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Dubai to host mega Vishwa Tulu Sammelana 2018; Dr Veerendra Heggade to inaugurate

Shodhan Prasad
July 1, 2018

Dubai: Padma Vibhushana Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmastala has consented to be the chief guest of the first ever international Tulu meet ‘Vishwa Tulu Sammelana 2018’ in Dubai and he will be inaugurating the programme, presided by Padmashree Dr B R Shetty, Patron of Tuluvas in Dubai.

The day long programme is scheduled to be held on November 23, 2018 at Ice Rink, Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai and more than 4,000 Tuluvas are expected to witness this grand mega event which will be the first ever event internationally.  In the past Vishwa Tulu Sammelana’s were held in various Indian venues.

With the initial meeting Sarvotham Shetty, Chief Organiser Overseas Tuluvas, Ganesh Rai & Shodhan Prasad had in the latter’s residence it was decided to form a Core Committee to take forward hosting this mega event.  Yesterday, 29th of June, 2018 at 6 pm maiden meeting was held in Burj Khalifa Residence Tower, Multi-function Hall, Dubai presided by Sarvotham Shetty and attended by Core Committee members, Shodhan Prasad, B.K. Ganesh Rai, Dev Kumar Kambli, Alwyn Pinto, Ajmal Said, Satish Poojary, Yogesh Prabhu, Smitha Prasanna Bhat, Suvarna Satish, Jyothika Harsh Shetty & Sashi Raviraj Shetty.  Other Core Members including Afroz Assadi, N.E. Muloor, Noel D’Almeida & Lavina Fernandes were unable to attend due to some unavoidable circumstances; however they confirmed their solidarity.  Tuluva Guests from Mangalore, District Spokesman of BJP, Jithendra Kottary, Sampath Shetty & Kishore all from Lotus Properties & Developers were also present who confirmed their firm support for the event.

The entire event will be jointly presented by Gulf Tuluvas, Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkoota, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy & Overseas Tuluvas. Along with Dr. D. Veerendra Hegde the Bishop of Mangalore Catholic Community, Religious Head of Muslim Community and other well-known Preachers, Community Leaders, Ministers, Actors, Actresses, Dramatists, Writers, Poets, Singers, Stand-up Comedians, Folk Dancers, Yakshagana Artistes and many well-known performers and presenters from Tulu Nadu will be arriving to grace the occasion.

Tulu Janapada Nritya Competition will be held for Tulu Groups within Gulf Countries comprising of Oman Muscat, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & UAE and any number of entries are permitted provided the theme should be in pure Tulu language.

A memorable ‘Souvenir’ will be published in remembrance of this event and will be distributed to all Tuluvas.

Tuluvas pride will be the main theme and the presentations will include Tala Maddale, Yakshagana Natya Vaibhava, Tulu Rasamanjari, Tulu Sahitya Ghosti (kode, ini, yelle), Daivaradhane, Bhootaradane, Tulu Maadhyama Ghosti, Tulu Hasya Sanje, Tulu Kavana Vachana, Tulu Chutuku Ghosti, Tulu Ranga Bhoomi & Chalana Chitra Ghosti and Anivasi (Overseas) Tuluvara Ghosti. Importantly all these presentations will be a quick one smart and strictly humorous to keep the audience entertaining throughout. Well-known Scholars, Literatuates’, Writers, Poets & Artistes will be the main presenters.

Title for souvenir – competition

An open competition is hereby announced for Tuluvas to participate in submitting smart and attractive name with meaning for the memorable Souvenir, to be released during the programme.  All entries can be forwarded to [email protected] .  The title which will be selected will not only be used for the Souvenir but the person who provided will be honoured during the programme with prize.

Title song competition

Entries are invited from good lyricist/composers to submit a good TITLE SONG/MUSIC which should not be more than 30 seconds.  The participants can submit their entries to [email protected] and the selected entry provider will be honoured during the programme.  The said clipping will be broadcasted all over the social media

Organizers hereby request all the Community Heads, Members and Tuluvas in the Gulf to come forward wholeheartedly and support this mega event.  Contributions from all Tuluvas are expected to make this event a grand success. A separate request will be sent to various associations in the coming days and more information’s will be posted from time to time in the media.

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Juliet
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Tuesday, 18 Sep 2018

Kind Attn: To whom it may concern

 

Dear Sir/ Madam,

 

I have a restaurant in Karam, and would like to talk to the person concern regarding hot food stall at the above said prestigious event. Could someone advise me on it.

 

I await for your reply.

 

 

Regards,

 

Juliet Sequiera

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July 6,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 6: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that the "country will have to learn to live with coronavirus as there are no options".

Yediyurappa made the remark after paying tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram, on his death anniversary, at a ceremony in Vidhana Soudha.

"We don't have any other option, we have to learn to live with this virus. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the same thing. We have increased ambulances, we have made all arrangements to fight the pandemic. It is very important to safeguard ourselves," he said.

The Chief Minister added that the state government has made many arrangements to combat the widespread illness.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there is 23,474 number of COVID-19 cases in the state and 372 people have died due to the illness.

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June 15,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 15: A total of over 4,000 COVID patients have been discharged in Karnataka so far, as the state on Monday reported 213 new cases of coronavirus and two related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7,213 and the death toll to 88.

On Monday alone 180 patients were discharged in the state after recovery. As of June 15 evening, cumulatively 7,213 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 88 deaths and 4,135 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.

Out of the 2,987 active cases, 2,931 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 56 are in Intensive Care Units. Among the two deaths were a 65-year-old man from Dharwad, who was the contact of another patient already tested positive.

He was admitted on June 14 at a designated hospital and died the same day. The other was a 75-year-old woman from Bengaluru, diagnosed with ILI (Influenza Like Illness) A known case of Diabetes mellitus and Hypertension , she was admitted on June 13 at a designated hospital and died on June 15.

Out of 213 new cases 103 are returnees from other states, a majority of them from neighbouring Maharashtra, while 23 are those who returned from other countries.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Kalaburagi accounted for 48, followed by Bengaluru urban 35, Dharwad 34, Dakshina Kannada 23, Raichur 18, Yadgir 13, Bidar 11, Ballari 10, Koppal 4, three each from Vijayapura, Bagalkote and Shivamogga, two each from Udupi, Haveri and Ramanagara, and one each from Hassan and Davangere.

Udupi district tops the list of positive cases with a total of 1,028 infections, followed by Kalaburagi 944 and Yadgir 822.

Among discharges also Udupi is on top with total of 736 discharges, followed by Kalaburagi 459 and Bengaluru urban 329. A total of 4,49,331 samples have been tested so far, out of which 5,362 were tested on Monday alone.

So far 4,32,346 samples have been reported as negative, out of which 4,738 reported negative today, the bulletin said.

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June 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 22: The opening of Schools in the state, is unlikely before Dasara festival, as a majority of the parents are averse to send their children due to the COVID-19 scare.

According to official sources, in the State education department, a majority of parents, who were asked to give their opinion on re-opening of schools in the state, have reportedly favoured continuing the closing of schools till September.

The primary and Secondary education department had received feedback from various stakeholders including educational institutions, parents and Teachers, clocking high towards not opening the schools for the 2020-21 academic year till Dasara days.

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