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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The 53rd edition of IFFI, the International Film Festival of India is all set to open to a colourful opening ceremony at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigão, Goa. This edition of the festival presents to film delegates a potpourri of 280 films, inviting them to immerse themselves in the lives, aspirations and struggles of peoples from a total of 79 countries. With the festival preparations being in full swing, Festival Director and Managing Director, NFDC Ravinder Bhakar; CEO, ESG Swetika Sachan; Director General, PIB, Monideep Mukerjee; and Additional Director General, PIB, Pragya Paliwal Gaur addressed…

Goemkarponn desk VERNA: “Insensitive BJP Government has turned a blind eye on 130 Goan youths who are demanding regularisation after putting in 3 years service. I will write to Chief Minister to intervene & resolve the issue immediately. I will also speak to IFB Management to find an amicable solution,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. He was speaking after meeting the striking workers of IFB at Verna Industrial Estate today. Congress President Amit Patkar, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, Everson Vales, Capt. Viriato Fernandes, Moreno Rebello and others were also present in the delegation. BJP Government should implement the Congress…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Assuring development to make ‘Shining Agonda’ a reality, Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar launched the season’s first Hotmixing of the Roads in Agonda. Inaugurating the Hotmixing of the road at Mudkud ward of Agonda village, Tawadkar informed this is the first Hotmixing work in the entire South Goa of the new Hotmixing season. The Hot-Mix Machinery has begun operations only Today (Wednesday), and the first Hotmixing work is being carried out in Agonda ‘, Tawadkar informed. Further stating, besides the installation of around 7 Transformers, Agonda is soon getting 64 crores worth of Underground cabling…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The works on tarring of the internal road at Vasco Kadamba Bus stand were launched on Thursday afternoon at the hands of Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho in the presence of Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, and other dignitaries including MMC Chairperson Leo Rodrigues, Chief Officer Jayant Tari and other Municipal councillors. Speaking to the media after the inauguration, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho assured to take the works on the Vasco bus stand on top priority through central funds. “We have a huge bus stand here, but there have been many promises made in the past, but nothing has…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The work on Ponda 15 MLD STP began in 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2018. The roads were dug to lay sewerage lines; however, the sewerage work is still complete after six years. Even after six years, Ponda Sewerage work has gone slow; work in progress. The result of this is that the Pondaitees, too, suffer while travelling on bad roads dug for sewerage work hot mix carpeting, which is not done pending the Seweage work. Only a few roads are hot-mixed, and due to unfinished sewerage work; hot mix carpeting of Ponda roads…

Goemkarponn desk SANCOALE: Social Activist Narayan Naik has demanded action against Non-Indian Elements residing illegally at Zuarinagar, Sancoale, in various rented rooms, illegal Scrap yards & Some private properties that were illegally constructed on Sancoale Comunidade Land & other properties. Based on the complaint, the Dy Collector Mormugao Ravishankar Nipanikar has directed Verna Police to take action in the matter. “On my various complaints, the Collector South Goa had directed action regarding illegal occupants on 06/11/2020, but no action has been initiated by any authority,” said Naik. He said that now it is high time to act against Non-Indian Elements…