News update: Betalbatim
Mickky Pacheco Charitable Trust in association with JCI Coastal Salcete is organising a free Dental Camp at St.Jude's High School , Betalbatim on 24th November 2011, from 9.30 A.M to 2.00 P.M.
Shri Mickky Pacheco (Hon. MLA Benaulim Constituency & Ex-Tourism Minister ) will be the chief guest, Rev. Fr. Jose Ubaldo D'Cunha the guest of Honour. Mrs. Nelly Rodrigues ( Zilla Parishad member, Colva Constituency ) has consented to preside. The special guests for the function are Mr. Micheal Pereira ( sarpanch ), Mrs.Emmy Rogtao (Dy. sarpanch) of V.P. Betalbatim and Headmistress of St. Jude's High School Mrs. Eugenia D'Silva. The camp will be co-ordinated by Mr. Adrian Torres
Shri Mickky Pacheco (Hon. MLA Benaulim Constituency & Ex-Tourism Minister ) will be the chief guest, Rev. Fr. Jose Ubaldo D'Cunha the guest of Honour. Mrs. Nelly Rodrigues ( Zilla Parishad member, Colva Constituency ) has consented to preside. The special guests for the function are Mr. Micheal Pereira ( sarpanch ), Mrs.Emmy Rogtao (Dy. sarpanch) of V.P. Betalbatim and Headmistress of St. Jude's High School Mrs. Eugenia D'Silva. The camp will be co-ordinated by Mr. Adrian Torres
Betalbatim Parish news update
Three day retreat "Mhojea Adarak Pav" from 25th Nov. to 27th Nov. 2011
Bro. Joel Lasrado along with his team from the DIVINE RETREAT CENTRE, KERALA will preach at the retreat to be organised by the Parish of Betalbatim.
the timings are as given below.
25th Nov. 3.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m
26th Nov. 10.00 p.m to 11.00 a.m ( confessions )
3.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m
27th Nov. 9.00 a.m to 8.00 p.m
Bro. Joel Lasrado along with his team from the DIVINE RETREAT CENTRE, KERALA will preach at the retreat to be organised by the Parish of Betalbatim.
the timings are as given below.
25th Nov. 3.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m
26th Nov. 10.00 p.m to 11.00 a.m ( confessions )
3.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m
27th Nov. 9.00 a.m to 8.00 p.m
Betalbatim Parish news update
Betalbatim Parish gets a new assistant priest.
Fr. Jerry Afonso from Siridao, Goa has been appointed as assistant priest to assist Fr. Ubaldo D'Cunha who has transformed the parish and made it more vibrant. The youth will definitely find much guidance from Fr. Jerry who has captured the hearts of parishioners with his soft spoken nature.
Fr. Jerry Afonso from Siridao, Goa has been appointed as assistant priest to assist Fr. Ubaldo D'Cunha who has transformed the parish and made it more vibrant. The youth will definitely find much guidance from Fr. Jerry who has captured the hearts of parishioners with his soft spoken nature.
Ration Quota for November
Directorate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Panaji has announced ration Quota per ration card for November 2011.
RICE WHEAT SUGAR
ABOVE POVERTY LINE : 15 KGS 3 KGS ------
BELOW POVERTY LINE : 100 KGS 500 GMS
ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA : 35 KGS 500 GMS
ANNAPURNA ( ANP) : 500 GMS
Residents of Betalbatim can collect their supplies from Majorda fair price shop, near level crossing
RICE WHEAT SUGAR
ABOVE POVERTY LINE : 15 KGS 3 KGS ------
BELOW POVERTY LINE : 100 KGS 500 GMS
ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA : 35 KGS 500 GMS
ANNAPURNA ( ANP) : 500 GMS
Residents of Betalbatim can collect their supplies from Majorda fair price shop, near level crossing
Panic buying creating petrol shortage.
According to sources in the major petroleum companies,there is sufficient quantity of diesel and petrol to meet the demand for next 22 days.
The public is advised not to panic .
N.S.S students from Carmel College at Betalbatim.
N.S.S students from Carmel College who were camping at Betalbatim, organised a cultural programme today. Although the rains gate crashed late evening , it didn't dampen the spirits of the talented bunch of girls. The venue was shifted to the Social Club hall , where the few in the audience got themselves entertained to go home satisfied. The programme comprised of mandos, dances, skit ,solo performances..
