Panaji (Goa) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Goa government will write to the Bombay High Court to seek to list the Konkani language, in addition to English, as the official language to conduct court proceedings for Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.

Panaji (Goa) [India], February 25 (ANI): Goa's nightingale Lorna will take over the stage on the first day of the four-day Panjim City Carnaval that will be starting from February 26 and will be ending on March 1.

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Assembly elections in five States on February 10, Twitter on Thursday announced a series of initiatives under the 'JagrukVoter' campaign aiming to empower citizens with the "right knowledge before they cast their vote" in the upcoming polls.

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Noted Assamese poet Nilmani Phukan won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani short story writer and novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award for their contribution to Indian literature on Tuesday.

Panaji Nov 27 PTI Opposition Congress Aam Aadmi Party and Goa Forward Party on Saturday condemned alleged manhandling of renowned Goan writer Dilip Borkar at the ongoing International Film Festival of India IFFI here Some bouncers deployed by a private security agency at the IFFI venue allegedly pushed and shoved Borkar and a journalist on Friday evening Leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly and Congress leader Digambar Kamat decried high handedness to which local delegates were being subjected to Strongly condemn physical assault on Konkani writer and Activist Dilip Borkar byBouncers goacm must act fast he tweeted GFP chief Vijai Sardesai said the goons who call themselves as IFFI security and treat visiting celebrities like royalty and locals like servants must immediately cease their misguided and high handed behaviour AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambrey tweeted Express outrage at the manhandling of acclaimed writer Bab Dilip Borkar and journalist Bab Raju Nayak by bouncers deployed by ESG at IFFIGoa Despite repeated attempts Subhash Faldesai vice chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa which is the nodal agency for hosting the festival was not available for comment PTI RPS KRK KRK

Panaji (Goa) [India], October 30 (ANI): Ahead of the 2022 Goa Assembly elections, well-known tiatrist and singer Francis De Tuem on Saturday officially joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee in Dona Paula, Goa.

Panaji Oct 29 PTI Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet and people should not take it for granted The vice president was addressing a select gathering of Konkani and Marathi intellectuals and writers at Raj Bhavan in Goa in the presence of Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai In India we are fortunate hats off to our scientists our medical fraternity our policy makers the Central and state governments and various institutions We were able to fight back successfully and compared to many other western countries our performance was better Naidu said But the pandemic is not yet over This is my caution to the people of my country Dont take it for granted he said People must maintain honourable distance and follow hygienic advices given by the government and scientists from time to time the vice president said Washing hands keeping oneself clean keeping surroundings neat and clean are elementary things that everyone should follow and also remain physically fit he said Naidu further said that compared to people living in cities those in rural areas are less affected Physical activity has helped people in rural areas along with the native food that they eat he added PTI RPS ARU ARU

Panaji Oct 27 PTI Vice President Venkaiah Naidu arrived in Goa on Wednesday for a four-day visit during which he will participate in public events and interactions an official said Naidu visited INS Hansa base which is adjacent to Dabolim Airport and later drove to Raj Bhavan where he will be staying during his visit a state government spokesperson said The vice president will take part in a function at Pernem taluka of North Goa on October 28 and will inaugurate the new campus of Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Government College of Arts and Commerce at Virnoda village he said On October 29 Naidu will interact with Konkani intellectuals and artists at the lawns of Raj Bhavan and his visit will culminate on October 30 the official said PTI RPS ARU ARU

New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI/ ThePRTree): RCritReviews organized RCrit 100 Author Awards to recognize various writers, researchers for their outstanding performance and dedication in the literary field. RCrit 100 Authors Awards is aimed at eulogizing excellence, reputation, and exemplary work of Authors.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The market for conversational artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to grow from 4.2 billion dollars in 2019 to 15.7 billion dollars by 2024, customer support automation startup Verloop.io has said.