News snippets from Goa... SCIENCE FIESTA 2008 INAUGURATED: February 26, 2008: The "Science Fiesta 2008" has been launched, with the theme of 'Interface of Science and Society'. It is organized by Goa Science Centre in association with the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Goa and National Council of Science Museums at Goa Science Centre and has been launched at at Miramar today. It is being held to commemorate the National Science Day 2008.
National Science Day is being celebrated every year on the 28th February to commemorate the discovery of the "Raman Effect" by Sir C.V.Raman for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. The celebration is aimed at focusing attention on Indian science and scientists and their role in India's development. Director National Institute of Oceanography Dr. Satish Shetye stressed the need to create a favourable atmosphere which would help inspire students. Activities like poster exhibitions, demonstrating the magic of sciences; puppet shows on scientific themes, popular science book exhibition, popular science lectures on important aspects of physics and on general science and technology, and night sky watch activities have been proposed for the visitors expected during the period. Project Coordinator Goa Science centre Shri V. N. Joshi welcomed the guests. Goa minister Churchill Alemao also inaugurated pictorial science exhibition titled "Story of Poles'. Director of Science and Technology Michael D'Souza also spoke on the occasion. (Based on a Dept of Information news release.) COMMUNITY POLYTEC COURSE AT ECOXIM, BARDEZ: February 26, 2008: Radha Krishna Sanskrit Sounstha and Government Polytechnic held a prize distribution at Ekoshi on Sunday. The Community Polytechnic wing of Government Polytechnic Altinho had conducted various short term courses for the women in Ekoshi which included, soft-toy making and artificial jewelry making. Certificates to the successful trainees were presented on the occasion at the hands of the dignitaries. TRAINING FOR SCOUTMASTERS AND GUIDECAPTAINS: Feb 26, 2008. The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Goa State has planned several courses to be conducted for the Scoutmasters and Guide-captains in the month of April this year. The Association has requested the schools to depute their teachers for the course. The Basic Course for Scoutmasters will be held from April 17 to April 26, 2008. The course fee will be Rs. 800 and development fe Rs. 150. For Guide-captains, the equivalent course will be from Apr 20-26, costing Rs 600 and a development fee of Rs 150. The Advance Course for Scoutmasters will be held from April 19 to April 26, 2008, with course-fee and development fee pegged at Rs 800 and Rs 150 respectively. Guide-captains will have a fee of Rs 700 and Rs 150 for the parallel course from Apr 20-26. All courses will be conducted at Don Bosco Novitiate (Odxel) Taleigao. The reporting time on the first day of the course is 11.00 am, before lunch. Scoutmasters who have completed one year after attending a Basic Course of 10 days duration and who runs a unit effectively and Guide-captain who have completed six months after basic course can attend the advance course. Schools have been asked to send the names of the participants in the prescribed format by March 15, 2008 to the State Secretary, The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Goa State, Near Cine National, Panaji Goa. The Courses are approved and recommended by the Department of Sports and Youths Affairs, Government of Goa, says a DI press note. [Footnote, the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa, is located at the 3rd Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Near Azad Maidan, Panjim. Phone 0832-2422675, 0832-2226047, and 0832-2426168 Fax 0832-2224211] JANSHATABDI TRAIN TIMINGS CHANGED: The arrival and departure timings of the popular low-cost express train connecting Goa and Mumbai, the Janshatabdi Express (Train Number 2051/2052) have been revised w.e.f. February 27, 2008. But the changes will only movel the timings of the train by a few minutes, says an official press note from the Konkan Railway. Train No. 2051 Dn CSTM-Margao Janshatabdi Exp. which used to arrive at Margao station at 1355 hrs, is now scheduled to arrive at 1410 hrs from Feb 27. Train No. 2052 Up Margao-CSTM Janshatabdi Exp. which used to depart from Margao station at 1420 hrs will now leave at 1430 hrs from Feb 27, 2008. Public Relation for KRCL, at Margao can be contacted via email Baban Ghatge [EMAIL PROTECTED] Compiled by: FN/Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
