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Goemkapronn desk Panaji: The first Indian actor to bag the Best Actress award in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for her lead role as a queer sex worker in ‘The Shameless’ (2024), Anasuya Sengupta’s achievement shines a light on the importance of humanising people who undertake sex work as a means of livelihood. “There previously have been characterisations of commercial sex workers depicted in Indian cinema; however, as a viewer, an artist and a woman, I have found a dearth of dignity in the portrayals of these characters. In the role of ‘Renuka’, a commercial…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Verna police on Wednesday arrested Sandeep Harijan, a resident of New Vaddem, Vasco, but a native of Hubli Karnataka for illegal possession of 575 grams of Ganja worth Rs 57,500/-, Verna police sources said that the accused was caught red-handed. at open ground, opposite Shri. Birla Radha Krishna Mandir, Zuarinagar, Sancole during a narcotics raid. The accused person has been arrested in the above crime Under sections 20 (b) (ii) (A) of NDPS Act 1985 and PSI Nikhil Dessai is carrying out a further investigation under the supervision of PI Melson Colaco and guidance of Mormugao DySP…

Goemakpronn desk VASCO: Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE) on Wednesday hit out at the fisheries department and especially the director Dr. Sharmila Monterio who visited Norway in March with LED light operators without taking any 46 fishing association confidence others. GRE in a press release said that the international trip has shown a clear nexus between the LED light trawler owners and the fisheries director. “These LED light operators has been operating illegally for 8 years and are responsible for overexploiting marine resources, which is why small trawler owners have already started quitting business due to the non-availability of fish in…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: The Rotaract Club of Vasco da Gama, Rotary Club of Vasco Port Town, and Samrat Club of Vasco da Gama have collaboratively organized “Saptahchi Chitrakatha,” an exhibition of canvas paintings that narrate the story of Saptah and “Sasaay”—a visual journey through the sacred sites of Lord Damodar in Goa and Karnataka. The exhibition features 25 meticulously crafted canvas paintings, each accompanied by a descriptive narrative that offers insights into the depicted scenes. The event was inaugurated by Industrialist and Philanthropist Narayan Rajaram Bandekar (Nana). Among the dignitaries present was Project Chairman Rohan Rajendra Bandekar who conceptualized this…

New Delhi: The Opposition INDIA bloc members today walked out from Rajya Sabha after they were not allowed to discuss the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics 2024. Ms Phogat was on Wednesday disqualified from the international multi-sport event for being 100 grams overweight, hours before she was to take on the US’ Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the historic 50-kg freestyle gold medal match. Soon after the listed papers were tabled in the House, Leader of Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stood up to raise the disqualification issue and wanted to know “who is behind” it. Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill, 2024, tabled by Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate was passed after a heated debate in the House. The Bill seeks to amend Section 32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, to prevent agricultural land, as defined under the Goa Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Act 2023, from being converted and used for other purposes. This is aimed at protecting agriculture and promoting cultivation. Minister Monserrate said that the primary focus is on preventing agricultural land from being converted for other purposes. The opposition, however, alleged that the bill introduced…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Amidst continuous rains the sudden rise of seawater has caused deep and heavy sand–erosion on Galgibaga beach shore. The unprecedented sand erosion has plummeted dozens of Casuarina Trees on the beach with the Sea gulping many while dozens of them uprooted on the coast in the past three days. According to locals amidst the heavy rains, the sea was virtually hissing at night time, and large waves were pounding the coastline. This occurrence has not only destroyed most of the sand dunes on beachcoast but have also caused a deep gash of along the entire sandy coastline.…