On World Tourism Day, Actress Pallavi Patil reminisces her Hampi trip

On World Tourism Day, Actress Pallavi Patil reminisces her Hampi trip

Goa celebrates World Tourism Day Post Event Release

Goa celebrates World Tourism Day Post Event Release

Goa Tourism celebrates World Tourism Day

Panjim,  Sept 27: Goa Tourism  today celebrated  World Tourism day with much  gala and  festivity as programmes and  activities were organized across the State.

The celebrations began at the Goa International Airport, Dabolim,  with the  warm welcome  of tourists,  distribution   of  flowers and  sweets.  Passengers  were enthused  with a  brass band and  folk dances  presented outside the  airport.  A similar initiative  was carried out  at the  Konkan  Railway Station  in Margao.

This year World Tourism Day  is  themed   Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all and  all the initiatives  undertaken  by Goa Tourism revolving  around Tourism and Jobs which has opened various avenues for employment were showcased across all platforms.

During the day a boat cruise  trip was organized  for  special children on the Santa Monica. Students from Sanjay Centre for special education, Porvorim and Disha School for special children , Panjim  attended the same. Entertainment  programmes,  games,  gifts and  goodies were distributed to all the children. Similarly World Tourism Day  was also celebrated at St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa followed by   a Hop on-Hop off bus tours  arranged for  the entertainment of school students.

 Quiz contests  were held  at the Directorate of Art and Culture, Panaji and Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. An Elocution competition at Multipurpose Hall at  the Department of Art & Culture, Panaji and  a

Drawing competition was conducted at Fine Arts College, Panaji. Staff of the Department  of Tourism and  Goa Tourism  Development  Corporation  ensured  smooth co-ordination and  conduct of   the day long  events on World Tourism  day.  All GTDC residencies also  celebrated World Tourism Day  along with  their guests.

राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कारांमध्ये दोन पुरस्कार जिंकत गोव्याची चमकदार कामगिरी

राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कारांमध्ये दोन पुरस्कार जिंकत गोव्याची चमकदार कामगिरी

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राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कारांमध्ये दोन पुरस्कार जिंकत गोव्याची चमकदार कामगिरी

·        साहस पर्यटनासाठी सर्वोत्तम राज्य म्हणून जाहीर

·        पर्यटनाचा सर्वसमावेशक विकास करणाऱ्या सर्वोत्तम राज्याचा पुरस्कार सलग तिसऱ्यांदा

पणजी, 27 सप्टेंबर – गोवा पर्यटन विकास महामंडळाने (जीटीडीसी) गेल्या 4- 5 वर्षांत गोव्याचे उच्चभ्रू दर्जाचे साहस पर्यटनस्थळ म्हणून विकास केला असून राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कार 2019 मध्ये गोवा टुरिझमने नुकतेच साहसी पर्यटनासाठीच्या सर्वोत्तम राज्याचा पुरस्कार मिळवला आहे.

या निमित्ताने गोवा टुरिझमला आणखी एक मान मिळाला असून राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कारांमध्ये पर्यटनाचा सर्वसमावेशक विकास साधणारे राज्य (उर्वरित भारत) हा पुरस्कार सलग तिसऱ्यांदा मिळवला आहे. राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कारांमधील पर्यटनाचा सर्वसमावेशक विकास साधणारे राज्य या पुरस्काराची हॅटट्रिक गोव्याला भेट देणाऱ्या पर्यटकांसाठी दर्जेदार सुविधा, नव्या पर्यटन सेवा आणि उपक्रम यांच्यांमुळे शक्य झाली आहे.

जागतिक पर्यटन दिनी देशाच्या राजधानीत झालेल्या एका दिमाखदार सोहळ्यात हे पुरस्कार प्रदान करण्यात आले. भारताचे माननीय उपराष्ट्रपती श्री. वेंकटेश नायडू यांनी माननीय उप मुख्यमंत्री आणि पर्यटन मंत्री, गोवा सरकार, श्री. मनोहर आजगांवकर, अध्यक्ष जीटीडीसी, श्री. दयानंद सोपटे, पर्यटन सचिव, गोवा सरकार, श्री. जे अशोक कुमार आणि व्यवस्थापकीय संचालक, जीटीडीसी, श्री. निखिल देसाई यांना प्रदान केला. यावेळेस राज्याचे पर्यटन केंद्रीय मंत्री श्री. प्रल्हाद सिंग पटेल हे ही उपस्थित होते.

