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Goa: Felicitation function of Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:40 AM PDT

Photographic Glimpses of Felicitation function of Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj.

More than 125 Meritorious students of different examinations from SSC to Post Graduation were felicitated at the hands of Shri. Laxmikant Parsekar, Hon’ble MLA & The Goa State President of BJP and Shri. Pratap Gauns, Hon’ble MLA in presence of Shri. Santoba Desai, President of Samaj, Dr. Ulhas Parab & Dr. Venkatesh Desai both Vice-Presidents, Shri. Subhash Phal Desai, Secretary & Shri. Arvind Desai, Treasurer of the Samaj.

Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

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Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj

The large number of persons from different walks of life from Kshatriya Maratha Samaj were present. Amongst meritorious students Ms. Yamuna Pramod Naik the first ranker of Goa Board in science stream who also topped the list of CET and Pratik Sawant who secured second rank in Goa Board Exam in science stream were felicitated at the hands of The Chief Guest.

Goa to strengthen ties with diaspora

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:38 PM PDT

Goa is following in the footsteps of Kerala to engage with its non-residents who make up at least one-third of the state’s 1.5 million population and contribute substantially to the Goan economy. Eduardo Faleiro, Goa commissioner for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), who is the man behind the efforts, hopes the efforts will best serve the interests of the state. Faleiro said he is happy with the ‘positive’ response from Non-Resident Goans (NRGs) to the work and study his office has done and for the cooperation from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA).

‘The response is very positive. And what the MOIA is doing for the diaspora and NRIs is a matter to be appreciated, the way they have reached out and how it is well received,’ Faleiro, a former union minister, told IANS during a visit to the capital. His office will interact with overseas Goans on a sustained basis to identify areas of mutual concern, address the needs of Goans overseas by providing an institutional platform and formulating appropriate policies and also strengthen the bond between Goa and the overseas Goans by recognising their achievements.

The Goa Commissioner’s office has issued 500 Goa Cards to Goan expatriates across the world in two years on request and payment of Rs.250. The Goa card holders will get faster and better attention from government departments and offices. Goa is also the second state after Kerala to have conducted a scientific migration study to understand and deal with irregular migration and exploitation of NRGs.

A Goa scholarship programme for diaspora children is formulated by the commissioner’s office for the benefit of the wards of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and NRGs. The commissioner’s office has also initiated the Know Goa Programme to acquaint youth of the Goan diaspora with the state and its culture. On Faleiro’s request, the Indian government has delegated powers to the state for authentication of educational certificates from Goan academic institutions.

Courtesy: Sify

Goa NIT inaugurated, gets head start over other institutes

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:27 PM PDT

There was not much pomp or gaiety when the National Institute of Technology (NIT) “the first such national institute to be set up in Goa” was formally inaugurated on Saturday, but the significance of the event cannot be underestimated. “It is a historic day for Goa. This is the first NIT to be set up in the first year of being allotted to us by the Centre,” Chief minister Digambar Kamat said while inaugurating the institute at the Goa Engineering College (GEC) campus in Farmagudi on Saturday.

Addressing the gathering of mainly NIT students, GEC pupils and education officials such as director of higher education Bhaskar Nayak and Goa University vice-chancellor Dileep Deobagkar, the chief minister said HRD minister Kapil Sibal has agreed to consider Goa’s request for 50% reservation solely for Goan students at the NIT.

Of the ten new NITs announced by the central Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) last year, Goa became the first to start functioning within a short span of time. “The student enrolment of 72 at the Goa NIT is the highest among the 10 new NITs,” said Sandeep Sancheti, director of NITK, Surathkal, which is mentoring the Goa NIT.

Better still, three non-resident Indian students opted for Goa of the six seats available through the Direct Admission For Students Abroad Scheme (DASA) of the central government. A section of the GEC has been spruced up by the state to house the new NIT till it gets its new campus. Two classrooms and one room for administrative activities of the NIT Goa provided by the GEC have been renovated and refurbished.

A library and computer centre have also been set up exclusively for NIT Goa students, while hostel and dining facilities have been provided on campus. Two cafeterias and facilities for sports and games have been created, besides buses for the transport of faculty and students from nearby places to the campus have also been arranged.

“Goa will probably be one of the best of the new NITs,” said Sancheti, judging from the head start Goa got over several others. Chief minister Digambar Kamat released brochures and booklets on the NIT, besides CDs on academic regulations binding on the students. The NIT even inaugurated its own website www.nitgoa.ac.in.  He also said union minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh has agreed to set up a PSU in Goa which will generate employment for not just highly skilled professionals like NIT graduates but also to school dropouts.

Courtesy: TOI
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