FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

Film City welcome move for picturesque state

After days of much anticipation, wherein all the hype that had got created regarding the Film City being set up in Goa, finally, the state government has come out with some good news for the celluloid world. It is learnt that the procedure pertaining to the Film City being set up in Goa is on fast track and will be completed within a time bound manner. Moreover, it's a welcome move for a picturesque state like Goa, with IFFI  on its permanent mode.  Evidently, cinema in itself has immense power to psychologically influence the minds of the people. However, the producers /directors should adhere to the norms of decency in cinema, with a strong message to the society. Vulgarity/violence/destructive or abusive language/obscene scenes should be censored/omitted which are dangerous to the fabric of our society. It's quite appreciative that the ongoing 54th IFFI is going on in full swing in Goa with gorgeous Madhuri Dixit stealing the limelight this time as 'Special Recognition for contribution to Bharatiya Cinema '. Eventually, the Film City set up in Goa, pertaining to the celluloid world, will definitely have many more surprises in the long run.



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Bid to regularise houses on comunidade lands unethical

KG VILOP, Chorao
Published Nov 22, 2023, 9:24 PM IST
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The State government's attempts to bring in an amendment to the Code of Comunidade to prevent the demolition of houses on comunidade lands would set a bad precedent.  The State has comunidade bodies whose lands belongs to the respective communities to be shared commonly by gaunkars.  The regularization emanates from the fact that encroachers on comunidade land are non-locals.  The comunidade is one of the last standing institutions that reflects Goa’s…

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