एनटीए पुरस्कारांची सुरुवात 1990 मध्ये करण्यात आली व ते राज्य सरकार/युटी आणि इतर विविध पर्यटन संघटनांना पर्यटन, हॉस्पिटॅलिटी व संबंधित क्षेत्रातील चांगल्या कामगिरीसाठी दिले जातात. पर्यटनाला चालना मिळावी यासाठी निकोप स्पर्धा तयार करण्याच्या हेतूने या पुरस्कारांची सुरुवात करण्यात आली होती.

साहसी पर्यटनासाठी सर्वोत्तम राज्य – गेल्या 4- 5 वर्षांत गोवा टुरिझमने गोवा पर्यटन विकास महामंडळाच्या मदतीने विविध प्रकारच्या नव्या पर्यटन सेवा आणि साहस उपक्रम सुरू केले असून त्यात स्कुबा डायव्हिंग, हॉट एयर बलून राइड्स, हॉप ऑन हॉप ऑफ लक्झरी डबल डेकर बस टुर्स, बंजी जंपिंग, सी राफ्टिंग, इलेक्ट्रिक बायसिकल टुर्स, व्हाइट वॉटर राफ्टिंग आणि पावसाळ्यात इको- ट्रेकिंग, सायकलिंग टुर्स, कयाकिंग, ऑफ रोडिंग, मोटर क्रॉस इत्यादीचा त्यात समावेश आहे. गोव्याला 105 किमीचा किनारा लाभाल असून तो ही साहसी वॉटर स्पोर्ट्ससाठी लोकप्रिय आहे. या सर्व उपक्रमांमुळे मोठ्या प्रमाणावर प्रवासी गोव्याकडे आकर्षित करण्यास मदत झाली आहे. गेल्या काही वर्षांत साहस पर्यटनानाने गोव्याला देशांतर्गत आणि परदेशी पर्यटक मिळवून दिलेच, शिवाय साहस पर्यटन उपक्रमांचा आनंद घेण्यासाठी राज्याला भेट देणाऱ्य पर्यटकांचा वास्तव्यकाळही वाढला आहे. जीटीडीसीने इतर पर्यटन उपक्रमही लाँच केले असून त्यात राज भवन दर्शन सहल, तिरुपती सहल त्याचप्रमाणे हेरिटेज वॉक्स, बर्ड ट्रेल्स, बोट क्रुझेस, पर्यटनाशी संबंधित क्रीडा उपक्रम यांना पाठिंबा देणाऱ्या उपक्रमांचा समावेश आहे. साहस पर्यटनाबरोबरच लोकप्रियता मिळवणाऱ्या इतर क्षेत्रांमध्ये फिल्म अँड फॅशन टुरिझम, वेडिंग टुरिझम, वेलनेस टुरिझम, माइस टुरिझम, इको- टुरिझम आणि हिंटरलँड टुरिझम यांचा समावेश आहे.

पर्यटनाचा सर्वसमावेशक विकास – स्वदेश दर्शन योजनेअंतर्गत गोव्याला केंद्रीय सरकारकडून सुमारे 200 कोटी रुपयांचा निधी मिळाला असून त्यामुळे राज्यातील एकंदर पर्यटन विकासाला मोठी चालना मिळाली आहे. त्यात पायाभूत सुविधांचा विकास, पर्यटन प्रकल्पांची सुरुवात, पर्यटन उत्पादने आणि सेवांचे लाँच, सुरक्षिततेसंदर्भातील उपक्रम, स्वच्छता, धोरणे, विपणन आणि प्रसार, वेगवेगळे कार्यक्रम आणि उपक्रम इत्यादींचा समावेश आहे. गोव्यात येणाऱ्या पर्यटकांसाठी वाहतुकीची सोय उपलब्ध करण्यासाठी गोवा टुरिझमने जीटीडीसीच्या माध्यमातून गोवा माइल्स ही अप आधारित पहिली टॅक्सी सेवा लाँच केली आहे. त्याचबरोबर समुद्रकिनाऱ्यांची सेवा, जीवरक्षक सेवा, पार्किंग, सार्वजनिक उपयुक्तता सेवा उदा. शौचालये, कपडे बदलण्यासाठी खोल्या, लॉकर्स, पर्यटक माहिती केंद्रे, पर्यटन स्थळी पोहोचण्यासाठी चांगला प्रवेश, सुशोभीकरण, सीसीटीव्ही सर्व्हेलन्स यंत्रणा व आणखी बऱ्याच सोयीसुविधा लाँच करण्यात आल्या आहेत. पर्यटनाशी संबंधित मोठ्या प्रकल्पांपैकी मोर्जरी, मायें, कंडोली-कलंगुट, बागा यांचे कामसुरू झाले असून पाटो येथे आधुनिक कन्व्हेंशन केंद्र, हॉटेल मॅनेजमेंट संस्था तसेच अग्वादा तुरुंग पर्यंटन अशा प्रकल्पांवर काम सुरू आहे.

राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कारप्राप्तीविषयी माननीय उप मुख्यमंत्री आणि पर्यटन मंत्री, गोवा सरकार, श्री. मनोहर आजगांवकर म्हणाले, ‘दोन प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कार मिळवत राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कार मंचावर गोव्याने मिळवलेल्या पुरस्कारांची संख्या आणखी वर नेण्याचा हा क्षण  खऱ्या अर्थाने अभिमानास्पद आहे. सलग तिसऱ्यांदा राज्याचा पर्यटनाचा सर्वसमावेशक विकास करणारे राज्य म्हणून दखल घेतली गेल्याचा आम्हाला अभिमान वाटतो. या यशासाठी एकत्रितपणे योगदान देणारा प्रत्येक भागधारक, अधिकारी आणि टीम सदस्याचे मी या निमित्ताने आभार मानतो. माननीय मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. प्रमोद सावंत यांचा विशेषत्वाने उल्लेख करायला हवा, कारण त्यांनी कायमच राज्याच्या पर्यटन क्षेत्राला संपूर्ण पाठिंबा दिला. जीटीडीसीचे अद्यक्ष श्री. दयानंद सोपटे आणि त्यांच्या अधिकाऱ्यांनी केलेल्या मेहनतीबद्दल आणि राज्यातील पर्यटन विकासामध्ये महत्त्वाचा वाटा उचलल्याबद्दल मी त्यांचे आभार मानतो.’

गोवा पर्यटन विकास महामंडळाचे अध्यक्ष श्री. दयानंद सोपटे पुरस्कारांविषयी म्हणाले, ‘राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन पुरस्कार अतिशय प्रतिष्ठित आहेत आणि राज्याचा आघाडीचे पर्यटन स्थळ म्हणून विकास करण्यासाठी गोवा सरकार घेत असलेल्या मेहनतीची दखल घेतली गेल्याचा मला आनंद वाटतो. साहस पर्यटनासाठी सर्वोत्तम राज्य म्हणून दिलेला पुरस्कार आमच्या शिरपेचातील मानाचा तुरा असून त्यामुळे अशाप्रकारे नवे आणि नाविन्यपूर्ण उपक्रम लाँच करण्यासाठी जीटीडीसीला चालना मिळेल. मी माननीय मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. प्रमोद सावंत, माननीय पर्यटन मंत्री श्री. मनोहर आजगांवकर, जीटीडीसीचे संचालक मंडळ, सर्व अधिकारी, इंजिनियर्स आणि सर्व नियोजन व प्रकल्प साध्य करण्यासाठी मदत करणाऱ्या भागिदारांचे मी आभार मानतो.’

PRESS CONFERENCE TWO TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR RIMA DAS FILM "BULBUL CAN SING

PRESS CONFERENCE TWO TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR RIMA DAS FILM "BULBUL CAN SING

Post Event Release 

PRESS CONFERENCE TWO TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR RIMA DAS FILM "BULBUL CAN SING

Highlights- 

1) Rima Das - National Award Winning Director who's last film Village rockstar was India's Official Entry to Oscars 2019.

2) Rima Das presents a visceral coming-of-age drama about a young girl living in rural India, fighting her way through love and loss as she figures out who she really is.  

3) Thirteen (13) National & Global Awards, screened at over forty (40) film festivals.

Vkaao brings  Bulbul Can Sing  exclusively to PVR Cinemas across India on September 27, 2019

26th September, 2019 in Mumbai- After screening at 40 film festivals and receiving 13 awards from across the globe, Rima Das' "Bulbul Can Sing" releases in India.

"When I was shooting Village Rockstars, I knew I wanted to explore teenage feelings and thoughts in my next film. It's surprising how very few films depict teenage stories in an authentic way, particularly in India. That's when I began the journey of exploring the story for Bulbul Can Sing."

“The film was screened at prestigious film festivals across the world and India. The response has been overwhelming! It's thrilling to see the film is running to packed houses in Assam. I am hopeful people across India will give us the same love,” adds Rima Das. 

