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Celebrated Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who is one of the trinity of all-time greats of his country with Luis Bunuel and Pedro Almodovar, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for his stellar contributions to cinema at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which opens in Goa on November 20. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Celebrated Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who is one of the trinity of all-time greats of his country with Luis Bunuel and Pedro Almodovar, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for his stellar contributions to cinema at the 53rd…

Highlights… Four of Eight lanes are to be completed this month-end, including load testing, and ready for opening for traffic. Both Sides of traffic would be allowed on the bridge. Vasco and airport commuters will have to use the old Zuari bridge as the Cortalim ramp, which has a Sharp S-Curve, will not be opened initially. Project Details 13.635 km Zuari Bridge project (NH-66) by NHAI in Goa is an under construction 6-8 lane access-controlled highway with a route alignment connecting Bambolim and Verna. The project’s foundation stone was laid in January 2016. It has a current deadline of 2023.…

Goemkarponn desk VERNA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Wednesday extended support to the 130-odd IFB company workers striking at Verna. A delegation of GFP leaders, including Sr Vice President Mohandas Lolienkar, Vice President Durgadas Kamat, Dilip Prabhudessai and Prashant Naik, met the workers and discussed the reasons for the strike. Prashant Naik, later addressing the media, said that It had always been the GFP’s duty to raise a voice against wrongdoings and extend support to the people who have lost their jobs. “Industries usually adopt the use and throw policy and expel the same workers who build the company from…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Department of Tourism has replied to the Captain of Ports on the Draft Jetty Policy, saying the Policy to regulate the operations and upgrade the Jetties being used for tourism businesses only, thereby regulating the operations of cruise vessels used for tourism purposes at such Jetties. The Policy is currently applicable for regulating the tourism activities only at the five existing Government Jetties used for tourism purposes viz., Santa Monica Jetty at Panaji, Captain of Ports Jetty at Panaji, Britona Jetty, Betim Jetty and Old Goa Jetty. And this shall not be applicable to any other…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Ponda Businessmen & Professional Forum met PMC Chairperson Ritesh Naik and the Chief officer, submitted a memorandum, and demanded a total rollback in a proposed hike in house tax and commercial taxes. The members requested the council to reconsider the decision stating it is an exorbitant hike and expressed displeasure towards this Council decision. They said current rates are already too high & proposed hike is simply unjustified. “We are already facing the burden of an exorbitant increase in trade license fees just last year. An increase in house tax should be periodical & within a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amidst crime branch raids on the government-run godowns, the Directorate of Civil Supplies has clarified that there is no shortage of rice and wheat in any of the eleven godowns. After the raid, officials of the Civil Supplies Department took stock of the available ration quota in each godown across Goa and after the inspection. He said, “There are 11 godowns and 454 fair-price shops in Goa. We receive ration quotas from Food Corporation of India (FCI) at our main godown in Vasco, which is later supplied to all godowns across Goa.” The Civil Supplies Minister Ravi…

Goemkarponn desk VARCA: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has appealed the Plastic industry stakeholders to consider Goa as a preferred investment destination. Chief Minister was addressing the Global MSME Convention for Plastic Industry in Varca. “I urge the plastic industry stakeholders to look at Goa as an investment destination as Goa has a very conducive climate to the industry. Also, there are many schemes and incentives for the industries interested in investing in Goa,” said Sawant. He further said that Goa is traditionally known as a tourist paradise but also has an immense presence in knowledge-based industries. “Look at Industries…