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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 5,2020

Bengaluru, May 5: Karnataka Education Minister, S Suresh Kumar on Monday announced that the SSLC exams will be held as soon as possible, the officials have been asked to be prepared.

The guidelines have been given by the Primary Education Minister to all Deputy Directors of Education departments.

"Sanitisers, masks, screening, and all guidelines will be followed at exam halls," said Kumar in a statement.

Meanwhile, Karnataka has reported 651 COVID-19 positive cases so far, said State Health Department said on Monday.

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January 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 8: In an operation, forest officials of Puttur has arrested two persons as many elephant tusks at Puduvettu in Belathangadi taluk of Dakshina Kannada.

Forest officials said on Wednesday the accused nabbed last night were identified as PK Dinesh from Madikeri and V Kumar from Hassan district.

Both were caught while trying to sell tusks the value of which was estimated to be lakhs.

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March 27,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 27: A 65-year-old coronavirus patient who died in Karnataka this morning after apparently contracting the infection on a train ride has raised concern about community transmission of the highly contagious disease.
The man, the 60th coronavirus patient in Karnataka, died in Tumakuru. It is not known for certain how he caught the virus. The Karnataka Health Department has posted a notice on Twitter asking whoever travelled with him on train to come forward.

He had no history of recent foreign travel but had apparently traveled to Delhi on March 5 by Sampark Kranti Express and returned on March 11.

On March 7, he arrived at Delhi's Nizamuddin station and participated in an event at Jamia Masjid.

The man took a train back on March 11 and arrived at Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru. From there, he took a bus on March 14 to his hometown Sira.

He first showed symptoms of COVID-19 on March 18 and was taken to a private hospital. He was sent home with medicines but his condition worsened.

On March 23, he was admitted to a district hospital, but checked himself out against all advice and went to a private hospital. When his health showed signs of deterioration, he was again sent to the district hospital, where he tested positive for coronavirus yesterday. He died around 10.30 am today.

The health department has since traced 24 people who came in direct contact with him and are so, in the high-risk category. Thirteen are in hospital and eight have tested negative.

"All passengers who had travelled with him on the train are being traced," K Rakesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Tumakuru, was quoted as telling news agency ANI.

A 70-year old woman and a 76-year old man had died of coronavirus or COVID-19 earlier in Karnataka.

India has over 700 coronavirus cases, including 17 deaths.

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