Just last month the film was awarded the National Film Award for the Best Assamese Film. It was a delightful moment when Shahrukh Khan broke this news to Rima Das while presenting Bulbul Can Sing at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, with the audience cheering on.  

"Bulbul Can Sing" has won- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2018 Golden Gateway: India Gold for Best Feature Film, Singapore International Film Festival, 2018 Best Performance - Asian Feature Film Manoranjan Das for Suman, Berlin International Film festival, 2018 Special Mention Award, Dublin International Film Festival, 2019: Best Director Rima Das, Someone to Watch Award at Cleveland International Film Festival, 2019, Special Mention Award at Osakka Asian Film Festival, 2019, Prag Cine Awards 2019 - Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor (Male), Best Indie Film - Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019, Best Assamese Film - National Film Awards 2019

Synopsis of the film- In the atmospheric light of dusk and dawn, Rima Das portrays the lives  of three friends on the threshold of adulthood. Poetic sensuality contrasts with authentic scenes of everyday life in their Indian village, where care-free youthfulness comes face to face with merciless reality. 

The story‘s protagonist is Bulbul, whose voice fails her when she has to sing in front of people. Fear of failure and self-doubt also plague the fragile Bonny, and Suman, who does not fulfil the traditional male image. The experience of first love puts the three teenagers under the pressure of high expectations and strict moral codes. The relationship between love and suffering demands a lot of strength. Bulbul the nightingale begins to sing.

A Flying River Films Production; Written, Directed & Produced by Rima Das;

Cast (Introducing)- Arnali Das, Manoranjan Das, Banita  Thakuria, Manabendra Das, Deepjyoti Kalita  

Co-Produced by –Jaya Das; Sound design- Susmit Bob Nath; Cinematography by- Rima Das; Editor- Rima Das; Colorist- Sid Meer; Story, screenplay, Dialogue- Rima Das; Production Design- Rima Das; Production Controller- Mallika Das

Bulbul Can Sing will be released in at least 28 theatres across the state. From September 27, the film will be released in some selected cities in the country.   

About Rima Das- Rima Das is a self-taught screenwriter, producer and director who also takes on the roles of cinematographer and editor for her films. Best known for making indigenous and realistic films with non-professional actors, her films have been striking a chord with people not just in India but across the globe.

Her first feature MAN WITH THE BINOCULARS (ANTARDRISHTI) premiered in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2016 and at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.    

VILLAGE ROCKSTARS, Rima’s second feature film premiered atToronto International Film Festival 2017, then travelled to more than 80 film festivals around the world. The film has received over 50 Awards including the National Film Awards as the Best Feature Film in India 2018 and Oscar entry from India 2019.

BULBUL CAN SING, her third feature film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2018, It went on to travel to Busan International Film Festival, Berlin International Film festival, AFI Fest, among others. . The film won Golden Gateway Award for best film in Mumbai Film Festival, Best Indie Film at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019. It went on the bag the National Film Award for Best Assamese Film in 2019.

About VKAAO (vkaao.com) -Vkaao is backed by industry giants, PVR  Pictures - The motion picture arm of PVR and largest studio for the distribution of Independent Hollywood films in India and BookMyShow - India’s Biggest Entertainment Ticketing Portal. A fresh, disruptive medium of movie-going, Vkaao is a platform which gives viewers  . VKAAO is a platform which gives viewers complete control of their movie watching experience at theatres. It allows them to select their preferred movie along with the location, date, and time of the screening at any theatre of their choice. This novel approach to movie going is why VKAAO is being considered as an exciting alternative to the conventional way of watching movies at the theatres. VKAAO’s USP lies in its focus on leveraging state-of-the-art technology in order to create a social, crowd-sourced movie going experience and to add value for all key stakeholders.

ASEES KAUR DROPS A HEATFELT LOVE TRACK ‘KISI AUR NAAL’ WITH VYRL ORGINALS

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FRIENDSHIP OVER LOVE, ASEES KAUR WITH HER NEW SINGLE ‘KISI AUR NAAL’ WITH VYRL ORIGINALS IS ALL SET TO BREAK ALL RECORDS

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KISI AUR NAAL, A LOVE SACRIFICE NARRATIVE BY ASEES KAUR WITH VYRL ORIGINALS WILL BREAK THE INTERNET

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ASEES KAUR WITH VYRL ORIGINALS LAUNCHES HER NEW LOVE SINGLE ‘KISI AUR NAAL’

Worldwide Release Date:26^th Sep 2019

23^rdSeptember 2019:Young &Talented singer Asses Kaur pours her heart out with her latest love track, ‘Kisi AurNaal’ in collaboration with VYRL Originals.A track that takes you through the journey from love to friendship and struggle of a one-sided love featuring AwezDarbar and Nagma.