THEY CAME,
THEY SANG,
THEY DANCED,
and put their act together pouring their hearts out. THEY CONQUERED THE HEARTS OF THOSE PRESENT.
the villagers who preferred to stay in the comforts of their homes may have missed something that, no money can buy, raw talent.. performance that had the few who were present begging for more..
THEY CAME,
THEY SANG,
THEY DANCED,
and put their act together pouring their hearts out. THEY CONQUERED THE HEARTS OF THOSE PRESENT.
the villagers who preferred to stay in the comforts of their homes may have missed something that, no money can buy, raw talent.. performance that had the few who were present begging for more..
Lantern procession at Betalbatim
Betalbatim Village Farmers Club at Krishi Mohatsav 2011
Betalbatim Village Farmers Club puts up a stall at Krishi Mohatsav 2011
organised by Directorate of Agriculture.
Winners of Inter-School Mando festival competition at Betalbatim
St Xavier's high school, Velim winners of the mando competition with the chief guest,Mrs. Ramila Barros, headmistress, Our Lady of Candelaria HS, Baina; guest of honour Mrs.Nelly Rodrigues, ZP member and Betalbatim sarpanch Mr.Michael Pereira and the judges Artimizia da Gama, Pervez Gomes and Mariano Almeida. Also in the picture are the senior members of the club.
2nd place was bagged by St Anthony's high school, Majorda
and the 3rd place by Perpetual Succour convent high school, Navelim
Saviour of the World high school, Loutolim, receiving the consolation prize from Micheal Pereira
Inter-School GOAN MANDO singing Competition, at Betalbatim
The Social Club of Betalbatim at its annual function of commemorating the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, pays rich tributes to our beloved Father of the nation who taught us the powerful tool of non-violence ( aahimsa).
This year Social Club of Betalbatim will organise INTER-SCHOOL GOAN MANDO COMPETITION on sunday , 2nd October 2011 at 10.00 a.m at Dr. Jose Cota Memorial Hall, Betalbatim.
The Chief guest of the function will be Mrs Ramilla Barros ( headmistress, our Lady of Candelaria High School, Baina ), Prof. Nelly Rodrigues ( Member Zilla Parishad and Ex. Chairperson of SGZP) the Guest of Honour, and to preside Mr. Mickky Pacheco ( Ex. Tourism Minister , M.L.A Benaulim constituency ). Fr. Ubaldo D'Cunha ( Parish Priest, Betalbatim) and Mr. Michael Pereira ( Sarpanch, V.P Betalbatim ) are the special invitees.
St. Judes High School champions in Salcete U-14
St. Judes High School, Betalbatim proved their superiority by defeating Mae dos Pobres High School, Nuvem. The near one sided match in first half saw St. Judes score through Klusner Pereira in 20th min. whereas Preston of Mae dos Pobres High School brought relief to his team in the 55th min. by scoring the equaliser.
in the tie breaker nanu, mellisto,klusner,shelton and priceton scored for the winners
in the tie breaker nanu, mellisto,klusner,shelton and priceton scored for the winners
St.Judes High School ,Betalbatim defeats Manovikas English Medium High School, Margao
The Salcete Taluka U-14 inter-school football tournament will come to an end as St.Judes High School, Betalbatim take on Mae dos Pobres High School , Nuvem. The inter-school tournament organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs saw both the semi-finals being decided via a tie-breaker.
St.Judes High School, Betalbatim fought back after being 0-2 to sail into the finals after valiant efforts of Princeton Rebello and Shelton D'silva during the second half and Nanu,Klusner and shelton sealed the fate of Manovikas English Medium High School, Margao.
St.Judes High School, Betalbatim fought back after being 0-2 to sail into the finals after valiant efforts of Princeton Rebello and Shelton D'silva during the second half and Nanu,Klusner and shelton sealed the fate of Manovikas English Medium High School, Margao.
St. Judes High School Betalbatim into semis
St. Jude's High School, Betalbatim are two stops from staking their claim on the SALCETE TALUKA U-14 INTER-SCHOOL FOOTBALL CUP . Nanu Dhond, Princeton Rebello and Sheldon D'silva booted Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda out via a tie-breaker. Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda tried their best to fight back through successful attempts from Clive Miranda and Cayven Araujo.
Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
This Thursday, 8th sept , 2011 novenas commence at the Our Lady of Sorrows chapel, Nagvado Betalbatim. The feast will be celebrated on 15th september 2011 this year.
