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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday inspected the infrastructure being set up to host the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), scheduled to be held from November 20 to 28 in Panaji. Sawant was accompanied by North Goa Collector Mamu Hage and other officials as he reviewed the preparations for the premier film festival being organised by the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a special purpose vehicle of the state government. Sawant also visited the make shift arrangements made for the ‘Film Bazar’, which is hosted on the banks of River Mandovi here. “There is excitement…

NEW DELHI:  The two 18-year-old budding music composers Nitish Verma (Haryana) and Toufique Mandal (Maharashtra) are among ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ and promising young film-makers or artists selected by the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) this year. They are attending the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as special guests, as part of the initiative of the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B). The much-awaited list of handpicked ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’, selected by a screening Jury and the Grand Jury, was released on Sunday. The juries comprise noted film personalities and artists…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd is associating with Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd (RPPL) for the Indian Racing League as the official lubricant partner to revolutionize motorsports in the country. Flagging off on November 19 in Hyderabad, the first edition of Indian Racing League (IRL) powered by Wolf Racing, is the only 4-wheel racing league featuring six city-based franchise teams. Drivers both women and men, including Ex Formula One & Le Mans drivers will be racing in this inclusive equal platform. The Round 2 and Round 3 will be held at Madras Motor International Circuit (MMRT) on late November…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: For the first time ever, Club Mahindra brings to you 3-exclusive theatrical plays which have been directed by the leading theatre artist & Bollywood Actor Lillete Dubey.The plays will be held from 2nd to 4th December 2022 at Club Mahindra Varca Resort in Goa! The schedules of the plays are as follows: 2nd December 2022 – SALAAM, NONI APPA by Twinkle Khanna The play is based on Twinkle Khanna’s charming short storyof an autumn romance starring Lillete Dubey, Jayati Bhatia, Yateen Karyekar & others. 3rd December 2022 – VODKA & NO TONIC & other stories from Shobhaa…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) organized a 2-day Orientation Programme on National Mission for Mentoring at Navodaya Leadership Institute Canacona South Goa on Thursday and Friday. The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) highlights the need for a National Mission for Mentoring (NMM) in Para 15.11. Accordingly, NCTE has proposed a National Mission for Mentoring as a means to improve the acquisition and sharing of knowledge, skills, and mindsets for school teachers across the Indian education system. NMM underlies the importance of short and long-term mentoring/professional support to Teachers in various modes-Online, hybrid, physical,…

AERIAL VIEW Girish Chodankar’s filing petition indicates that Congress isn’t serious about the issue. Of Course, disqualification petitions are not something new for Chodankar. After fighting for two and half years of fighting the case before the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly and, subsequently, in the High Court of Bombay at Goa, Girish Chodankar had to face defeat in the disqualification case against 10 Congress MLAs, who deserted the party in 2019. Pronouncing the judgement then, the court said, “We conclude that the Petitioners have not been able to make out a case for interference in the impugned Orders passed…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The State Government has set a target to encourage 200 cooperative Societies and to boost export, said Cooperation Minister Subash Shirodkar. He also announced Shiroda, the first Sahakar Gram of Goa. He was speaking after inaugurating 69th National Cooperative Week 2022 as well as 41 st year celebration in Goa State. On occasion, present were NRI Commissioner Adv Narendra Savoikar, Secretary for Cooperation Rauf, keynote speaker Sanjay Krilapalkar, The Goa State Co-operative Union Ltd President Shrikant Naik, Goa State Cooperative Bank Chairman Ulhas Faldesai, Goa Dairy Chairman Rajesh Faldesai, Shiroda ZP Narayan Kamath, Shiroda Sarpanch Mugdha Shirodkar,…