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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday laid a trap in Goa and arrested two foreign nationals with 107 MDMA tablets, 40 grams high grade Mephedrone and 55 grams high quality Hashish. NCB officials revealed that the two arrested persons are part of an international drugs cartel and Rs 4. 5 lakh was also seized from them, which the accused confessed to have obtained by selling drugs. The officials further said that NCB’s Goa sub zonal unit initially received an input that there is a drug syndicate which is operated by two foreign nationals in North Goa…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: We at Club Mahindra always wish to provide unique experiences to our members at our resorts! One such unique experience is this DISCOVER INDIA ART EXHIBITION! Discover India Art Exhibition is an expression of Club Mahindra’s commitment to celebrate Indian art in all its forms and foster the talent of promising young artists along with that of the most acclaimed! We welcome you to partake of this multi artist and multi genre contemporary art exhibition curated by Gargi Seth at Club Mahindra Varca, that commemorates discovering India in all its glory, geo- cultural, emotional, and spiritual! DETAILS…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “This film tries to signal that there are problems which are not necessarily linked to the material world.” said Director of film Perfect Number Krzysztof Zanussi. Speaking at a press conference organised on the side-lines of 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), he said that there may be other reality beyond the material world. And science is not denying it anymore since we have quantum physics which realises that all this Newton-era is over and all these things which were so certain in 19th century are not certain anymore. This is all now in question and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Mega Star of Tollywood, Padma Bhushan awardee Shree Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad, popularly known as Chiranjeevi has been presented with Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2022, at the closing ceremony of 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa today. Besides thanking IFFI, Government of India and Prime Minister for the honour, Chiranjeevi also expressed gratitude to his parents and to the Telugu film industry. ‘I will always be grateful to my parents who gave birth to me as Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad and to the Telugu film industry…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Akshay Kumar recently attended the IFFI closing ceremony in Goa as the film festival concluded on its ninth day of commencement. Along with Akshay Kumar, the ceremony was attended by several other noted celebrities from the film industry. In that ceremony, Akshay talked about how India is the hub of gross highest filmmaking and how the country is on its way to becoming a superpower. A leading daily quoted Akshay Kumar saying, “India is moving towards becoming a superpower. The maximum number of films are made in India. Our films are produced in several languages,” in the…

These were the maxims shared by National award winning cinematographer, writer, actor and director Anil Mehta as “axioms that define the life of a cinematographer”. Chairing a masterclass titled ‘Guiding Lights’ in the side-lines of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Anil Mehta explained images are what appeal cinematographers. In practice, cinematography is guided by vagaries, chance, interpretation and individual choices, he said. Mehta’s well-known projects include Lagaan(2001), Saathiya (2002), Kal Ho Naa Ho(2003), Veer-Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016). The languages of a cinematographer are different, he said. Getting caught…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A day no Indian can ever forget. A day India was rattled by the terrorist attacks which shook its commercial capital Mumbai. A fateful day, when Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad Hemant Karkare, Senior Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar and many other security personnel laid down their lives to the nation in the battle to protect our fellow citizens. As we observe the 14th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, a Hindi film about martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan took Indian and international delegates attending the 53rd IFFI to the heartrending agony of the nation and the…