The first altar to the Mater Dolorosa was set up in 1221 at the monastery of Schönau. Especially in Mediterranean countries, parishioners traditionally carry statues of Our Lady of Sorrows in processions on the days leading to Good Friday.
No feast in her honour was included in St Pius V's 1570 Tridentine Calendar. Vatican approval for the celebration of a feast in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows was first granted to the Servite order in 1667.
By inserting the feast into the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1814, Pope Pius VII extended the celebration to the whole of the Latin Church. It was assigned to the third Sunday in September. In 1913,Pope Pius X moved the feast to September 15, the day after the Feast of the Cross. It is still observed on that date.
The Seven Sorrows (or Dolors) are events in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary which are a popular devotion and are frequently depicted in art.
It is a common devotion for Catholics to say daily one Our Father and seven Hail Mary for each.
- The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35) or the Circumcision of Christ
- The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)
- The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:43-45)
- Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary. (Luke 23:26)
- Jesus Dies on the Cross. (John 19:25)
- Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. (Matthew 27:57-59)
- The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Tomb. (John 19:40-42)
These 7 Sorrows should not be confused with the 5 Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Note that the first Sorrow is counted as one of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.
The Golden girl Dextra Serneja Pereira arrives to a hero's welcome
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Dextra grabs Gold Medal at National Taekwondo
Kum.Dextra Serneja Pereira daughter of Mr. Reis Magos and Assumpta Pereira has won a Gold Medal at National Taekwondo held at Jharkand on 27 aug , 2011. This is the 11th gold medal at National level that she has won in addition to various silver and bronze medals.
Farming the future of economic independence
Tired of searching for jobs,a group of graduates from Silvar village of distric Hazaribagh formed a self-help group to venture into farming. This could be an eye opener for some un-employed youth of Goa to takeup farming as the demand for food produce is increasing and huge areas of cultivable fields are lying barren. The Agriculture department has various schemes to encourage farmers .
to read more about the group of graduates from Silvar village of distric Hazaribagh
Maestro Emiliano entertains crowd
Maestro Emiliano teamed up with lulu and and team to entertain crowd at Martins Corner, the popular feasting point that has put Betalbatim on the world tourist map.
Betalbatim Village Farmers Club: Betalbatim Farmers Club demonstrate the use of a r...
Betalbatim Village Farmers Club: Betalbatim Farmers Club demonstrate the use of a r...: Going deep into the problems of why agriculture has been dormant over the past few years, Betalbatim Farmers Club decided to handle...
Online correction of electrol roll.
The website of Election commission has provided a link to correct any mistakes occurring due to wrong data typed in during data entry. This facility has given an opportunity for working class who were tossed like shuttles from one office to other. Those who dont have access to net can visit VOTER FACILITATION CENTREs, functioning at all the taluka mamlatdar offices .Here you can get all forms related to the electoral roll for free. The form you will require to make a correction to your details on the electoral roll is Form 8 (more details below). Timings are from 9.30pm to 1pm.
Along with these changes, the elector has to provide their elector photo identity card (Epic) and the name of the assembly constituency.
A photograph of the elector.
Documentary proof to be attached
Date of birth
Certificate from the municipal authority or district office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths or baptism certificate (in case elector is Catholic).
Birth certificate from the school (government or recognized) last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution.
Illiterate or semi-illiterate applicant will need to attach a declaration in prescribed format by either of the parents already included in the electoral roll. This declaration should support the applicants age. The format will be supplied on demand.
Along with these changes, the elector has to provide their elector photo identity card (Epic) and the name of the assembly constituency.
A photograph of the elector.
Documentary proof to be attached
Date of birth
Certificate from the municipal authority or district office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths or baptism certificate (in case elector is Catholic).
Birth certificate from the school (government or recognized) last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution.
Illiterate or semi-illiterate applicant will need to attach a declaration in prescribed format by either of the parents already included in the electoral roll. This declaration should support the applicants age. The format will be supplied on demand.
POOR IDEA SIGNAL
Welcome to Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum: WHAT IDEA SIRJI, VERY POOR SIGNAL SIRJI: "Sirs, I have no idea whom I am addressing as this was the only address supplied to me at your Idea Office in Margao, Goa. I know that emai..."
