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Hand-made artifacts showcase India's culturally enriched regions

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December 6, 2013

Mangalore, Dec 6: A ten-day exhibition featuring the rich and varied art and craft traditions from various parts of India,'Cottage Mela 2013' organised by Central Cottage Industries Emporium (CCIE) was inaugurated here on Friday, providing a platform for the cultural and artistic interchange between artisans and customers.

The exhibition-cum-sale was inaugurated by owner of Woodlands Hotel, Mangalore Ramesh Bhat in the premises of the hotel.

Several customers were seen interacting with artisans from Rajasthan, Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad and other parts of the country, admiring hand-made art objects and jewellery.

Exquisitely-made handicrafts such as silver jewellery, ethnic show pieces made from terra-cotta, paintings, metal ware, woodcraft, show pieces made of marble dust from Tamil Nadu, pottery, lamps, Kashmiri hand-woven carpets, hand-crafted wooden furniture, brass and bronze idols and semi-precious stone jewellery were on display at the exhibition.

The sale also presented several kinds of textiles such as handloom and cotton sarees and dresses, kurtas, jackets and scarves from Bihar, Rajasthan, Lucknow and Kashmir.

Apart from the special attraction of hand-knotted carpets, handmade silver jewellery made by artisans from Kashmir caught the fancy of women who walked into the mela.

Another crowd-puller were exquisite art products and show pieces creatively made out of terra-cotta that were kept on display by Mangalorean Merlin Raskina, who has been making show-pieces and conducting exhibitions from the past 20 years.

The mela will be open till December 15 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For further details, contact Inayath Shah – 9448071867.

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June 28,2020

Bengaluru,  Jun 28: Sixteen deaths due to COVID-19 and 1,267 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Karnataka, according to information provided by the State Health Department.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka has reached 13,190, including 783 cases from Bengaluru Urban. While 7,507 patients have been discharged after treatment, 207 deaths have been reported, said the health department.

With 19,906 new cases, the highest single-day spike so far, India's COVID-19 count touched 5,28,859 including 2,03,051 active cases, 3,09,713 cured/discharged/migrated, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 410 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours and the cumulative toll reached 16,095 deaths. 

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July 24,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 24: Karnataka Government on Friday issued an order regarding the refixation of rates for RT-PCR testing and Rapid Antigen testing for private laboratories in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state induced Task Force Committee has revised the rate of RT-PCR testing to cost Rs 2,000 per test and Rapid Antigen testing for private samples to cost Rs 700 per sample.

Ceiling rate for private samples in private laboratories including screening test and confirmatory test is Rs 3,000 per test, read the order

The cost is inclusive of the price of Personal protective equipment (PPE) kit, stated the government in the order.

Karnataka has reported 5,007 new COVID-19 positive cases and 110 deaths on Friday.

The total number of cases stands at 85,870 including 52,791 active cases and 1,724 deaths, added the state Government.

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January 8,2020

Udupi, Jan 8: Senior journalist Raviraj Valalambe passed away due to suspected cardiac arrest on Tuesday night at his residence in Kinnimulki, here. He was 50.

Raviraj was rushed to a hospital after he complained of chest pain. He breathed his last on way to medical facility.

He was the director of Prime TV, a local Kannada news channel.

He had worked as a reporter for ETV and Suvarna News channel earlier.

He is survived by wife and two daughters.

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