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Biruva Javaner organizes first ever Shanishwara Pooja Talamaddale in Muscat

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April 12, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Biruva Javaner, the local Billava community group of Oman organized Sri Shanishwara Mahathme Talamaddale performance and pooja at Darsait Sri Krishna Temple auditorium on Saturday, 7th April 2018. About 1200 devotees of this Tulunadu tradition and Yakshagana fans attended this first ever Shanishwara Pooja performed in Oman.  

Biruva Javaner started out as a WhatsApp group and has been functioning as a friends collective actively spearheading various social, religious and service initiatives. As there was a need for having a religious programme along with entertainment to being the members together, Sri Shanishwara Pooja was organized under the leadership of entrepreneur and organizer  Guruprasad, Nithin, Vijayakumar, Shivananda and the youth of Biruva Javaner.

Members of Sri Shanishwara Bhaktha Vrinda Mandali, Pakshikere, the popular Talamaddale troupe of Mangalore which has given numerous performances at various places including Dubai and Abu Dhabhi was invited to Muscat to perform during the Shani Pooja.    

The Shani Pooja was performed by Purohit Sri Ravi Bhat Padubidri with Sri Dayanand Poojary and Smt. Ranjani Dayanand as the presiding couple. The Yakshagana backstage artistes included Satish Shetty Bondel, Padmanabha Shettigar, Bhaskar Bhat Kateel, and the stage artistes were Kadri Navaneeth Shetty, Seetharam Kumar Kateel, Dinesh Shetty Kavalakatte, Vijaya Kumar Shetty Molottu and Prasanna Shetty Attur. During the Deepak Raga episode the ladies performed seva with lamps. Litterateur Muddu Moodubelle and R. K. Bangera were the chief guests.

The artistes and the chief coordinator of Sri Shanishwara Bhaktha Vrinda Mandali, Padmanabha Shettigar Pakshikere, were felicitated by presenting the emblem of Oman.

Kadri Navaneeth Shetty enlightened the gathering regarding the significance of Shani Pooja. This event which saw hundreds of devotees participating in the Shani Pooja by squatting for the carpet for over five hours shows the deep interest and religious devotion of the Muscat based expatriates. Biruva Javaner group’s organizing abilities were highly appreciated by all.

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June 28,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Karnataka Minister for Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar faced criticism by netizens after he shared a TikTok video sent by his daughter and wife, who are currently undergoing treatment in a COVID-19 facility.

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Dr Sudhakar’s father, his wife and daughter who tested positive for Covid-19 has been admitted to a designated facility and in order to make his birthday memorable, his daughter sent him greetings through TikTok video.

When the minister shared the TikTok video, people pointed out that the minister should know better and that he should urge his family to boycott the Chinese video-sharing platform and lead by example.

Many were miffed that a BJP leader put up a TikTok video at a time when tensions are running high between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

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March 2,2020

Kundapur, Mar 2: A 43-year-old man was arrested by the local police in Udupi district after he allegedly raised pro-Pakistan at Mini Vidhana Soudha in Kundapur today morning.

The man has been identified as Raghavendra Ganiga (43), a resident of Kody in Kundapur. He was working as a Hindi teacher in a private school in the town a few years ago.

According to sources, Ganiga arrived at the Mini Vidhana Soudha at around 10 am and scaled the steps to the building raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans repeatedly.

He continued to raise slogans on the corridor and after entering a hall.  A few people recorded this drama on their mobile phones and informed the police.

Later, Kundapur tahisldar filed a written complaint against with the local police, who took Ganiga into custody.

According to police, Ganiga was under depression after his wife deserted him and left him with their only child.

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"No fire incident reported and the situation is under control now," the fire department said.

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