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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The upcoming edition of the International Film Festival of India is set to introduce a new cinematic experience as NFDC and ESG join hands with PictureTime Digiplex to install fully equipped inflatable theatres across Goa. The initiative will debut at the 56th IFFI, scheduled from November 20 to 28, offering audiences an innovative way to enjoy some of Indian cinema’s most celebrated films. A state-of-the-art inflatable cinema will be set up at the Kala Academy campus, one of the festival’s central venues. PictureTime, known for taking mobile digital theatres to underserved regions, is bringing its technology to…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Hindu Rashtra Coordination Committee on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Directorate of Education and the Directorate of Higher Education urging the Goa government to impose an immediate ban on the activities of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) in educational institutions across the state. The memorandum was handed over to Director of Education Shailesh Zingade and Director of Higher Education Bhushan Sawaiker. The delegation included Jayesh Thali of the Gomantak Mandir Mahasangh, Sujan Naik and Vinod Warkhandkar of Goa Hindu Yuva Shakti, Ramdas Savaiverekar of Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Devidas Govker of the Hindu…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Marathi Rajbhasha Nirdhar Samiti on Tuesday called on Mathadish Shrimad Vidyadhish Teerth Swamiji of the Gokarn Partagal Math, submitting a memorandum seeking due recognition for Marathi as an official language of Goa alongside Konkani. The delegation included State Convenor Principal Subhash Velingkar, guide Go. Ra. Dhavalikar, Central Advisory Board member Divakar Shinkre, Umesh Prabhudesai Boruskar, Abhay and Vasudev Khanvate, and Satish Vyankatray Bhat. During the 45-minute interaction, Swamiji held an in-depth discussion with the group on the status of the Goa Official Language Act and the obstacles that have prevented successive governments from granting Marathi official…

“And that brings us to the question many young Goans are already asking: what happens to the youth who are looking for jobs? This concern cannot be brushed aside. When senior posts remain occupied longer, movement throughout the hierarchy slows. Promotions are delayed. Vacancies take longer to open. Recruitment at the entry level — where young engineers are waiting — becomes unpredictable. Even if youth are not directly competing for the top posts, they are affected by the chain reaction caused by slower turnover at the top. The problem does not lie in the amendment itself. It lies in the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has officially amended the Goa State Civil Services (Retirement) Rules, 2000, increasing the retirement age to 62 years for officials holding the post of Chief Engineer and above in four major departments — Public Works Department (PWD), Drinking Water, Water Resources, and Electricity. The change, notified on November 13, 2025, comes through the Goa State Civil Services (Retirement) (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2025. According to the notification, officials in these departments will retire at 62 only if no eligible candidate is available for promotion. Once a candidate becomes eligible and is promoted to the post,…

Team Goemkarponn BAINA: An alert resident from a neighbouring building and the remarkable courage of 15-year-old Nakshatra Nayak proved crucial in saving the lives of the Nayak family, who were violently attacked and left tied up and bleeding during a dacoity in their sixth-floor flat at Baina. According to information, Sagar Nayak, his wife Harsha and their daughter Nakshatra were tied up in the balcony with cloth in their mouth ,even as a group of dacoits took complete control of the flat, ransacking cupboards and breaking open lockers. The attackers allegedly locked the flat from outside before fleeing, leaving the…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday chaired three key high-level meetings at Mantralaya, Porvorim — the State Governing Council for Climate Change, the Special Task Committee on Salt Pans, and the Goa State Wetland Authority (GSWA) — taking stock of Goa’s environmental resilience roadmap and heritage conservation initiatives. In the 1st meeting of the State Governing Council for Climate Change, the CM reviewed Goa’s comprehensive climate-resilience framework, including mitigation measures and sustainable development goals. The operationalisation of the State Action Plan for Climate Change and approval of the Climate & Disaster Resilient Green Goa Project were among…