Sunday, September 26, 2010

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Illegal mining in Sattari to top BJP agendas in Goa bypolls

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Goa BJP today said rampant illegal mining in state’’s Sattari taluka will be amongst party’’s prime issues in Valpoi by-elections scheduled next month. State President Laxmikant Parsenkar blamed the sitting legislator and Congress candidate Vishwajit Rane for illegal mining activity in this taluka, which is robbing the constituency of its greenery. “We will expose the illegal mining in Sattari and seek votes to save the region from being deforested,” Parsenkar said. BJP today announced Santosh Haldankar as its candidate for Valpoi by-elections, to be held on October 16. The constituency located in Sattari taluka in the North East of Goa has 17,500 voters, most of them farmers.

The by-elections were necessitated after sitting legislator Rane, elected as an independent candidate, resigned and joined Congress to evade anti-defection law. Talking to media for the first time after being nominated as the candidate, Haldankar held illegal mining and renewing of old mining leases as the reasons that ruined constituency. “Rane is actively involved in this activity along with some other state ministers,” Haldankar, a businessman by profession, said here. He said Rane’’s plans would devastate constituency, which has Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as a part of it. Rane, son of Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Pratapsingh Rane, had won 2007 Assembly elections defeating BJP’’s sitting legislator Narahari Haldankar. Rane, who became health minister in Digamber Kamat cabinet, switched to Congress last month.

Courtesy: ibnlive

Mashelkar, Bhatkar, Gadgil to help Goa put together Vision-2035

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:14 AM PDT

Prominent Puneites have been given the responsibility to formulate a road map for Goa for the next 25 years by state Chief Minister Digambar Kamat.

In July this year, Kamat constituted the state's Golden Jubilee Development Council (GJDC) headed by prominent scientist Dr Raghunath Mashelkar that will be responsible for putting together Vision-2035 — a document to tackle development issues of the state and give clear directions on the path to be taken. Dr Vijay Bhatkar will spear head the e-governance cell of the initiative and environmentalist Madhav Gadgil will look into ecological issues.

"The committee is expected to interact with people of Goa, find out the issues that concern them the most and give clear indication to the state on how to tackle them over the next 25 years," Kamat told The Indian Express. He added that issues like tourism, mining, housing projects and migrants would probably top the list.

Courtesy: indianexpress

GCA gearing up for India-Aus ODI

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Goa Cricket Association has sold the instadia advertising rights for the ODI between India and Australia on October 24 here to Prerna International, Delhi for Rs 1.26 crore, the GCA secretary Prasad Fatarpekar said on Saturday.

The overall revenue the association would generate is put at around Rs 2.25 crore with the sale of tickets earning around Rs 95 lakh.

Giving a break-up of tickets for the match, GCA said only 9,180 will be sold in denominations of Rs 2500, Rs 1500 and Rs 500, while 14,320 will be given as complimentary passes. 1,915 are for officials and 200 for the media thus making a total of 25,815.

“The tickets for Rs 2500 and Rs 1500 denominations would be sold on-line through Federal Bank from October 1 to 15.

The remaining tickets would be sold over the counter at the bank’s branches at Panjim, Mapusa, Margao and Ponda.

Tickets of Rs 500 denominations will be on sale from October 15 at these counters.

Keeping in mind the interest of the handicapped cricket lovers, the association has allotted 180 tickets of Rs 500 denominations.

GCA treasurer Vinod Phadke who provided the ticketing details informed that various steps have been taken to avoid duplication of tickets and a scanner will be used that will grant access to the stadium.

He said that the managing committee has decided that to avoid the volunteers occupying the chairs of ticket holders, tickets will be issued to volunteers as well.

Of the 14320 complimentary passes, each of the 110 affiliates of the GCA will be given 50 passes.

The insurance cover for the match is Rs 3 crore out of which Rs 1 crore is for liability to spectators, Rs 1 crore towards expenditure and Rs 1 crore for stadium damages.

As for the playing surface, Fatarpekar said that the pitch is nearing completion and would be tested with a match on October 5.

Courtesy:CN
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