BSNL restores services in Valpoi
VALPOI (HC): BSNL Services (mobile and landlines) at Valpoi was restored after a gap of two days on Friday afternoon.
It may recalled that BSNL Services had been disrupted, causing great hardship to customers in and around Valpoi.
Sources at BSNL service centre at Valpoi told Herald that the disruption of service had taken place due to the damage caused to the underground cables by workers of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) while carrying out beautification work in Valpoi.
"Very often, underground cables are damaged by GSIDC workers at Valpoi. The worst thing is that they do not even inform BSNL office after damage and this problem really adds to the poor service at Valpoi, ever since
GSIDC started the digging work," informed sources.
Enrolment for SSC/HSSC exam
PANJIM (HND): Applications are invited from the students wishing to enroll as ‘Private Candidates’ for SSC/HSSC Examination of March/April 2012. The candidates who will be 17 years and above as on March 1, 2012, are eligible to enroll for SSC and those who will be 19 years and above as on March I, 2012, are eligible to enroll for HSSC March 2012 Examination. The last date for submission of applications in the Board's Office without late fees is May 20, and with late fees is May 31. Application forms are available at Board's Office. Private candidates will be issued the enrolment certificate after enrolment. Board does not appoint any private agent for such enrolment.
Subhash calls on Rahul Gandhi
PANJIM (HND): President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Subhash Shirodkar, called on Rahul Gandhi the General Secy of AICC, who was on a short visit to Goa and appraised him about the political affairs of the State. He was accompanied by Vice Presidents Kanta Gaude, General Secretary, Artur Sequeira and Secretaries, Savio D'Souza and Pravin Kunkolkar.
Rahul Gandhi arrived on Wednesday evening and left on Thursday afternoon after spending time interacting with the students of BITS Pillani, Sancoale.
Musical concert held at Old Goa
PANJIM (HND): A devotional musical concert on Motete (Motets) was held at Bom Jesus Basilica Old-Goa on April 15. The musical concert, organised by Maria Fabiola Lopes e Fernandes, was held to revive the feelings of people towards the sufferings of Christ and make lent season more meaningful through Motete music.
Stesha Betkikar, Snaezel D’Souza, Crisha Gomes (students of violin) and M Fabiola Lopes e Fernandes played the first violins; Zuze Fernandes, Savio Vaz, Marcelin Mendonca played the second violins; and Roy Menezes (Kala Academy), Inez Fernandes (Kala Academy), Anthony Azavedo, Nathaniel Braganza played the clarinets. Singers Fr Dominic Alvares (SFX), Matias Lopes, Amelin Pinto, Leeya Dias and Fabiola sang in soprano, alto, tenor and basso voices. Fr Aldrin D’Costa presented the video clippings based on the motets.
Mission Congress organised
PANJIM (HND): The Mission Congress was held recently in the Parish of St Alex Church, Curtorim, for three days with emphasis on Faith Experienced, Faith Lived and Faith Shared on each of the three days, respectively. The daily programme of about three and half hours began with a theme song ‘Deva-Mog Ximpddaum-ia’ followed by the breaking of the word of God by the director of Diocesan Centre for Missionary Animation Rev Fr Saturnino Dias.
The teachings on all days were given on power point by the preacher Fr Dias on the themes mentioned above. One of the sessions of daily programme consisted of two testimonies which were presented by Fr Rogers (Raju) Godinho, a Dominican Priest, Micheal and his wife, Goretti Martins from Taleigao, Pio Esteves, a reporter for Times of India, Mario Menezes, a famous Konkani playwright, director singer of Goa, Elvis Coutinho, a CFC member from Seraulim. In the next session the participants were divided in groups of 20s and asked to share their own faith experiences according to the theme proposed for each day. Over 300 faithful who were present said that they have grown in faith and in deep spirituality after attending the programme.
GMC holds diarrhoea camp
PANJIM (HND): Comprehensive Diarrhoea Management Programme was held recently at Goa Medical College (GMC). Diarrhoea which is a major killer disease of children below 5, claims one life per minute.
The programme focused on the need to change to a rational approach of treating diarrhoeas with zinc supplementation and ORS (oral re-hydration solution). ORS is affordable and easily available at all chemists, health centres, district hospitals and government hospitals. There is no role of antibiotics in diarrhoeas without visible blood in stools.
The post graduate students of GMC along with the attending consultants deliberated at large on the ways to prevent diarrhoeal deaths and felt that patient awareness through media is the need of the hour.
Candolim hotel wins award
CALANGUTE (HC): The Highland Holiday Homes at Candolim has won the "Best Holiday Homes" award of CNBC AWAAZ Real Estate 2010.
The Real Estate Awards ceremony will be held on April 28 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, states a press release issued by the company.
'The Real Estate Awards are India's biggest and most credible real estate platform for industry and consumers. The Real Estate Awards recognize the excellence in the real estate sector since the last three years. It is being powered with a robust methodology and selection procedure designed by CRISIL, states the press note.
The criteria to select the winners were robust involving comprehensive judging. The data submitted by the developers in the application form is scrutinized by CRISIL. At the second stage, the finalists were invited to make a presentation to the jury. The winners were then judged on various categories relating to their projects.
