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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Parenting is no small task. Ask any parent with at least one kid, and you will get at least an hour-long lecture on the ups, downs, tensions and challenges of parenting. Now, imagine a couple with six rollicking kids doing a feature film in the sea caves of Baja, Mexico, literally without anyone’s help, often dodging sea lions and giant elephant seals. And that too with their youngest three girls, aged ten, six and four, as main actors. The Schmidt family from Coronado is here at 53rd IFFI with their ‘family’ thriller, The Island of Lost Girls,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “If you have to begin from zero, you must first unlearn what you have learnt,” said Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The iconic actor, who has appeared in Bollywood’s major films such as Black Friday, New York, Peepli Live, Kahani, and Gangs of Wasseypur, addressed the ‘In- conversation’ session on the topic- ‘Journey as an Actor’ today. The session was organised on the sidelines of the 53rd International Film festival of India(IFFI), being held in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2022. Speaking about his journey of becoming an actor, he said that after graduating from a local college, he…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: When we describe a society as women empowered, does it really mean that the women are safe from all the dangers lurking behind them? Has it truly been implemented on the ground? Have we achieved the dream of Mahatma Gandhiji’s concept of Ramarajya, where safety and security are inclusive? These are some of the thought-provoking questions posed by the Kannada movie ‘Nanu Kusuma’ (I am Kusuma). Director Krishnegowda, while interacting with the media and festival delegates at the ‘Table talk’ session organised by PIB on the side-lines of the IFFI 53, said ‘Nanu Kusuma’ mirrors the reality…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a bid to meet the rising costs, Goa Dairy is mulling a milk price hike soon. Goa Dairy Chairman Rajesh Faldesai said with the rising cost of production; Goa Dairy is mulling a hike in milk prices. “This decision will come soon after the Board Meeting, which is going to take place soon,” he said. Faldesai said Goa Dairy faces competition from some milk brands. Other brands in Goa have already hiked prices,” he said. Faldeaai said Goa Dairy milk is prefered by Goans because of its quality and short supply within 24 hours of processing,…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Major tragedy was averted as a truck proceeding on a steep slope on Dhavlim-Farmagudi road suddenly ran out of fuel and came in the reverse direction. According to the driver of the ill-fated vehicle, the incident occurred around 10 am. He was proceeding towards Farmagudi from Dhavlim. When he reached Farmagudi, he realised that the diesel tank got emptied, so he parked his road on one lane road and procured some diesel. After filling some gallons of fuel, he started the engine to start the truck and also began to pump and release air. However, the car…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Union Minister of State for Ports and Tourism Shripad Naik on Tuesday said that the world Ayurveda Congress, held once in two years, will be held in Goa and be attended by PM Narendra Modi. Naik was speaking to reporters after distributing appointment letters to various recruits in the presence of CISF officials, Mornugao Port Authority (MPA) Dy Chairman G P Rai and other officials of the MPA. “We have the world Ayurveda Congress celebrated once in two years, and this year it will be held in Goa, and PM Narendra Modi will attend this function. We…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Minister for Social Welfare and Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai said that IIT will come up at Sanguem itself. Reacting to news that the Centre has opined that the identified site at Sanguem is inadequate, he said he will ask govt to allot more than three lakh square meters of land for the project. He said that this additional land will be procured from land owners in the vicinity at cheap rates. “We are in talks with adjacent landowners, and they have agreed to sell their lands cheaply,” said Phaldesai. He said the Centre had sought 12 lakh…