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Beary-Kannada-English dictionary hailed as ‘symbol of communal harmony’

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July 31, 2017

Mangaluru, Jul 31: The Beary-Kannada-English dictionary is a symbol of communal harmony as it shows the close links of Beary with Kannada, Tulu, Malayalam and English, said writer Aravind Malagatti on Monday.

He was speaking at the launch of the dictionary brought out by the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy. Mr. Malagatti said language was the soul of community culture and by bringing out a Beary dictionary, the academy had shown the vast reach of the language.

“A dictionary is like a dam of knowledge. It is for the people to make use of the knowledge,” he said, adding that dictionaries were necessary to retain the identity of various languages.

Commending the work of Beary, Tulu, Kannada and English scholars involved in bringing out the 874-page dictionary, Mr. Malagatti said the efforts were akin to that put in by Reverend Ferdinand Kittel on the Kannada-English dictionary.

The editorial team, Mr. Malagatti said, has brought out the close links of Beary with other languages. “No language can be independent. A language grows in association with other languages,” he said. Beary language has elements of Tulu, Kannada, Malayalam, Kodava, Hindi and Persian, he said.

B.A. Mohammed Hanif, president of the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, whose three-year term ends on August 13, said the academy spent ₹35 lakh on the dictionary.

It has 20,000 Beary words and their meanings in both English and Kannada. The academy has priced the dictionary at ₹700, he said.

Also Read: Beary-Kannada-English dictionary ready for release

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May 29,2020

Bengaluru, May 29: A cost-effective state of the art glove box testing booth for swab collection was inaugurated by Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar at Victoria hospital.

Inaugurating the specially designed booth for safer, easier and quicker testing, Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar said that the portable booths can be used at border check posts and hot spots.

"The testing method involves the collection of samples from inside a box of aluminium and glass. The suspected corona virus-infected individual, whose samples are being taken, has to walk up to the booth and stand in front of the glass exterior. The healthcare worker inside the kiosk collects the sample and then, follows the sanitisation process before proceeding to take the next sample. The collection process, fully contactless, gets over in five minutes," the Minister said.

Dr Sudhakar also said: "This booth significantly reduces manpower requirement and the need for PPE kits. The main advantages of this procedure are that it needs fewer healthcare workers and strictly adheres to the norms of social distancing. 

The booth is low-cost. Each model costs about Rs 15,000-20,000."
It is also portable and can be mounted on a vehicle and transported to any location.

It can be particularly useful for collecting samples in hot spots and border checkpoints, he added. 

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April 13,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 13: City Commissioner of police P S Harsha on Monday warned people, not to use drones illegally for filming or any other purposes.

Speaking with this regard Harsha said on Monday ,''“We have noticed that persons are illegally using drones to film Mangaluru city. If this continues, we will not only seize the drone but will also take firm legal action against the person responsible. Because Mangaluru is a sensitive place with lots of vital installations.''

He further requested the media houses also not to hire drone services for filming or any other purposes.

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July 4,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Karnataka Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Saturday that he and his family would get tested for COVID-19 after one of his security persons tested positive for the infection.

Rao's family will also be in-home quarantine for the stipulated time.

"One of my police security person has tested positive for COVID yesterday. My family members and I are getting tested now and will be in-home quarantine for the stipulated time period. None of us are showing any symptoms," he said.

The total number of cases in Karnataka stands at 19,710. Out of them, 8,805 have recovered and 293 patients have lost their lives, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Across the country, the total number of cases stands at 6,48,315. As many as 3,94,227 patients have recovered so far and 18,655 have lost their lives due to the virus.

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