Mangaluru, Mar 8: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy in association with Muslim Mahila Sahitya Sanghaon Thursday observed International Women’s Day by holding seminar, poetry meet and felicitating achievers.
Social worker Khairunnisa Sayed, young English poetess Mafazah Sharafuddin, and rank holder Ayishat Rafeeza were given a warm felicitation on the occasion for their achievements in various fields.
The event was held at Talent Research Foundation Auditorium in the city. Inaugurating the programme, Academy president Karambar Mohammed said that women deserve 50 percent reservation in the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies.
Academy members Basheer Baikampady, Husain Katipalla, Mohammed Arif Padubidri, and registrar Chandrahas Rai were present at the inaugural session.
A seminar on ‘Atrocities on women, reasons and solutions’ was held. Sameena Afshan, president of Sangha, presided over. Ruksana U presented paper. Shahanaz M and Mumtaz Pakkaladka were present.
Poetry meet
The multi-lingual poetry meet was presided over by Ayisha U K. Shameema Kuttar (Beary), Shabeena Banu Y K (Kannada), Asma Bajpe (Beary), Zulaikha Mumtaz (Beary), Felsi Lobo (Konkani), Sameena Afshan (Urdu), Roopakala Alva (Tulu), Shifa K M (Beary) recited poems. Maryam Ismaeel was moderator.
Academy member Ayisha U K welcomed. Khairunnisa and Maryam Shaheera compered the programm
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Mangaluru: Mafazah Sharafuddin, others feted on Women’s Day
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March 8, 2018
HDk's son Nikhil marries M Krishnappa's grand-niece Revathi amid lockdown
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April 17,2020
Bengaluru, Apr 17: Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, married Revathi, grand-niece of former Congress Minister for Housing, M Krishnappa, on Friday.
According to sources, more than 100 people participated in the marriage ceremony held at Kumaraswamy's farmhouse in Kethaganahally, Ramanagara.
There were around 50-60 members from former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's family and more than 30 people participated from Revathi's family, sources added.
This comes in the middle of a nationwide lockdown which has been imposed to deal with the coronavirus threat.
Earlier, HD Kumaraswamy had said that the marriage ceremony would be held behind closed doors in the presence of family members.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who contested the Lok Sabha election from Mandya, is also the national youth wing president of Janata Dal-Secular.
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Karnataka: Woman who was under house quarantine after returning from Makkah dies
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March 25,2020
Bengaluru, Mar 25: In what is suspected to be the second COVID-19 death in Karnataka, a 70-year-old woman from Gouribidanuru, who was under house quarantine for the last one week has died at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital for Chest Diseases.
The woman, who had recently returned from the Mecca pilgrimage developed fever on Tuesday afternoon. She was rushed to hospital, where she died on Wednesday morning.
Health and Family Welfare officials said that the throat swab sample of the woman had been sent to the laboratory for testing and the result was expected to come by afternoon.
Since last week, at least three cases of COVID-19 positive had been reported in Gouribidanuru in Chikkaballpura district, about 80 kms from Bengaluru.
Most of the suspects and confirmed cases had returned from Makkah pilgrimage. Even the deceased woman was one of them and had been advised house quarantine.
On Tuesday morning, she developed fever and was shifted to Gouribidanur hospital and later to Chikkaballapura hospital. By evening, she was moved to Rajiv Gandhi hospital, where she died on Wednesday morning.
The Chikkaballapura district administration has proclaimed prohibitory orders in the locality. They have also taken the woman's family members for testing.
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Mangaluru: 2 asymptomatic elderly Dubai returnees test covid positive 6 times
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June 15,2020
Mangaluru, Jun 15: The case of two elderly Dubai returnees who are being treated for Covid-19 at the Wenlock Covid-19 Hospital has left doctors perplexed.
The two aged 76 and 81 men had arrived from Dubai on May 18 and 12 respectively and are at the hospital since one month.
To everyone's surprise, six of their tests have come out positive though they have not shown any symptoms of SARS-CoV-2.
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Congratulations to All.
Expanding this type of activities and talent search in other parts of Karnataka/India is need of the hour.
Congratulations to All..Mabrook
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