Veteran Indian actress Shashikala has died, aged 88. According to news reports, she died at her home in Mumbai.
Best known for starring in films such as ‘Jugnu’ (1947), ‘Junglee’ (1961), ‘Teen Bahuraniyan’ (1968) ‘Khoobsurat’ (1980) and more recently, projects such as ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ (2001) and ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ (2004), Shashikala shined during Bollywood’s golden era of films, in the 60s and 70s.
Her versatility to play a village belle and to completely transform herself as a vamp earned her much fanfare in the industry.
She ruled the silver screen in the 60s as a supporting actress, winning two Filmfare Awards for the same, first in 1962’s ‘Aarti’, followed by another for ‘Gumrah’ the following year.
Goa ranks 2nd in unemployment, another feather in cap for state govt: Digambar Kamat ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2021 20:46 IST
Margao (Goa) [India], April 4 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Pramod Sawant - led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Sunday said that data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) ranking Goa second in unemployment was another feather in the cap for the state government.
Kamat also said that the BJP government must now stop fooling people and start fulfilling the promises made to the people of Goa The directionless BJP government has pushed Goa into financial bankruptcy and economic disaster since grabbing power in 2012. The data released by the CMIE has once again exposed the false claims of the BJP government on employment in the state. This is a tight slap on the face of all those who are doing false propaganda of creating job opportunities for youth in
PANAJI: The opposition on Friday accused BJP government of insulting the Marathas led by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by calling them invaders in a tweet promoting the Aguada jail.
Congress and GFP demanded an apology from the Pramod Sawant government for the “irresponsible tweet” by the Goa tourism department.
Though the state government issued a clarification regarding the tweet, the opposition said that it appeared as propaganda for the Portuguese Colonialists.
Opposition leader Digambar Kamat said that Sawant should apologise for insulting the sentiments of patriotic Indians.
“The contribution of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and the Great Maratha warriors for Goa should never be forgotten. It is most unfortunate that BJP government has insulted the Maratha warriors,” Kamat said.
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Goa Tourism ministry apologises for calling Marathas as invaders
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Sinquerim: The Baga Beach bears a deserted look after the Goa Government invoked Section 144 in the wake of increasing cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), in Sinquerim on March 21, 2020. . Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, April 2 : A slice of history has triggered a hiccup in Goa Tourism ministry s social media campaign, after the government agency was forced to withdraw a tweet which referred to the Maratha army s military campaign against Portuguese-held Goa as an act of invasion .
After Leader of Opposition on Friday Digambar Kamat flagged the issue, Goa Tourism was forced to withdraw the tweet referring to Shivaji s invasion of the state, calling it as an erroneous reference .