Event update: Inter-School Elocution Competition
The Joseph Memorial Trust , Betalbatim will organise Inter-School Elocution Competition in addition to its annual felicitation ceremony at Dr. Jose Cota Memorial Hall. The theme for the competition is "WE STUDENTS MUST MAKE A DIFFERENCE " . Students who wish to participate can send in their entries through their respective schools. Teacher Lorraine Godinho of St. Jude's High School , Betalbatim, can be contact at 0832 - 2880035 for rules and entry forms during school hours.
The trust was formed in memory of Late. Mr. Joseph Afonso who as a teacher worked tirelessly in every school that he was posted, including St. Jude's High School.The past students of St. Jude's High School , Betalbatim who were lucky to be taught by him will remember him as an excellent teacher who disciplined and moulded them infusing the right values. His three term stint as the head of the village helped betalbatim wake up from a sleepy village to the road of development.
For the last fifteen years the trust has been recognising efforts of students and felicitates top rankers in S.S.C.E and H.S.S.C.E. of Goa Board at their annual event.
The trust was formed in memory of Late. Mr. Joseph Afonso who as a teacher worked tirelessly in every school that he was posted, including St. Jude's High School.The past students of St. Jude's High School , Betalbatim who were lucky to be taught by him will remember him as an excellent teacher who disciplined and moulded them infusing the right values. His three term stint as the head of the village helped betalbatim wake up from a sleepy village to the road of development.
For the last fifteen years the trust has been recognising efforts of students and felicitates top rankers in S.S.C.E and H.S.S.C.E. of Goa Board at their annual event.
News update from Betalbatim - Saint Bartholomew feast
The feast of Saint Bartholomew will be celebrated on 28th August 2011 this year in Betalbatim. It is quite a sight to see the fair that is setup previous evening. Small school children especially girls make small flowers of creape paper and wake up early and greet the people attending first mass with those flowers.
The feastivity has dimmed a bit as far as the decorations in the church are concerned, but the traditional triangular streamers along the procession route brighten the feastive look with the lush green fields nearby provide an excellent backdrop.
After the mass the villagers move into the stall area to play games and buy toys, eats etc. Girls and boys greet each other and buy gifts for each other. Stalls of traditional sweets like laddo, kadhi - bodhi, kajim, grams are bought which are then served at home after lunch to guests and relatives who get invited for the feast.
The feastivity has dimmed a bit as far as the decorations in the church are concerned, but the traditional triangular streamers along the procession route brighten the feastive look with the lush green fields nearby provide an excellent backdrop.
After the mass the villagers move into the stall area to play games and buy toys, eats etc. Girls and boys greet each other and buy gifts for each other. Stalls of traditional sweets like laddo, kadhi - bodhi, kajim, grams are bought which are then served at home after lunch to guests and relatives who get invited for the feast.
Rice fields near sunset beach, Betalbatim.
Rice fields near sunset beach, Betalbatim provide a view of lush green carpet , which is so sooting to eyes. It is quite welcoming to note that farming is catching up in Betalbatim and more people are cultivating rice fields .
The sand dunes have till date kept the sea at bay and hopefully will defend the the otherwise helpless farmers from the wrath of nature.
Grotto near Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel
This Grotto near Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel is probably the oldest in Village of Betalbatim.
It has stood the test of rain and shine and also provided a excellent snapshot to many tourists.
Sunset beach Betalbatim
Betalbatim beach which stretches from majorda beach to colva beach has some very famous spots. One is near Nanu Resorts which gets overcrowded with picnics especially on weekends, the other beach is SUNSET BEACH which is famous as lovers paradise. Soil erosion has done much damage to this beach and with rice fields on the other side of sand dunes containing the damage is the need of the hour.
sunset beach betalbatim
Our Lady of Lourdes chapel
Our Lady of Lourdes chapel located in the ward thondvado betalbatim, is undergoing renovation.
Bresources Betalbatim in finals
Bresources Betalbatim meets Loyola High School in ALVERNAZ & LALUSH ALEMAO MEMORIAL U-14 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT finals today at 4.15 p.m Chinchinim Church Ground.
St.Jude's High School , Betalbatim S.S.C.E results
St.Jude's High School , Betalbatim missed the magic figure of 100% passing by a small fraction.
The performance of this year's batch of students who appeared for S.S.C.E was highlighted by the three distinctions .
Miss Sparsh Martires - 85%, Master Joshua Diniz - 79.5 % Master Tellif Fernandes - 79.5%
the other results included five first classes, nine second classes and 10 pass classes.
