Monday, April 12, 2010

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Goa farmers won’t give land for stadium

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 07:46 AM PDT

Farmers of Thivim village in north Goa have refused to hand over their land to Goa Cricket Association to build a cricket stadium. "We don't want to host IPL. Instead give us some water so that we can sow seeds and harvest paddy," said Uday Malwankar, a farmer. "We are forced to keep our fields barren because there is no water."

The farmers were in Panaji on Sunday to attend a meeting convened by NGO Goa Bachao Abhiyaan to chalk out plans to ensure the land is not taken away for the stadium. "The issue is not just of paddy fields. There is a huge forest area…More than 5,000 trees are going to be felled for this project," said local activist Savio D'Souza.

Goa cabinet had given an in-principle approval for this project in March 2007.

Courtesy: indianexpress

Goa M.P. Falicitated on his Birthday

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 04:39 AM PDT

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General Secretary,GPCC Shri Altinho Gomes, Secretaries Shri Gurudas Natekar and Shri Damodar Korgaonkar, Dr. Ulhas Parab, and Seva Dal Secretary Shri Ashok Malkarnekar felicitating Shri Shantaram Naik M.P. on his 64th  Birthday at his residence in Margao. Also seen in the photograph is Mrs. Beena S.Naik.

Mr. Naik's birthday as usual was celebrated in absolute privacy.

GOA BLOG AND ITS TEAM WISHES

MR.SHANTARAM NAIK BELOVED M.P.OF GOA “HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND LONG HEALTHY LIFE.”

MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND FULL FILL ALL HIS WISHES IN YEARS TO COME.

Goa Univ. to host unique software development conference

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:55 PM PDT

Goa university’s (GU) computer science and technology department will host a unique XP Day 2010 on April 16 with focus on software development methods that enable last minute alterations in softwares.

The day will witness a series of such seminars organized across the country by the Computer Society of India. The department of the Goa University has organized XP Day 2010, a one day introductory Conference on Agile Software Development Approach, as part of silver jubilee celebrations of the university.

The conference will be held at the Arts Faculty Block seminar hall of the university. This event has been organized in association with Goa chapter of the Agile Software Community of India and Industrial Logic Inc., Bangalore.

Professor Ramrao Wagh of the Goa university said that this conference has been mainly organized for the benefit of students, faculty and professionals in the field of computer science and IT. And the one day conference will be followed by a two day seminar at Hotel Silver Sands at Colva where nearly 40 experts will further discuss nuances.

He explained, “The conference will mainly focus on XP which is one of the methods that enables accommodating last minute changes in softwares. We chose XP because it is gaining popularity.”

The purpose of the conference is to address the interest and provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art, as well as state-of-the-practice of eXtreme programming values, principles and practices.

Participants will have to register themselves on Agile Software Community of India website by April 14, 2010. A participation fee will have to be paid at the venue of Rs 300 for participants from industry, Rs 200 for faculty members and Rs 100 for students.

The sessions for the conference will be conducted by three experts from various parts of India - Naresh Jain of Industrial Logic, Bangalore; V Narayan Raman, Bangalore, and Saurabh Arora, Directi, Bangalore.

The topics will cover a critical look at software development methodologies and the road ahead; improving the design of exiting code using safe methods; role of functional testing on an XP project and traits of highly effective software rockstars.

Courtesy:TOI

Goa NGO warns govt against misusing land acquisition powers

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Goa Bachao Abhiyaan (GBA), a leading green NGO has warned the government against misusing its powers to acquire land for public purpose. ”Goa government should define what exactly is the purpose when they acquire the land for projects. Even if it’s for public purpose, the government should specify who will benefit from it,” GBA convenor Sabina Martins said.

The NGO today held a meeting here ahead of their talks with chief minister Digamber Kamat on April 15 when all the issues related to land use would be discussed. ”Right from Cricket stadium at Thivim to Football stadium at Verna or hospital project at Margao, the state government should define the public use,” Martins said. ”Even if there is acquisition for the government project, the land owner should be paid as per market rates,” she added.

Briefing media after the meeting, Martins said that the GBA along with village groups will meet chief minister on April 15 to bring to his notice gross violations in various villages across the state. The meeting also decided to ask the government to notify National Agricultural Policy, which disallows conversion of cultivable lands.

“We have received letter from the Prime Minister’s Office which clearly speaks about agricultural policy. We met the local bureaucrats asking them to notify this policy but they seem to be not interested,” Siddharth Karapurkar, a local activist, said.

Courtesy: zeenews
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