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Goemakpronn desk PANAJI: Club Filmatics, established on September 13, 2023, formed its official council with Keshvino Pires as President, Devonna Gomes as Vice-President, Joel Rodrigues as Treasurer, and Mario Pimenta as the media coordinator. The inaugural event welcomed esteemed guests including “Wagro” Director Sainath Usaikar and Producer Rajnath Pednekar. Following the inaugural, Media Publicity Secretary Danika D’sa resigned in October, subsequently, Keshvino Pires stepped down as president. However, during a pivotal session on February 10, 2024, with IFFI filmmakers, Devonna Gomes and Joel Rodrigues were promoted to president and vice president, respectively, while Mario Pimenta retained his role as media…

Goemkarponn Desk MAPUSA: In a shocking incident, 4 shops in the Municipal area were looted by thieves in the wee hours on Monday. As per the information, the thieves used cutters to open the locks of all four shops. Shop owners said that they had properly locked their premises on Saturday. The incident came to light when the shop owner as usual went to open the shop in the morning; he found the shutter of the shop broken. “The thieves decamped with cash. No other articles have been stolen. The robbery must have happened in the wee hours on Monday,”…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A Team of Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) descended in Canacona to inspect Construction work including the filling of Khazan land and cutting of Mangroves at Magdal-Galgibaga in Poinguinim village on Monday. Incidentally, the same work was previously stopped by Canacona Mamlatdar Jeetendra Bugde after inspecting the site personally in the second week of April month, after the contractor failed to respond to Talathi’s stop-work order and the works of mangroves cutting and land-filling continued. Interestingly, according to sources, even then, the works were continued and on the day GCZMA directed for inspection a 20-25 members…

New Delhi: Ahead of the June 4 counting day for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) declared on Monday that India set a world record with 642 million voters participating in the general elections. A record-breaking 312 million women also participated in the voting process in the seven-phase general elections. Addressing the press conference, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said, “We have created a world record of 642 million proud Indian voters. This is a historic moment for all of us. This is just to give you some small statistics. This is 1.5 times of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: There will be a lot on the line for more than just the candidates running for the two Lok Sabha seats- North and South Goa, as voting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. While two sets may not play a major role in the formation of Central government; at the State level, the outcome may significantly impact the political future of a number of leaders including some ruling MLAs. Results will be known by noon on Tuesday, indicating whether Shripad Naik of the BJP breaks the record for the most consecutive victories or if…

Ola Electric is planning to lay off around 400-500 people across the organisation in the coming weeks to control operating costs before its initial public offering (IPO), reported the Economic Times. The exact number of employees to be laid off is still being finalised. The company’s leadership is currently deciding the scale of the layoffs expected across the organisation. The report, quoting sources, mentioned that some of the affected employees might be replaced with new hires at a lower cost. However, the overall headcount will decrease, the report added. Some teams have already finalised the number of cuts, according to…