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voice of GOA, sAturDAy, JuNE 11, 2016 9 news popup BRICS to bring Goa enhanced Scooter rider injured in Mangeshi mishap PONDA: A scooterist was injured in an accident that occurred at Mangueshi, on Friday. A milk tanker that was infrastructure, facilities trailing a Dio scooter knocked the rider off the vehicle at a Team Herald dangerous cross junction at Mangeshi. Keshav Gawas (73), This is one of the biggest international , the central govern - the victim and a resident of Kundai, was taken to the Goa ment has agreed to en - Medical College Hospital at Bambolim. Later, the tanker PANJIM: Taking the oppor - high-profile events with all VVIPs hance the immigration as dashed a pole located between the road dividers and turned tunity of the 8th Brazil, attending it and hence we need to be well well as other facilities exist - turtle. Russia, , China, South prepared to provide them the best, right from the ing at Dabolim Airport on a Africa (BRICS) Summit airport to the hotel. priority, in view of the sum - scheduled to be held in Goa mit scheduled on October Woman booked for rash driving in October, the State gov - Laxmikant Parsekar, chief minister 15 and 16. CUNCOLIM: The Cuncolim police have registered offences of ernment is gearing up to rash driving and causing death by negligence against a 35- create some state-of-the- Speaking to media per - profile events with all year-old Cuncolim resident in connection with the fatal art infrastructure. sons on the sidelines of the VVIPs attending it and accident in which police constable Prabakhar Gaonkar lost Chief Minister Laxmikant ‘The Knowledge Exchange hence we need to be well his life. Ajaysri Vaz Fernandes, a resident of Probswado in Parsekar Friday evening – Goa 2016 Summit’ – a na - prepared to provide them Cuncolim, has been booked under Sections 304A and 279 of met with secretaries and tional summit, the Chief the best, right from the air - the Indian Penal Code. According to police, while senior officials to discuss Minister said the event is port to the hotel,” Parsekar proceeding from Cuncolim to Margao, Ajaysri suddenly took the preparations for the scheduled in October and said. her Honda City car towards the right side of the road on the high-profile two-day event. over 8,000 delegates from Parsekar said the focus is straight NH 17, but later she suddenly attempted to take the Parsekar had recent met five countries are expected on improving infrastruc - car back on its left hand side; in this process, she dashed Union Minister of State for to participate in it. ture and making it state-of- against an oncoming Pulsar motorcycle ridden by Gaonkar, Home, Kiren Rijjiju, and Prime Minister Narendra the art. “We want to create who lost his balance and banged against a Tata Indigo car. Union Minister for Commu - Modi will be attending as such infrastructure that The accident occurred near Hero showroom, Nainea, nications and Information India assumied the BRICS can be maintained even Culwado, Cuncolim. Technology, Ravi Shankar chair in February and will after the event. We still Prasad, with regard to im - hold it till December 2016. have three more months to One held for stealing two-wheeler proving the existing facili - “This is one of the prepare,” he said. PANJIM: Panjim police on Thursday arrested a - ties. biggest international high- During his recent visit to native for allegedly stealing a two-wheeler parked near the Customs Office in the capital. Arun Raghunath Zire (29), residing at Betim is accused of stealing a Suzuki Swiss Scooter belonging to one Prashant Kolambar, from Smart City meet gets underway Canacona. The stolen property, police said, has been recovered at the instance of the accused. “His possible Conference to serve as platform for selected cities to involvement in other bike theft cases is being probed,” a police official said. discuss and exchange ideas to implement mission Lions Governor felicitation today Team Herald Smart cities India, Swacchh Bharat, PANJIM: Aggie Alcassoas, Governor of Lions District 317-B of backed by AMRUT, etc. Lions Clubs International comprising Goa and parts of PANJIM: The two-day na - “Smart cities backed by was unanimously elected as Chairperson of tional conference to debate efficient technology efficient technology are the Multiple Council of entire District 317 at the multiple on Smart Cities in the era of are the way forward. way forward. The challenge convention in Bangalore, recently. A former Secretary of Digital India was inaugu - The challenge is to is to create a living environ - GFA, Aggie is the only second Goan to be elected to the rated by Chief Minister create a living ment which is just as good coveted post after late Suresh Desai. He will be felicitated on Laxmikant Parsekar on Fri - environment which is today to live in as it will be Saturday, June 11 at MCC hall, Margao at 7.30 pm. Vassu day. in the future. Growth can be Organized by Elets, the just as good today to developed by strategies that Walawalkar, international director endorsee will also be live in as it will be in felicitated. conference will serve as a focus on conservation and platform for the selected the future. What development. What seemed Pragati Vidyalaya secures 93% results smart cities to discuss best seemed like science like science fiction earlier is practices and exchange fiction earlier is actually the opportunity at PANJIM: GVM’s Pragati Vidyalaya, Borim secured 93.33 technology to efficiently im - the horizon for the future. percent result at the Goa Board SSC examination held plement Prime Minister