While the lyrics highlight the sentimental troll one goes through, the track showcases an interesting plot of giving up your love for his happiness. The visuals explain how easily someone could fall out of love and ask their partner to move. The emotional vibe against a melodious backdrop makes the track a heart-wrenching story.

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Press Release - The fully electric XC40 SUV - Volvo's first electric car and one of the safest on the road

Press Release - The fully electric XC40 SUV - Volvo's first electric car and one of the safest on the road

The fully electric XC40 SUV – Volvo’s first electric car and one of the safest on the road

Sep 25, 2019 ID: 257570

Mumbai 26^th Sept 2019 The advance of electric cars constitutes the biggest change in the history of the automobile. For the first time in over a century, cars move without a petrol or diesel engine in the engine bay and have a battery in the floor, changing the car at its core.

With the introduction of the forthcoming fully electric Volvo XC40 SUV next month, Volvo Cars is not just launching its first fully electric car – in true Volvo tradition, it is also introducing one of the safest cars on the road, despite a fresh set of challenges presented by the absence of an internal combustion engine.

“Regardless of what drives a car forward, be it an electric machine or combustion engine, a Volvo must be safe,” says Malin Ekholm, head of safety at Volvo Cars. “The fully electric XC40 will be one of the safest cars we have ever built.”

While building on the excellent safety standards of the original XC40, Volvo Cars safety engineers had to completely redesign and reinforce the frontal structure to deal with the absence of an engine, meet Volvo Cars’ high safety requirements and help keep occupants as safe as in any other Volvo.

“The fundamentals around safety are the same for this car as for any other Volvo. People are inside, and the car needs to be designed to be safe for them,” says Malin Ekholm.

To help keep passengers safe and the battery intact in the event of a collision, Volvo Cars also developed a new and unique safety structure for passengers and battery alike in the XC40. The battery is protected by a safety cage which consists of a frame of extruded aluminum and has been embedded in the middle of the car’s body structure, creating a built-in crumple zone around the battery.

The battery’s placement in the floor of the car also has the benefit of lowering the center of gravity of the car, for better protection against roll-overs.

Meanwhile, the car’s body structure has not just been reinforced in the front, but also at the rear. Here, the electric powertrain has been integrated in the body structure to realise a better distribution of collision forces away from the cabin and reduce the strain on people inside the car.

In terms of active safety systems, the battery-powered XC40 also introduces new technology. It is the first Volvo model equipped with a new Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) sensor platform with software developed by Zenuity, the joint venture company owned by Volvo Cars and Veoneer.

The new ADAS platform is a modern, scalable active safety system that consists of an array of radars, cameras and ultrasonic sensors. Because of its scalable nature it can easily be developed further and lays the foundation for the future introduction of autonomous drive technology.

Volvo Cars will reveal more details about the fully electric XC40 in the coming weeks, before it will be first shown to the public on October 16.

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Volvo Car Group in 2018

For the 2018 financial year, Volvo Car Group recorded an operating profit of 14,185 MSEK (14,061 MSEK in 2017). Revenue over the period amounted to 252,653 MSEK (208,646 MSEK). For the full year 2018, global sales reached a record 642,253 (571,577) cars, an increase of 12.4 per cent versus 2017. The results underline the comprehensive transformation of Volvo Cars’ finances and operations in recent years, positioning the company for its next growth phase.

About Volvo Car Group

Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected premium car brands in the world with sales of 642,253 cars in 2018 in about 100 countries. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding of China since 2010.

In 2018, Volvo Cars employed on average approximately 43,000 (39,500) full-time employees. Volvo Cars head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars head office for China is located in Shanghai. The company’s main car production plants are located in Gothenburg (Sweden), Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu and Daqing (China), while engines are manufactured in Skövde (Sweden) and Zhangjiakou (China) and body components in Olofström (Sweden).

Under its new company purpose, Volvo Cars aims to provide customers with the Freedom to Move in a personal, sustainable and safe way. This purpose is reflected into a number of business ambitions: by the middle of next decade it aims for half of its global sales to be fully electric cars and to offer half of all cars to customers via its subscription service. By then, it also expects one-third of its cars sold to be autonomous.