GOA TODAY Germans and others want to avoid harsh European winters by visiting Goa. Two months break for the re entry is a hurdle for longer stay to the would be pensioners All the authorities are contacted to review this legal impediment.Baba Ramdev meeting at Multipurpose school ground will be as per schedule , hopefully due to efforts of Vijay Sardessai. Kamat has been Minister of mines for 12 years, He has not granted any mining lease,but has not prevented illegal mining or framed any policy regulating the same The loss is estimated to be between 10 to 12 crores plus with 90 mines in operation The Ministry of mining is holding a meeting in Goa on 8/9 Dec.The 12 fifth year plan is supposed to usher in utopia according to the Chief secretary. The thrust areas are agriculture, employment generation, gas based power,infant mortality, education and new courses ,hinterland tourism,sharing and caring governance . It is a piped dream..Pharma products will be exported directly from Goa for the very first time It will save Rs 35000= per container and give a boost to Rs 5000 = crores exports.GBA is seeking applications submitted for rectification of RP 21. The public meeting on RP on 16 Dec is on in real earnest.GSPCB has seen 12 hotels in Colva confirming to the recommendations on sewage treatment plants,Calangute has earned the sobriquet of RED LIGHT TAG , displacing Baina The road map to arrest rampant prostitution is a far cry .Konkan activists from GOA. MAHARASHTRA> KARNATAKA,decided to form Konkan Cultural state to address the script barriers and boundaries of isolation and exclusions. Mapusa Municipality will declare citizens charter on 19 DEC and is the first to do so. The citizens can expect information, response time and know the complaining authority. File tracking system will also be in place. Chief secretary of Goa has cautioned DGP to do their work and not to pass merrily, sensitive cases to ACB/Vigilance for investigation.Over 100 supporters of the Macazana Sarpanch forcibly opened the Panchayat ,closed against the attack on the secretary The anticipatory bail application is still to be heard .Karmale lake in kerim is polluted due to discharge of raw sewage and as such wells are infected Examination has not confirmed their fears as the cause of spread of diseades GSPCB is given the task of further investigations. Mr Laurel Abranches blocked the car of Councillor Arthur D silva parked in the Margao Municipal ,garden leading to a fracas. Guilerme Vaz and Cardinal Ivan Dias from India attended as delegates at the 25 Plenary meet in Vatican on Pontifical council for the laity.Vegetables have not been supplied to outlets in Goa. There are arrears of 10 crores due to suppliers. !5 new suppliers are appointed by the GSHCL . !50 metric tones of vegetables are supplied , but there is no determined effort to encourage vegetable production in Goa.This dependency has led to the prices over 200% The Bridges of Assolna Cavelossim and Sinquetim Benaulim will be ready before march 2012 at a cost of 65 lakhs .The Goa govt is seeking grants for 3 new bridges on NH17. The argument is hollow that toll on the NH17 is needed to build bridge over Zuari. It is to be recalled the toll on Zuari was not as the result on NH17 charges.Goa is the only state among 35 others not to provide information on RTE and specially with regards to tuition and capitation fees It has also not appointed the authority under the act The skipping of public exams in Std X and Std XII is undecided too Corporal punishment and no detention up to Std VIII are the only measures adopted. Food park is to come up in Quitol . The area of 14 lakhs was acquired earlier and people protested against SEZ proposal.It will be devoted to fisheries and it will hopefully provide opportunities for employment and help the residents , farmers in food processing industry Nelson Lopes chinchinim.
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