actually the Goa will have much to gain recently. Out of 30 students who appeared for the ’s ‘100 Smart opportunity at the from this conclave,” vice examination, 6 secured distinction, 16 first class and 6 Cities’ dream. The focus of horizon for the future. chairman of Goa State Infra - second class. Sahil Satish Naik stood first in the school the event will be on the way – Siddharat structure Development Cor - scoring 81 percent, Nithal Pandurang Naik and Aniksha Raya different stakeholders in - Kuncolienkar, poration (GSIDC) Siddharat secured the second rank with 80 percent marks. teract when introducing ICT Kuncolienkar said. in governance systems and Panjim MLA Maharashtra Minister of Free camp for kidney stone patients the way these interactions State for Finance and Plan - PANJIM: RG Stone Urology and Laparoscopy Hospital, will affect institutions and com - ations that will take place ning, Deepak Kesarkar, Sec - conduct a free camp at RG Stone from June 13 to 19 from munities, and the related will help us move towards retary urban development 9am to 5pm. decision making process. that direction,” he said. Sudhir Mahajan, GSIDC Addressing the gathering, The summit attended by chairman Dr Pramod Reginald Fernandes’ birth anniversary Parsekar said that Modi’s 33 cities selected under Sawant, GSIDC MD Sanjit PANJIM: Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) will observe the vision is to transform and smart city development Rodrigues, CCP Commis - 102nd birth anniversary of Reginald Fernandes, one of Romi improve India, and he has mission, will hold sessions sioner Deepak Dessai and Konknni’s tallest writers and popularly known as chosen Digital India as the and discussions on various several other key players ‘Romanxincho Patxai’ with a panel discussion on June 14 at means to do so. “This two- themes including smart were present for the inau - 4 pm at DKA’s Reginald Fernandes Conference Hall, Panjim. day session and the deliber - cities, Digital India, Make in gural. Fausto V da Costa, editor of Gulab, Brazinho Soares, Konkani writer and Matilda D’Souza, sister-in-law of Reginald Fernandes will speak on Reginald’s contribution to Konknni Infinity I while Tomazinho Cardozo will moderate the panel 15 officers transferred escorted to discussion. DKA President Premanand A Lotlikar will preside Team Herald lector-II (North) Arvind over the function. There will also be a short cultural Karwar harbour Bugde has been posted as Team Herald programme highlighting some of the memorable songs PANJIM: The State govern - Director of Handicrafts, composed by Reginald Fernandes. ment on Friday effected Textiles & Coir; and Direc - VASCO: The merchant ship transfers of 15 officers to tor of Civil Supplies & Con - MV Infinity I, which had re - 10th agriculture census from June 13 various departments, six of sumer Affairs Vikas ported distress approxi - PANJIM: The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and whom have been posted on Gaunekar as Director of mately 20 nautical miles Evaluation will conduct the 10th agriculture census 2015-16 promotion. Planning, Statistics & Eval - off Goa coast, was safely es - from July 2016 with the reference year 2015-16. A pilot Managing Director of Goa uation with additional corted to Karwar harbour survey is being conducted from June 13 in two villages – Industrial Development charge of Director of Envi - on Friday early morning. Amona in Bicholim Taluka, and Nuvem in Salcete taluka. Corporation (GIDC) S V Naik ronment and Member Sec - According to informa - Enumerators appointed for the task will be visiting the has been transferred as Di - retary of GCZMA. tion, the 83-metre long operational holders in the two villages to gather related rector of Social Welfare, re - The transfer order issued vessel with 14 Indian crew data. The general public is asked to cooperate with the placing Meena Goltekar by Personnel department members (including the enumerators. who has been posted as also has Additional Direc - Master) was transiting Registrar of Cooperative So - tor of Panchayats - I from Kandla port in Gu - cieties. Environment Direc - Damodar Morajkar posted jarat and proceeding to Seven booked under COPTA in Sanquelim t o r A m a r s e n R a n e i s n o w a s A d d i t i o n a l C o l l e c t o r S u b Karwar in Karnataka when PANJIM: The Joint Mamlatdar-III, Bicholim along with police Additional Secretary (GA) District Ponda; Gopal it developed a crack in the constable conducted raids on June 6 under COTPA Act at while Joint Secretary (GA) Parsekar is CEO North Goa hull and started taking in Sanquelim in Bicholim Taluka and 7 offenders were booked Vijay Paranjpe is trans - Zilla Panchayat and Upasna water. She was carrying ap - and fined Rs 1900 for violation of Section 4 and 6 of the ferred as JS of Protocol. Mazgaonkar as Secretary, proximately 1750 tonnes COTPA Act. The Joint Mamlatdar also instructed the Similarly, Additional Col - Human Rights Commission. of Asphalt. shopkeepers to display the board of “No Smoking” as per specification given in COTPA Act. Pai appointed Congress House in-charge PANJIM: Vijay Pai, Gen. Secretary of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee has been appointed Office-in-charge of Congress House, Panjim. Notification in this regard has been issue by GPCC President . Pai has been working in this organization as GPCC Secretary for last 12 years. After assumption of GPCC President Faleiro, Pai was elevated to the post of GPCC Gen. Secretary. He has worked for the Congress for the last 22 years. power shutdown

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