Yakshagana veteran Chittani Ramachandra Hegde is no more

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October 3, 2017

Managluru, Oct 3: Veteran Yakshagana artiste Chittani Ramachandra Hegde passed away at a private hospital in Manipal on Tuesday night, due to pneumonia. He was 84.

He was the first among Yakshagana artistes to receive Padma Shri award. A school dropout who studied up to Class 2, Ramachandra Hegde performed Yakshagana for nearly seven decades and won a national award.

He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. The last rites will be conducted at his village Guddekeri, 19 km from Honnavar, in Uttara Kannada on Wednesday.

Ramachandra Hegde became unconscious after performing the role of Shantanu in “Bheeshmotpatti” prasanga (episode) in Bangaramakki on September 26. Later, he was admitted to a hospital in Honnavar from where he was shifted to Kasturba Medical College Hospital in Manipal on September 29.

His illustrious performance became the subject matter for research works. Keshava Hegde, the author of Yaksha Sinchana, said that Ka. Vem. Shree and Vasudha Hegde obtained their Ph. D by writing on the performance of Ramachandra Hegde.

Ramachandra Hegde’s greatest strength was memorising the “prasangas” as he was not well versed in reading and writing. Many artistes of the present generation have been following the Chittani style of dance, Mr. Keshava Hegde said.

A recipient of many awards, including the Rajyotsava award, Mr. Hegde was known for performing the roles of Bhasmasura, Kaurava, Keechaka, Rudrakopa, Kamsa, Magadha and many other villain roles.

His son Subrahmanya Chittani, also a Yakshagana performer, said that Yakshagana was his father’s life.

Mr. Hegde had described Yakshagana as a “collective form” that came alive with everybody, from the veshadhari (artiste) and bhagavata (background singer) to the chande and maddale (percussion) players.

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Vinod acharya
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Oct 2017

Condolence.. God may give strength  for family to bear his loss

Mohan
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Oct 2017

Great artist. Biggest loss for us

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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: The state government today hinted that places of religious worship belonging to Hindus will be allowed to reopen from June 1, keeping social distancing and other norms in place.

In principle, the government has decided to open temples coming under the Muzrai department after Lockdown 4.0 ends on May 31. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

“Movement of people on air and rail has started. We have been receiving repeated pleas from devotees that temples should be opened. When this was discussed with the CM during a review of the Muzrai department, it was decided that temples can start from June 1,” Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary told reporters. 

Poojary said all day-to-day activities will be allowed in temples. “But religious fairs and ceremonies will not be permitted,” he said. 

Mosques and churches

Asked whether his government will allow opening of mosques and churches too from June 1, he replied that they don't come under his Muzrai dept.

Howvever, government sources said this may apply to mosques, churches and other places of religious worship as well. However, this decision will be subject to whether or not the Centre will allow places of religious worship to be open for the public after Lockdown 4.0, an official said. 

All places of religious worship have been closed for the public ever since Karnataka enforced a state-wide lockdown on March 24 to contain COVID-19. 

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May 2,2020

Bengalur, May 2: Two people died of COVID-19 in Karnataka on Saturday taking the toll in the state to 25, whereas nine more tested positive for the virus, pushing the tally to 598, the health department said. Two deaths were reported in Bidar and Bengaluru urban, the health department said in a statement.

An 82-year-old person with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness died in Bidar. While the second fatality was a 62-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hyper-tension, renal failture and was on multiple myeloma on chemotherapy, in Bengaluru. He too had complained of breathlessness on April 30 and died on Saturday at the designated hospital.

Among the nine new cases, two each are from Tumakuru, Vijayapura, one each from Bidar, Chikkaballapura, Belagavi, Bagalkot and Bengaluru urban. Cumulatively, 598 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and it includes 25 deaths.

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: Following the incessant rain for last few days and subsequent landslides reported at various places along Charmadi Ghat, the movement of vehicles been banned for two days. 

Charmadi Ghat road connects Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamagaluru districts on National Highway-73. The fresh landslides caused cracks on the road and uprooted many trees. 
Officials have closed Charmadi as well as Kottigehara check posts as a precautionary measure.

Belthangady tahsildar Mahesh J confirmed that multiple landslides have hit Charmadi Ghat road.

"The road has been closed for vehicular movement as the officials are at the spot to clear landslide debris. As a precautionary measure, vehicular movement has been banned as there are chances of further landslides," he said.

Hundreds of commuters who were stuck on various stretches of the ghat following a landslide between Maleyamaruta and Alekan falls in Chikkamagaluru district have been rescued.

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