Mandd Sobhann to host World Konkani Day

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August 11, 2011
Mangalore, August 11: City based Konkani cultural organisation Mandd Sobhann, which is promoting Global Konkani Organisation or Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS) in an attempt to unite Konkanis splintered and spread around the world in different castes, creeds, regions, dialects, scripts and many other varieties will host its first Global General Assembly here on August 20.

Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday Eric Ozario, Gurkaar of Mandd Sobhann said that the Assembly would discuss and pass constitution, prepare the plan of action and budget and elect the executive committee.

Delegates representing over 100 Konkni organisation s from around the world are expected to take part in the Assembly, which will begin at 10 am at Kalaangann.

Mr Ozairo said that same evening at 5:30 pm, at St Aloysius College, I T Block Hall, 'World Konkani Day' would be celebrated.


The launch

Dr K A Ashok Pai, the world renowned psychiatrist, film maker and writer, will formally launch JKS on the occasion.

Hamsalekha, the eminent film music director and lyricist will be chief guest at the World Konkani Day celebration.

In the cultural programme, famous troupes will present folk dances, contemporary dances, brass bad and skit.

Louis J Pinto, President of Mandd Sobhann, Stany Alvares, Coordinator, Arun Raj Rodrigues, PRO and Rony Crasta, Secretary were also preset at press conference

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July 20,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 20:  Ananthapadmanabha temple at Kudupu on the outskirts of Mangaluru will be closed for devotees on the occasion of Nagara Panchami on July 25 due to Covid-19.

Ananthapadmanabha temple at Kudupu is one of the famous temples in Dakshina Kannada dedicated to Naga (Serpent God) where Nagara Panchami is celebrated in a grand way.  The temple committee said that "Nagara Panchami will be observed on July 25. To avoid large gatherings, the entry of devotees is banned. The devotees should not visit the temple, thereby extend cooperation with the temple committee."

On the day of Nagara Panchami, no sevas, theertha and prasadam will be distributed. There will be no mass feeding as well.

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Bengaluru, Jan 3: The Karnataka high court on Thursday issued notices to the Railway Board and the South Western Railways on a petition seeking review of superfast surcharge being levied on passengers in Malgudi Express train.

Petitioner and Mysurubased advocate Mohammed Dastagir, in a public interest litigation claimed that as per the circular issued by the Railway Board on December 10, 2006, Malgudi Express — which runs from Mysuru to Yelehanka — is not designated as a superfast train and despite the same, the authorities are illegally collecting additional charges known as supplementary charges ranging from Rs 15 to Rs 75 from passengers.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka posted the petition to second week of February.

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January 5,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 5: Against the backdrop of Mangalore violence of December 19, Additional Director General of Police of Karnataka Amar Kumar Pandey visited the city and held a meeting with senior police officers.

According to senior police officials here on Sunday, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Muslim Central Committee had planned to hold a protest against CAA at Nehru Maidan while the SKSSF had called for anti-CAA protest at State Bank area.

Though both the protests had been called off, there was an apprehension of a repeat incident of December 19 violence and hence the ADGP visited the city at the behest of state government and monitored the situation here for the entire day on Saturday.

The ADGP was unhappy that despite initial inputs and the imposition of Section 144 in the city, the situation on that day escalated to a level where police had to resort to firing only in this city.

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