I wish they could include some from Mozambique, Angola and so forth .... --- On Sat, 26/11/11, Goanet News <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Goanet News <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet-News] NEWS: Goan youth from UK, US, Ca, Tz, Kenya, Au and NZ > for 'Know Goa' (Goanet News Service) > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, 26 November, 2011, 5:29 AM > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > **** Goanet Classifieds **** > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm > requires Engineers, Architects > > and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for > their new office in Goa > > Those interested can email [email protected] > by 15 November 2011 > > Selected candidates will be sent > to Brazil for 2 months training > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > GOAN YOUTH FROM UK, US, CANADA, TZ, KENYA, AU AND NZ FOR > 'KNOW GOA' > > Goanet News Service > > GOA: The fourth Know Goa Programme will be held this year > from November 27 - > December 6 in Goa and from December 7 -11 in Delhi. > Eleven expats of Goan > origin will take part, the NRI Affairs Commissioner Eduardo > Faleiro > announced here. > > The Know Goa Programme is a two-week orientation > programme for Goan > Diaspora youth who are not Indian nationals. It is > conducted with a view to > "promote awareness of different facets of life in Goa and > in India and the > progress made since Independence." The programme is > conducted in partnership > with the Government of India. The participants are > selected on the basis of > recommendations received from Indian Embassies and High > Commissions abroad. > > Participants are from > the U.K (2), U.S.A (1), > Canada (3), Tanzania > (1), Kenya (1), Australia (2) > and New Zealand > (1). During their stay in Goa, > they will visit the Goa > University, the National > Institute of > Oceanography, the Goa Science Centre, > BITS Pilani Goa Campus, > the Verna Industrial Estate > and other educational, > cultural and industrial > institutions. > > They will call on the Chief Minister, the Speaker of the > Goa Legislative > Assembly and other dignitaries. Participants will > interact with the > chairman and members of the South Goa Zilla Parishad, with > the Sarpanch and > members of a Village Panchayat and witness village > handicrafts, indigenous > games, and dances. During their stay in Delhi, the > participants will call > on the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, attend a > comprehensive session > on yoga and Indian culture at the Aurobindo Ashram and > visit cultural > institutions and historical monuments in Delhi and Agra. > > STUDY INDIA PROGRAMME > > The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has meanwhile > also initiated the > Study India Programme to enable overseas Indian youth, > foreign citizens of > Indian origin in the age group of 18-26 years, to undergo > short term courses > of familiarisation with the art and culture, heritage, > history, economy and > development of India. > > The NRI Commissioner announced here that the four-week > course will be > implemented in partnership with select Indian universities > and institutions > of repute. > > It will include: > > * Academic content which would facilitate understanding of > contemporary > India and its development, political and financial systems, > economic, social > and administrative structures; > > * Cultural content which would help the participants to be > immersed in the > Indian experience with exposure to Indian mythology, > history, arts, > handicrafts, dance, music, cuisine, languages and age-old > traditions; > > * Visits to different institutions, industries of > importance and rural areas > to allow the participants to gain first hand exposure to > India. The > participants will be provided with full hospitality in > India during the > duration of the programme. Fifty percent of the cost > of the air ticket in > economy class (direct flight) is refundable to the > participants on > successful completion of the programme by them. > > "Interested candidates of Goan origin may contact our > Office so that we > recommend their names for participation in the Study India > Programme to be > held next year," said Mr Faleiro. > > KUWAIT FLIGHTS > > Raising another issue of relevance to expats travelling to > Goa, he said that > on September 6 last, an Air India aircraft on the sector > Kuwait-Goa burst > two tires whilst landing at the Dabolim Airport. > > "Fortunately there were > no casualties. Goans in > Kuwait represented to me > about this incident and > also complained that Air > India flies old aircraft > in very bad condition on > the Goa Kuwait sector and > that there is absolutely > no comfort whilst > travelling in these > aircraft. I wrote to the Civil > Aviation Minister Vyalar > Ravi and he replied that > he was examining the > possibility of change of > aircraft in this > sector. Air India informs me now > that new aircraft will > be provided on this sector > from April next," said > Faleiro. > > PORTRAIT FOR PARLIAMENT > > He said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to display in > the national > Parliament House a portrait of Goan anti-colonial fighter > Dr Tristao > Braganca Cunha, and the same is to be installed in both > Houses of Parliament > on December 19. "Our Chief Minister has fully > supported this initiative and > the portrait of Dr. T.B. d’Cunha will be > presented by the Government of > Goa to Parliament," Faleiro added. > > "It would be in the fitness of things if, similarly, the > Goa Legislative > Assembly holds a Special Session on the Golden Jubilee of > Goa Liberation and > displays the portrait of Dr. Tristao Braganza Cunha > in its premises. The > Department of NRI Affairs will certainly put up a portrait > of Dr. Cunha at > its office at the Secretariat in the course of this year," > he added. > > SEND IN YOUR feedback to the Goa NRI Commission by writing > in to > "Lokseva" <[email protected]>, > and mention you read about it on Goanet. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Protect Goa's natural > beauty > > > Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve > > Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
