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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Cinephile Film Club in association with the Film Critics Guild, will screen 5 short films on May 4 from the Critics Choice Awards. Film Critics Guild member and curator of the Cinephile Film Club Sachin Chatte will introduce the films. These acclaimed films, directed by some well-known names like Devashish Makhija and Varun Grover along with some very talented young filmmakers, have made it to several festivals around the globe and present a unique opportunity for film lovers in Goa to catch them on the big screen. 1. Bittu (Dir. Karishma Dube, 17 mins) – Bittu is…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Soon Online facilities will be available to avail labour card informed Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. He was speaking  at  Shram Gaurav Shramik Mitra award 2023  on the occasion of International Labour Day organized by Office of the Commissioner, Labour and Employment and Disha Foundation at Panjim today. Chief Minister further said as promised in the budget 2023-24, it is mandatory for every labourer to have labour card so that the labour  department will have information about where they are hailing from and their past activities. Chief Minister also appealed the Labour Association and Union Association to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Crime Branch in a narcotic raid has arrested a Maharashtra and Karnataka native for being in possesion of narcotic drug ganja weighing 1.5 kg worth Rs 1,05,000 in the international market. Crime branch team led by PI Nitin Halarnkar alongwith staff PSI Jairam Kunkalkar, HC Nityanand Halarnkar, PC Godish Goltekar, PC saimulla Makandar, PC Prakash Utkuri, PC sudesh Matkar conducted a narcotic raid at near chapora football ground vagator, Anjuna Bardez Goa. During the raid the Crime Brach caught Vikram Umesh Uppar, age 21 years native Dandeli uttar kannada, Karnataka and Sahil Anil Ujjaniya, age 26 years,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In a joint operation along with the tourism department, Goa police on Saturday detained 30 touts operating in Calangute, the popular coastal area in North Goa. “In a joint operation by Goa Police and tourism department more than 60 constabulary staff were deployed in plain clothes at calangute police station jurisdiction from police stations Valpoi bicholim Colvale and tourist police to nab touts,” said SP North Goa Nidhin Valsan He further said that the raid started from early morning till late night and due to rigorous efforts these police personnel nabbed 30 touts. Valsan said that Calangute…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: In a tit-for-tat, Janardhan Bhadari and Vikas Bhagat who are booked reportedly at the instance of pressure from Speaker/Canacona MLA in a PWD Engineer locking incident, have retorted by filing a complaint with the Forest Department for illegal felling of forest trees by Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar in connivance with some forest officers. Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari and Goa Forward Party Environment Cell Chairman Vikas Bhagat submitting a memorandum -filed a complaint with the Dy. Conservator of Forests (South) Dyaneshwar M Kudalkar against Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and Forest Officials for illegall cutting of protected forest trees. Janardhan…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In an intensified drive against international drug trafficking, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a multi-drug cartel in Goa which spanned over two weeks, and arrested three persons including two Russian nationals. Drugs along with Indian and foreign currencies, fake documents, and IDs were also seized from their possession. Along with various forms of drugs, total proceeds in cash recovery valued at Rs 488,000, USD 1829, Thai Baht 1720 were also recovered. Based on input where it was informed that a Russian cartel was actively operating in Arambol and adjoining areas of Goa, intel network and further analysis…

Goemkarponn Desk KOZHIKODE: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his government has developed a mechanism of combining shills and innovations of local people, thus trying to develop the State as a role model for other States “We have developed a mechanism of combining the skills and innovations of local people, thus trying to develop the State as a role model for other States,” he added. He was opening a commemoration event organised by the A.K. Sankara Menon Memorial Trust. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has hailed the role of late A.K. Sankara Menon in the Goa Liberation Movement. Sawant also honoured…