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Goemkapronn desk Panaji: Government has announced that 7 Films of Goan Film Makers are selected for Goan Section. I demand that Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant must clarify if the Goan Section will be part of Official Section of IFFI. I allege that this Goan Section is just an eye wash to fool Goan Filmmakers, charged Congress Media Cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar. Addressing a Press Conference at Congress House in the presence of North Goa District Congress President Virendra Shirodkar and Panaji Mahila Congress Block President Lavinia Da Costa, Congress Media Cell Chairman said that IFFI is converted into International…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Former Minister Nilesh Cabral said that he resigned from the cabinet as “requested” by the Chief Minister and the High Command in order to allow the BJP to fulfill their “commitments” to those defecting MLAs who had joined the party last year, claiming that “only party loyalists are asked to sacrifice for the betterment.” The Curchorem MLA explained at a press conference after his resignation that he never would have quit if someone had “forced” him to, and that his resignation was in response to a “request.” On Sunday, Cabral left the Pramod Sawant-led Cabinet to allow…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that 65% of Goa’s population above the age of 40 are diabetic. According to Sawant, nearly 65% of Goa’s population over 40 has diabetes. “In every diabetic camp held in Goa in recent times, at least 15 to 16 new diabetic cases are found per 100 persons tested,” Sawant stated. He stated that every family has at least one diabetic member and that Goa, already known as the nation’s center for tourism, is quickly on its way to becoming the nation’s center for diabetes. In order to combat the illness, Sawant referred…

Goemkarponn desk New Delhi/Dehradun: As 41 workers have been trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand for over a week, the Centre yesterday said it has finalised a five-option action plan to rescue them. Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain said five separate agencies would work on these alternatives which involve drilling from three sides to access the trapped workers. “The government has taken a decision to work on all fronts to save the precious lives,” he said. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting where various options were examined based on experts’ advice. “Five options were decided and…

Villagers get aggressive over non-implementation, not resolving demands/grievances Say forced to repeat same greivances at every gramsabha. Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Members while congratulating the panchayat for executing a few long pending developmental works, also cornered the panchayat body for neither resolving nor implementing several of their complaints/grievances and compelling them to raise the same issues repeatedly in every gramsabha for the past One and Half years. Incidentally, it was day of complaints and only complaints as members present kept on raking up, infact repeating their suggestions,/grievances/complaints at the Sundays Gramsabha of Agonda village panchayat. The insufficient water-supply, Pumping of Water…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Amidst reports that some residents have raised objections with various government departments on the decision of Loliem Coomunidade’s decision to to allot 250 acres of land on the eco-sensitive Bhagwati Plateau for a ‘Film City’, an environmentalist submitted a memorandum to the newly elected village Sarpanch not to entertain any type of proposal for developmental works on Bhagwati Plateau. Manoj Prabhugaonkar after submitting the memorandum to the Sarpanch Nisha Chari speaking to media informed that, ‘Proceedure have begun in various departments and Loliem communidade to set up a ‘Film City’ in the village(Loliem-Polem) on Bhagwati Plateau. We…

Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: It’s finally time for Goa to host one of the biggest film festivals this month. Yes, it’s time for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023 which will be held in Goa from 20th November. And while many prominent names in Bollywood are expected to attend, actress Shriya Saran will be seen performing at the opening ceremony of the festival and also grace the red carpet. Though not many details are known about this festival, Shriya is very excited to perform to a live audience. She says, “Performing for a live audience is always exhilarating…