The performance of this year's batch of students who appeared for S.S.C.E was highlighted by the three distinctions .
Miss Sparsh Martires - 85%, Master Joshua Diniz - 79.5 % Master Tellif Fernandes - 79.5%
the other results included five first classes, nine second classes and 10 pass classes.
The surprising benefits of lemon
The surprising benefits of lemon!
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Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Charles Street Baltimore , MD 1201.
This is the latest in medicine, effective for cancer!
Read carefully & you be the judge.
Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy.
Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy. How many people will die while this closely guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires large corporations? As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc... It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high and an antidepressant, combats stress and nervous disorders.
The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that: It destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas ... The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells.
Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Cause Street , Baltimore , MD1201
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Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Charles Street Baltimore , MD 1201.
This is the latest in medicine, effective for cancer!
Read carefully & you be the judge.
Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy.
Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy. How many people will die while this closely guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires large corporations? As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc... It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high and an antidepressant, combats stress and nervous disorders.
The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that: It destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas ... The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells.
Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Cause Street , Baltimore , MD1201
Betalbatim Sporting Club wins finals at Dando Ground on 26th June 2011
Betalbatim Sporting Club wins the finals at Dando Ground Benaulim on 26th June 2011
teams before match
Mr. Micky Pacheco , chief guest
winning team with cup
celebrations
The best performing Panchayat from Salcete for year 2009-2010.
M.L.A Benaulim constituency Shri. Mickky Pacheco, and Zilla Parishad member Smt. Nelly Rodrigues with the sarpanch Shri Minguel Pereira and the other panchayat members.
Hotels in Betalbatim
Betalbatim was once a quiet village squeezed between the famous Colva beach and Majorda beach, it enjoyed the luxury of having peaceful surroundings enjoyed by the residents. Betalbatim slowly started to draw attention after Martins Corner started to pull crowd throughout the year.
After Nanu Resorts started operations, the picnics at the famous Nanu beach as it is called now became a daily affair. But now there are more additions to the list of hotels catering to the tourists, domestic and overseas.
Coconut Grove ,Alagoa Resort, Martin's Comfort Hotel,Beleza by the Beach Resort are some hotels operating in betalbatim with Jasminn and Villagio Inn as the newest additions. This has also propelled the need for guest houses and apartments and other tourist related business. The local cable t.v network will give the updated news about happenings in Goa from the comfort of your apartment or hotel.
It is much easy to hire a tourist taxi or rent a bike with the number increasing day by day. Although in comparision with Colva Beach, Betalbatim Beach is still yet to develop in terms of infrastructure and basic emineties available to public, it has already stared to make a mark on the tourist map.
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum meeting on Saturday
Betalbatim Civic and Consumer Forum (BCCF) will have its monthly
meeting at 5.00pm on Saturday 4th June 2011 at St.Jude's H. School,
Betalbatim. Besides the roundup of the utilities - Electricity, Water,
Telephones, LPG, Posts etc, the meeting will discuss ways to take
Garbage Management in the village forward as also the increasing number
of accidents and deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
meeting at 5.00pm on Saturday 4th June 2011 at St.Jude's H. School,
Betalbatim. Besides the roundup of the utilities - Electricity, Water,
Telephones, LPG, Posts etc, the meeting will discuss ways to take
Garbage Management in the village forward as also the increasing number
of accidents and deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
Betalbatim Sporting Club enters finals of Rossman Cruz FBM soccer
Betalbatim Sporting Club entered the finals of Rossman Cruz FBM soccer after they got the better of Sao Jose de Areal Club 4 - 3 via the tie-breaker at nagoa ground, tuesday afternoon. Both the teams played their hearts out to a goal less score.
Betalbatim scored through Desmond Fernandes, Caji D'Souza, Louis Rogtao and Heston D'Costa, as the Sao Jose de Areal tried their best through Agio Antao,Alleluia Fernandes and Ronny Monteiro.
Betalbatim scored through Desmond Fernandes, Caji D'Souza, Louis Rogtao and Heston D'Costa, as the Sao Jose de Areal tried their best through Agio Antao,Alleluia Fernandes and Ronny Monteiro.
Best performing Panchayat from Salcete for year 2009-2010
The Village panchayat of Betalbatim was awarded as the best performing Panchayat from Salcete for year 2009-2010.
