IFFI 2025 to see 7,500 delegates from 127 countries; The Blue Trail to be opening film; Rajinikanth & Balakrishna to be honored for 50 years in cinema; Kakori opening film for Indian Panorama section; 50 films by women directors to be showcased & AI filmmaking competition announced: MoS L Murugan
IFFI Parade to kicks off with 12 Goan groups in the first section, followed by 11 floats from media & production houses; CM Sawant confirms IFFI closing will start on time despite PM’s visit; Goan films Claudia & The Pilot to be screened this year
Bicholim police arrests Dinesh Patni n/o Navi Mumbai for allegedly obtaining GST registration under trade name Green Agro Industries using forged documents; deliberately failed to pay tax on taxable supplies causing loss to exchequer; FIR registered based on complaint filed by GST Officer
Kazakhstani low-cost airline FlyArystan launches charter flights to Manohar International Airport-Goa from Astana and Almaty; Almaty-Goa-Almaty flights will begin operating on Wednesdays and Fridays starting December 26, 2025. Astana-Goa-Astana charter flights will begin operating on Tuesdays starting December 30
Akasa Air & Indigo announce direct flights from Manohar International Airport to newly inaugurated Navi Mumbai International Airport from December 25th
High Court issues notice to Goa State Election Commission on petitions seeking to quash the November 6th notification on seat reservations for the South Goa ZP polls; Court will hear these petitions on Tuesday, along with a separate challenge to the OBC reservation of the Anjuna ZP seat in North Goa.
Quepem Congress MLA Altone D’Costa says the party must first verify allegations against suspended alliance member Amit Sawant before considering his induction, adding even the state party president wasn’t informed of the move
Directorate of Education (DoE) directs all school managements to strictly follow Supreme Court guidelines on stray dog control and submit the status of measures taken on their campuses by November 17, 2025
River Navigation Dept lacks its own execution agency, forcing it to depend on PWD or GSIDC—one of which, he noted, have not responded to department works for the past 10 years; adds that long-awaited Diwar Ro-Ro ferry service is expected to start within the next six months
Major accident at Arabail Ghat, Yellapur, after a lorry carrying spirit from Goa to Kerala lost control & crashed into a tree; vehicle completely gutted in fire; driver Srinivas Reddy n/o Kurnool escapes by jumping out in time; no casualties reported
