MU Vice Chancellor mulls establishment of Rani Abbakka Study Centre

March 12, 2011
Mangalore, March 12: 'Abbakka Sankathana' a two day seminar on Abbakka Rani organized under the aegis of Veerarani Abbakka Utsava Samiti in association with the Kannada and Culture Department was inaugurated at Ravindra Kalabhavan in University College here on Saturday.

After inaugurating the programme, Mangalore University Vice Chancellor TC Shivashankara Murthy said the values such as social justice, communal harmony that prevailed in the regime of Rani Abbakka are relevant even today.

He said Rani Abbakka can be considered not only as a freedom fighter but also as one of the prominent social reformers.

The Utsav Committee should also work on disseminating the information on Abbakka for present and future generation, he suggested.

Mr Murthy said that he is ready to extend his support if the Committee is willing to establish a Regional Study Centre or Rani Abbakka Study Centre in Mangalore University which can throw light on the cultural, social, political and other aspects of the “Peppar Queen” Rani Abbakka's regime.

In his presidential address, Dr M Mukunda Prabhu, Historian, said that it would be better if Committee set up a permanent auditorium and a well equipped theatre adjacent to Somanatha Temple in Ullal to conduct 'Abbakka Utsavas'.

Dr Gayathri Navada, Syndicate Member of Hampi University said the history of Abbakka is a symbol for self respect and liberty.

However, the statue of Abbakka sitting on a horse holding sword depicts the mindset of masculine society which portrayed Rani Abbakka as man.

She said the achievements and values of Rani Abbakka should be taught in Schools and Colleges.

Dr KN Vijaya Prakash, MCC Commissioner said that the significance of commemorating the Rani Abbakka more apt in the present scenario as she had fought against Portuguese with the support with people of different faiths.

MLA UT Khader, who is the honorary President of the Committee delivered introductory speech. Prof AV Navada, Convener of the Seminar spoke.

K Jayaram Shetty welcomed the gathering while Hyder Parthippady proposed vote of thanks. Bhasker Rai Kukkuvalli compered the programme.

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January 24,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 24: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said the much-delayed Cabinet expansion will take place in the next three days.

At the Kempegowda International Airport, after his arrival from Davos, he informed that he would discuss the matter with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take a final decision on the distribution of important portfolios.

Deputy CM Ashwanath Narayna, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai and others received the Chief Minister at the airport. The issue of Cabinet expansion was kept in abeyance, ever since the spectacular victory of 12 Assembly seats for BJP, for which the by-elections were held recently. The bypolls were necessitated, following the resignation of about 17 sitting Congress and JD (S) MLAs, which resulted in the collapse of the JDS-Congress coalition government in the state.

BJP had reportedly lured the Congress and JD (S) MLAs into their camp, after promising them to give party ticket to contest the elections, as well as ministerial berths. The Chief Minister had kept as many as 16 Cabinet berths, along with plum portfolios, vacant, after forming the BJP government, with the support of the deserted Congress and JD (S) MLAs, in July last. However, the issue of Cabinet expansion had postponed on one reason or the other, as Yediyurappa was struggling to keep the promise he had made to the former Congress and the JDS MLAs, on whose sacrifice the BJP came back to power.

With the strong demand for ministerial berths within the loyal BJP MLAs, the BJP high command had reportedly advised Yediyurappa to accommodate only a few of the turncoat MLAs and strike balance between the groups.

However, Yediyurappa, who had assured the Congress and JD (S) MLAs of giving them Cabinet berths, had been in dilemma ever since and found it tough to convince the party's Central leaders.

According to party sources, the Chief Minister is not only facing problems over the expansion of his Cabinet, but is also worried over the demand for creation of more number of Deputy Chief Ministers, adding to the present list of three.

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May 18,2020

Mangaluru, May 18: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today reported two more covid-19 positive cases. One is a 30-year-old man and the other is a 55-year-old woman.

The man, a resident of Karopady in Bantwal, had returned from Raigad in Maharashtra and is under quarantine.

The woman, a resident of Yeyyadi, had fever and hence visited Wenlock hospital for test. She was diagnosed to have Severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) symptoms and later tested positive. She has been shifted to ICU. 

With this the total number of covid-19 positive cases in the district rose to 54. Among them 48 are from Dakshina Kannada and six patients are from other districts.

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May 13,2020

Mumbai, May 13: Members of the Muslim community helped in performing the last rites of their 72-year-old Hindu neighbour in Sewri area here after the deceased's relatives could not reach for his funeral due to the lockdown.

Pandurang Ubale, who was paralysed since the last few months, died at his residence in Zakaria Bunder area of Sewri on Monday. He had been staying there along with his wife and son since some decades.

After his death on Monday, his relatives staying in suburban Mulund, Belapur in adjoining Navi Mumbai and Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district could not come over to his place in the wake of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

As Ubale's wife and son were unable to make all arrangements for the funeral, they informed their neighbours, who came forward to help and even prepared the bier.

A neighbour, Asif Sheikh, who attended the funeral, said, We knew Ubale uncle since a long time. He always participated in our festivals and we used to be a part of their festivities. We all came forward to bid him a farewell and helped in performing his last rites."

Last month also,some Muslim men carried the body of a Hindu neighbour in suburban Bandra on their shoulders to the cremation ground after the deceased's relatives were unable to attend the last rites due to the lockdown.

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