The Sarpanch of Betalbatim
Shri Minguel Pereira is assisted by
the other panch members listed below
Ana Quiteria Faleiro
Emmy Antao
Jose Inacio Cota
Juddy Rebello
Regina D'Costa
Santorian Fernandes.
The Sarpanch of Betalbatim
Shri Minguel Pereira is assisted by
the other panch members listed below
Ana Quiteria Faleiro
Emmy Antao
Jose Inacio Cota
Juddy Rebello
Regina D'Costa
Santorian Fernandes.
Ground Water Augmentation Award (Bhoomijal Samvardhan Puraskar)
Mr. Dinar Barros proud son of Mrs Irene Barros , resident of Betalbatim received Ground Water Augmentation Award (Bhoomijal Samvardhan Puraskar) on behalf of Loyola High School Margao.
The rain water harvesting project at Loyola High School has been promoted by Dinar Barros an Alumni of the school. They save 55000 ltrs of rain water in the tanks . This water is pipelined to flush the toilets , mop floors and water plants. Hence it saves precious potable muncipality water from being used for this purpose. This project was selected by the Water Resources Dept - Delhi . Two officials from Delhi along with water resorces dept Goa came down to inspect the project and it was selected for the Ground water Augmentation Award . Loyola High School Margao is the first school in the country to receive this National award.
Mrs. Michiko Barros
The rain water harvesting project at Loyola High School has been promoted by Dinar Barros an Alumni of the school. They save 55000 ltrs of rain water in the tanks . This water is pipelined to flush the toilets , mop floors and water plants. Hence it saves precious potable muncipality water from being used for this purpose. This project was selected by the Water Resources Dept - Delhi . Two officials from Delhi along with water resorces dept Goa came down to inspect the project and it was selected for the Ground water Augmentation Award . Loyola High School Margao is the first school in the country to receive this National award.
Mrs. Michiko Barros
Parents make case for English as medium of instruction
Parents make case for English as medium of instruction
HERALD REPORTER
Parents make case for English as medium of instruction
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, MARCH 6
With the Right to Education Act envisaging mother tongue as the medium of instruction for imparting education at the elementary level, anxious parents – worried over the future of their wards — have demanded English as the medium of instruction from Std I-VIII with Konkani as a compulsory subject.
Parent Teachers Associations of two city-based prominent schools Fatima Convent and Loyola met here yesterday to deliberate on the implementation of the Right to Education Act. Anxious parents raised a host of questions over the medium of instruction policy from Std I-VIII and strongly demanded English as the medium of instruction with Konkani as a compulsory subject.
Binar Barros, who addressed the two PTA meetings, said the resolutions adopted at the PTA meetings would be forwarded to the government for action. He said parents will meet again in the city to deliberate on the issue and chalk out the future course of action.
Addressing the PTAs, Barros sought to know why mother tongue should be dragged in the corridors of instruction in a highly literate and multi-lingual State like Goa. “Figures available between 1991 till date would reveal that around two lakh children have suffered because of imposition of Konkani as the medium of instruction. This is not to express apprehension of any language. And, if the mother tongue is made the medium of instruction from Std I-VIII, it would be like hitting the last nail in the very future of our children,” he added.
“No doubt, the Constitution says that education should be provided preferably in the mother tongue. This was envisaged with an aim to take education to the door steps of the marginalised population like in the North Eastern States,” he said, but reminded the gathering that north eastern states such as Mizoram and Manipur have adopted English as the medium of instruction.
Dishing out statistics, Barros said “the enrolment of students at Std IV in Fatima Convent was 117 and the figure jumped to 163 in Std V. Similar was the case in Loyola school where the enrolment at Std IV was 100 and 189 in Std V, indicating that students from English schools were enrolled in these schools at Std V” and dared the government to decrease the number of seats and declare teachers surplus.
Panjim reporter adds: The PTA meeting of St Britto High School, Mapusa (held on Saturday – March 5) unanimously rejected Konkani as medium of instruction and demanded that English be retained as medium of instruction.
It was the unanimous and unequivocal assertion of the parents that introduction of Konkani as medium of instruction has lowered the standard of education in the State.
Students whose medium of instruction is English stand a better chance of getting jobs when they go out of Goa, while nobody wants Konkani medium candidates, they said.
The PTA meeting also passed a resolution rejecting Konkani as medium of instruction.
