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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The FIFA World Cup underway in Qatar is being held at the right time as the players are at the peak of the playing season, said Goa Football Development Council Chairman (GFDC) Brahmanand Shankhwalkar. He was speaking at the inauguration of FIFA’s Men’s 2022 World Cup Exhibition organised by Pradip Sports, owned by GFDC Council member Pradip Chodankar, near Carvalho Washing Center, Mapusa. Goa Football Association (GFA) President and GFDC Council member Dr Caitano Fernandes, GFDC council member Sanjiv Nagvekar, football coach Lawrence Tony Okafor and other dignitaries were present. “As the World Cup is being played…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: I don’t write stories, I steal stories. Stories are there around you, be it epics like Mahabharat, Ramayan or real life incidences, there are stories everywhere. You need to represent it in your unique style, said V Vijayendra Prasad, the famed screenwriter of blockbuster films like Baahubali, RRR, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Magadheera. “The pursuit to create hunger among audience for your story kicks off creativity within you. I always try to create hunger within audience for my story and characters and that drives me to create something unique and appealing”, said the master story-teller. He was addressing…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated today key initiatives such as ’53 Hours Challenge’ for ’75 Creative Minds’, ‘Film Bazaar’ and ‘Indian Panorama Section’ on side-lines of 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI). He also inaugurated and visited the ‘Film Technology Exhibition’ and ‘Freedom Movement and Cinema’ exhibitions showcasing state-of-art technology and equipment related to film production and story of India’s Freedom struggle using many technological innovations, respectively. ‘53-Hour Challenge’ launched today in the morning by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, is being organized on the side-lines of…

Filmmaking is not like painting or a game of tennis where individual contributions or hard work determine success. It is rather like soccer or cricket in which contributions of every team member is crucial. This is the sentiment shared by a Master Class conducted today on the sidelines of 53rd International Film Festival of India being held at Panaji, Goa. National Film Award winning Director Shoojit Sircar and Director/Screenwriter Advait Chandan participated in the Master Class on the topic ‘Filmmaking is a teamwork’. Opening the session, Shoojit Sircar, Director of many acclaimed movies like Vicky Donor, Pink, Sardhar Udham said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Anurag Thakur, Hon’ble Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports inaugurated the 53rd International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2022. IFFI Goa has been organised by National Film Development Corporation from 20th to 24th November 2022. Bandana Preyashi, IAS, Secretary, Art, Culture and Youth Dept. Govt. of Bihar welcomed the Minister at Bihar Pavilion and showcased to him the creatives installed. The Minister congratulated the Secretary for putting up a wonderful Pavillion of Bihar at the Film Bazaar. Afterwards,  Pankaj Tripathi, Bihar-based popular actor, remarked while inaugurating Bihar’s Pavilion at Film Bazaar- . “Having…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Town and Country Planning and Forests Vishwajit Rane has vowed to take strict action against the illegal construction and destruction of the Turtle Nesting site in Morjim. “…in our bid to protect and preserve the picturesque environment of #Morjim, #Ashvem and #Arambol. Activities are taking place without permission and the destruction of sand dunes is taking place, as a result of which the department is forced to act and protect these zones,” Vishwajit tweeted. He said that as per the discussion with research scientist Mr. Dongre, whom we have requested the Govt of India to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Monday commenced the physical construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessel Projects for the Indian Coast Guard with Plate Cutting, the ceremony of which was held at the hands of the Chief Guest IG Dr Sharma PTM, TM DDG (M and M), Indian Coast Guard at GSL, Vasco. The landmark event witnessed the keel laying ceremony of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCV) being constructed by GSL for the Indian Coast Guard. Director General VS Pathania, PTM, TM Director General Indian Coast Guard at the GSL, Vasco, presided over the event and laid the…