprits committed of Gold Mangalsutra from neck of deity W/rs.15000/- approx.  Cr.No.241/12 u/s 380 IPC stand s registered. PSI Girendra Naik is I.O.

CANACONA PS: Complaint on behalf of the State that on 12.12.12 prior to 09.50 hrs.  at Govt.  Primary school Agond Mashem, Canacona, accused Mr.  Ramakant s/o Vittal Prabhugaonkar r/o Agas Loliem, Canacona, Civil Contractor allowed unauthorized electric connection by tapping electricity from the main line and negligently allowed Mr. Ramakant Yadav r/o   Dharmapur, Navelim n/o U.P. a tile polisher  to  use  the  polishing machine without taking  proper  care  and caution  thereby  said  tiles  polisher  was  electrocuted and  expired. Cr. No.108/12 u/s 304-A IPC and Sec 135 of Electricity Act 2003 is registered. PSI P. Desai is I. O.

Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar inaugurates new ICU Block, New CT Scan, Bio-Medical Waste disposal plant and casualty Diagnosis Centre at the Goa Medical College Hospital at Bambolim

0

On the day of his 57th birthday celebrations Chief Minister Manohar  Parrikar on Thursday inaugurated  a new  intensive care unit Block along with New CT Scan, Bio-Medical Waste disposal plant and casualty Diagnosis Centre  at the Goa Medical College Hospital at Bambolim …

Also present on the occasion were health minister laxmikhant patrsekar, st andre mla Vishnu surya wagh, dean of goa medical college dr v n jindal, officials of goa medical college and other dignitaries..

In the new development which has been upgraded by the bjp led government a trauma unit has been upgraded to have all facilities to have in trauma itself having facilities like ct scan, xray, digital xray, ultra sound .

Intensive care unit ward has been upgraded and in next two months the total number of beds would go up to 21 from the present 8 along with ventilators

New 128 slice ct scan costing about 3.76 crore has been installed in the radiology department which has facilities of observing a three dimensional structure of fractures and other body areas

And a Biomedical waste treatment unit with the total cost coming to an amount of 12.5 crores

Speaking to media reporters chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that there was a need of a friendly approach from the doctors as well as from the nurses of the goa medical college hospital so that good treatment were given to patients who were coming to the gmc hospital

Meanwhile st andre mla Vishnu surya wagh said that since the gmc hospital was falling in st andre are he would try and see that maximum jobs were given to locals on priority basis

 

Goa’s Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar clelebrates his 57 Birthday

0

13-Dec_2012 … State chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday stated that the state government would not start mining activities in goa until the government was convinced that everything was in a proper way though mentioning that a panel working from delhi could not solve the mining issues of the state of goa …

Parrikar was speaking to media reporters on the sidelines of his 57 birthday celebrations which took place at the bjp party head office in Panjim and was attended by a large number of the party supporters including minister’s, mla’s, government officers and others Speaking to media reporters over the mining issue chief minister

Manohar Parrikar said that he would like to send a message loud and clear and that is people seating in air condition offices could not understand the problems faced by people staying in mining areas unless one could go and stay in those areas in certain conditions

Commenting over receiving the prestigious cnn-ibn politician of the year award Parrikar said he was very happy to received such a huge award which he was not even aware of being nominated for it until someone told him

Parrikar also commented over his vision for the state of goa in his remaining years of the five year assembly term saying that goans had to give him time so that he could accomplished the given promises to goans at large …

National Seminar on Food Safety Inaugurated BIS Standards on Food Safety Released

0

12-December-2012 …. President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that food safety ensuring clean and nutrition food should be a key priority of the places to visit in north goa at night government policies as it is vital for physical and mental health of people .He said that India has made significant strides over the past decades in food production and globalization of the world economy has given a significant boost to food trade. But at the same time, it has created a new set of challenges to food safety.

The Indian Standards on basic requirements for street food vendors is an important step- especially in the context of the significant growth in the street food sector. It has important economic and nutritional implications for our urban populations as street foods are an accessible and affordable option for a sizeable percentage of our working population, he asserted. Shri Pranab Mukherjee further said that but we should be conscious that a substantial majority of our food businesses are small and cottage scale units hence implementation should not be too complex.

Releasing BIS Indian Standard on Food Safety requirements for street food vendors during the occasion, Prof Thomas Minister Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution said that these standards will focus on providing minimal check points for ensuring safety of street foods by assuring food security for a large number of rural, urban and migrant populations in terms of hygiene and quality. These will also act as a bridge between the street food vendors and the consumer of street food, and assure that the street food conforms to specified standards and hence are safe.

The Minister said that with the expectations of the people regarding safety of food rising by the day, Indian standardization system must, at all costs, step in to safeguard public health, and thus promote consumer confidence. It is in this direction that the BIS has already released “Indian standards on Good Hygienic Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Retail Management.”

Underling the importance of awareness among all stake holders regarding these food safety standards, the Minister said that BIS had recently organized a series of seminars at major State capitals. Now, this National Seminar being organised today is mainly to discuss the recommendations arrived in the past, and to draw up a road map for future course of action in this important area.
Prof. Thomas said that the Government is fully conscious that the food industry, being a good earner of foreign exchange, , deserves all our support, and must not be tied down of its potential to grow by perceived limitations as viewed from safety angle. “We only want that standards should be contributory to a sound regulatory foundation for domestic and international trade in food, taking into account the interests of consumers, the industry and a very strict regime of international quality norms” he said.

Addressing the Seminar Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, the renowned Agriculture scientist said that food safety literacy movement should be taken up in a big way through information and communication technology, community food managers from local elected bodies should also be involved in this campaign. Expressing concern over pesticides residue in food products he said that strict safety standards should be adopted to safeguard common man from this.

‘Indian standards on street food vendors- food safety requirements’ released on the occasion provide detailed guidelines regarding quality of inputs and ingredients, transport, reception and storage of inputs, utensils and cutting tools: material of construction, cleaning and storage, hygienic practices, personal hygiene and habits, food preparation cooking and handling.

Fearing of security and traffic congestion Sun burn Asia biggest dance music festival could be postponed in the month of January or shifted in south goa

0

Dec-12-2012 … Fearing of security and traffic congestion Sun burn Asia biggest dance music festival could be postponed in the month of January or shifted in south goa state tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said on Wednesday …

It may be noted that the 6th edition of Asia’s biggest dance music festival kicks off on the beaches of Candolim, Goa on 27th, 28th and 29th December

Sunburn is an electronic dance music festival held in Candolim Beach, Goa, India.

The festival is an amalgamation of music, entertainment, food and shopping, and was ranked by CNN in 2009 as the ninth best festival in the world but the festival being held during the Christmas week the state tourism department is in two months weather to ask the organizers to shift the venue towards south goa or to postponed the festival in the month of January 2013 …..

Speaking to goanreporter tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said that holding sun burn during Christmas time was a risk factor due to security, traffic and therefore the event organizers could postpone it to January or hold the event in south goa

Parulekar said that the sunburn festival this year would have state police officials situated inside the event premises that would take care of any untoward incidents …

Commenting over the opposition party who has asked to stop sun burn in goa Parulekar said that opposition were doing their job while the state government were taking enough precautions to take care of event such as sun burn which was just a three day event till now and not a five day one as said by the members of the opposition party …

 

Byte at 00.15-00.27 .. 00.51-1.18 …