HERALD REPORTER
Parents make case for English as medium of instruction
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, MARCH 6
With the Right to Education Act envisaging mother tongue as the medium of instruction for imparting education at the elementary level, anxious parents – worried over the future of their wards — have demanded English as the medium of instruction from Std I-VIII with Konkani as a compulsory subject.
Parent Teachers Associations of two city-based prominent schools Fatima Convent and Loyola met here yesterday to deliberate on the implementation of the Right to Education Act. Anxious parents raised a host of questions over the medium of instruction policy from Std I-VIII and strongly demanded English as the medium of instruction with Konkani as a compulsory subject.
Binar Barros, who addressed the two PTA meetings, said the resolutions adopted at the PTA meetings would be forwarded to the government for action. He said parents will meet again in the city to deliberate on the issue and chalk out the future course of action.
Addressing the PTAs, Barros sought to know why mother tongue should be dragged in the corridors of instruction in a highly literate and multi-lingual State like Goa. “Figures available between 1991 till date would reveal that around two lakh children have suffered because of imposition of Konkani as the medium of instruction. This is not to express apprehension of any language. And, if the mother tongue is made the medium of instruction from Std I-VIII, it would be like hitting the last nail in the very future of our children,” he added.
“No doubt, the Constitution says that education should be provided preferably in the mother tongue. This was envisaged with an aim to take education to the door steps of the marginalised population like in the North Eastern States,” he said, but reminded the gathering that north eastern states such as Mizoram and Manipur have adopted English as the medium of instruction.
Dishing out statistics, Barros said “the enrolment of students at Std IV in Fatima Convent was 117 and the figure jumped to 163 in Std V. Similar was the case in Loyola school where the enrolment at Std IV was 100 and 189 in Std V, indicating that students from English schools were enrolled in these schools at Std V” and dared the government to decrease the number of seats and declare teachers surplus.
Panjim reporter adds: The PTA meeting of St Britto High School, Mapusa (held on Saturday – March 5) unanimously rejected Konkani as medium of instruction and demanded that English be retained as medium of instruction.
It was the unanimous and unequivocal assertion of the parents that introduction of Konkani as medium of instruction has lowered the standard of education in the State.
Students whose medium of instruction is English stand a better chance of getting jobs when they go out of Goa, while nobody wants Konkani medium candidates, they said.
The PTA meeting also passed a resolution rejecting Konkani as medium of instruction.
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum meeting on Saturday, 5th March 2011
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum meeting on Saturday, 5th March 2011
Betalbatim Civic and Consumer Forum (BCCF) will have its monthly
meeting of consumers at 4.30pm on Saturday 5th February 2011 at St.
Jude's H. School, Betalbatim.
After the roundup of the utilities - Electricity, BSNL, Water LPG, hike
in Goa Dairy milk prices, Garbage & distribution of next lot of
composters, Delayed Gram Sabha and RP 2021 are some of the issues to be
discussed.
Consumers of Betalbatim are invited to attend the meeting and
participate in the deliberations.
Thanks & regards,
For Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum,
Xavier Cota
Convenor
(m) 9850101376
Betalbatim Civic and Consumer Forum (BCCF) will have its monthly
meeting of consumers at 4.30pm on Saturday 5th February 2011 at St.
Jude's H. School, Betalbatim.
After the roundup of the utilities - Electricity, BSNL, Water LPG, hike
in Goa Dairy milk prices, Garbage & distribution of next lot of
composters, Delayed Gram Sabha and RP 2021 are some of the issues to be
discussed.
Consumers of Betalbatim are invited to attend the meeting and
participate in the deliberations.
Thanks & regards,
For Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum,
Xavier Cota
Convenor
(m) 9850101376
To save Konkani, teach English: Tomazinho
To save Konkani, teach English: Tomazinho
Herald: Your comments on making English compulsory with one primary subject in Konkani has sparked off a mini storm among some elements in the Church
Tomazinho: One priest Fr Mousinho de Ataide ridiculed my remarks. I wish he had understood that what I said, if implemented will go a long way in preserving the catholic education of the Church.
Herald: How is that so?
Tomazinho: In Church schools Konkani is taught in Devanagari script because that is the official script of the State. Without any offence to the script and without calling for any change in the status conferred to it, I am saying that let parents have a choice of the script. I confident that 90 per cent of the parents who send their children to church schools will opt for the Roman script.
