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Kasaragodu Chinna appointed Konkani Academy chairman

September 7, 2011

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Kasragod, September 7: Theatre personality, film actor and director Kasaragodu Chinna has been appointed the chairman of the Karnataka Konkani Academy.

Chinna is known as the ambassador of Kannada culture and theatre in Kasargod. The announcement came just when he was busy with the directorial work of his Konkani film 'Ujwadu'.

Mr. Chinna had carved his niche in the world of Kannada theatre through his experiments such as Lorry Nataka, Geetha Sangeetha Ratha and Yaksha Theru.

The recently released tri-lingual book of plays had given him immense acclaim and had been staged both in India and abroad. The books titled Samhara (Kannada), Kaas Patherundu (Tulu) and Aylore Aylo (Konkani) were released in seven districts of Karnataka.

He has translated P. Lankesh's 'Siddathe' into Konkani (Karmadheena) and N.N. Pillai's Malayalam work 'Good night' into 'Aa Kshana' into Kannada. His other translations include “Yeklo Aneklo” and “Ganti”.

Having acquired fame with his pseudonym Chinna, Srinivasa Rao Achar has also acted in films over the decades from Ravana Rajya to Nanu Nanna Kanasu.

He has also contributed to the richness of Kannada culture and folklore through his multiple talents as a moderator, speaker and a radio artiste. He has also staged several programmes in the Gulf countries. He is a gold medal winner from the Adarsha Film Institute in Bangalore.

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June 10,2020

Puttur, June 10: Passengers of a KSRTC bus had a miraculous escape while driver and conductor suffered minor injuries after it fell on a house below 25ft.

Police said that except for some minor injuries to the driver and conductor none of the 21 passengers were hurt.

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The roof and walls of the house on which the bus fell was partially damaged.

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Bengaluru, May 4: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said that the free bus service for migrant workers has been extended by two days in the state.
 
The service was supposed to end on Tuesday, but it has now been extended till Thursday.
 
The Chief Minister has appealed to workers and other people that they can return to their hometowns without having to gather in large numbers at bus stops.
 
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He said in a press release that everyone will be provided with free meals and water before the journey.

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