Herald: But you are advocating primary education in English
Tomazinho: Yes with one compulsory subject in Konkani. And if it is Roman script, then the combination English primary education and Konkani in roman script will be perfect. The irony is that the Church does all its religious activities in the Roman script but teaches Konkani in Devanagari script.
We are doing away with our own people by denying them access to Konkani by advocating it in a script which is not as comfortable as the Roman script. When English is taught in primary schools, accepting Konkani will be easier through the Roman script.
At this point of time there are thousands of schools where the medium of instruction is Marathi. Then there are many private schools which do not promote Konkani. We need to counter this imbalance.
Herald: But there seems to be an opposition to this
Tomazinho: I hope the Konkani pundits who are undoubtedly scholarly, understands that we will not get this generation to embrace Konkani unless we make it easier for them to learn it I the roman script. Let there be a serious thought to it based on practicality.
---from Heraldo
Herald: Your comments on making English compulsory with one primary subject in Konkani has sparked off a mini storm among some elements in the Church
Tomazinho: One priest Fr Mousinho de Ataide ridiculed my remarks. I wish he had understood that what I said, if implemented will go a long way in preserving the catholic education of the Church.
Herald: How is that so?
Tomazinho: In Church schools Konkani is taught in Devanagari script because that is the official script of the State. Without any offence to the script and without calling for any change in the status conferred to it, I am saying that let parents have a choice of the script. I confident that 90 per cent of the parents who send their children to church schools will opt for the Roman script.
Herald: But you are advocating primary education in English
Tomazinho: Yes with one compulsory subject in Konkani. And if it is Roman script, then the combination English primary education and Konkani in roman script will be perfect. The irony is that the Church does all its religious activities in the Roman script but teaches Konkani in Devanagari script.
We are doing away with our own people by denying them access to Konkani by advocating it in a script which is not as comfortable as the Roman script. When English is taught in primary schools, accepting Konkani will be easier through the Roman script.
At this point of time there are thousands of schools where the medium of instruction is Marathi. Then there are many private schools which do not promote Konkani. We need to counter this imbalance.
Herald: But there seems to be an opposition to this
Tomazinho: I hope the Konkani pundits who are undoubtedly scholarly, understands that we will not get this generation to embrace Konkani unless we make it easier for them to learn it I the roman script. Let there be a serious thought to it based on practicality.
---from Heraldo
CHAKA CHAK GOA IN BETALBATIM
Chaka Chak Goa kicked off its campaign for a cleaner Goa with a road
cleaning drive in Betalbatim by NSS students of Carmel College and
Chowgule College in association with Betalbatim Panchayat and
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum on Republic day. The momentum has
been kept up with final year students from Sodra Latins Gymnasium,
Stockholm on an exchange visit to Goa, teaming up with their
counterparts from Chowgule College, Margao, under the leadership of
garbage consultant Clinton Vaz and Forum convenor Xavier Cota and
visiting several households in Betalbatim on the following Sunday and
Tuesday to instruct villagers on how to segregate their garbage and
obtain optimum results from their composting pots. In addition to
carrying out surveys, they also distributed bottles of EM. A heartening
feature was the logistic support and actual participation of ward
panchas in the drive along with members of the NGO. Sarpanch Miguel
Pereira pledged the panchayat’s unflinching support for the continuing
drive, by setting up boards and recycling bins at the beaches and
subsidising and distributing composters to villagers.
Xavier Cota
Convenor
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum
Mob: 9850101376
cleaning drive in Betalbatim by NSS students of Carmel College and
Chowgule College in association with Betalbatim Panchayat and
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum on Republic day. The momentum has
been kept up with final year students from Sodra Latins Gymnasium,
Stockholm on an exchange visit to Goa, teaming up with their
counterparts from Chowgule College, Margao, under the leadership of
garbage consultant Clinton Vaz and Forum convenor Xavier Cota and
visiting several households in Betalbatim on the following Sunday and
Tuesday to instruct villagers on how to segregate their garbage and
obtain optimum results from their composting pots. In addition to
carrying out surveys, they also distributed bottles of EM. A heartening
feature was the logistic support and actual participation of ward
panchas in the drive along with members of the NGO. Sarpanch Miguel
Pereira pledged the panchayat’s unflinching support for the continuing
drive, by setting up boards and recycling bins at the beaches and
subsidising and distributing composters to villagers.
Xavier Cota
Convenor
Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum
Mob: 9850101376
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