NITK gears up for 27th national convention of SPIC-MACAY

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December 3, 2011

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Mangalore, December 3: National Institute of Technology - Karnataka, Surathkal here will be hosting the 27th national convention of Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC-MACAY) from May 30 to June 3, 2012.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, Prof Sandeep Sancheti, the Director In Charge, NIT-K said that the Mangalore chapter of SPIC-MACAY is organising a 'Mohan Veena' concert by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt at Sharada Vidyalaya here as a curtain raiser to national convention on December 5.

He said, national convention of SPIC-MACAY is a week-long mega event which will be attended by nearly 1500 students from more than 200 chapters spread over India and abroad. Maestros of various classical and folk art forms will be invited to perform in this event.

The unique feature of this event is the crafts village, with 20 craftsmen from all over the country. There will also be 30 workshops/intensives by renowned artists in the area of classical dance, folk dance and classical music. The intensives are planned to give students an opportunity to experience traditional Guru-Shishya type of learning. Ten renowned craftsmen and ten intensives will be devoted to Karnataka and coastal region. Yakshagana makeup and puppetry will be introduced in the intensives and few more popular folk forms of Karnataka like Dollu kunitha will also be presented, he said and added “We will also have live webcast of the entire event”

Prof Sancheti said, this national Convention is proposed to be all 'Karnataka Convention' as it aims to invite participants from each and every district of Karnataka and provide opportunities for traditional folk arts and craftsmen from the state.

He also revealed that the Mangalore Chapter of SPIC-MACAY has been recognised as the best student chapter in the country. Started in 1987, it has successfully spread awareness about Indian Music and culture among the youth for 25 years uninterruptedly. NITK (KREC) has helped to organize over 1500 concerts in more than 250 institutions across coastal Karnataka and Malnad district. To celebrate the 'Silver Jubilee' of Mangalore chapter, it has been given the honour of organising the 27th national convention. Previously Mangalore chapter has hosted the national convention 1990.

He said, NITK has organised major conferences during its golden jubilee year and this is yet another mega event. The institution has sufficient infrastructural facilities like the Silver Jubilee Auditorium, Mega Hostel complex etc.

SPIC-MACAY has been awarded with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Puraskaar in 2011 for its outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The Founder and Chairperson of SPIC-MACAY, Dr. Kiran Seth received the Padma Shri award from the Government of India for his distinguished contribution to arts.

The success of this event has to be a joint effort of NITK, the hosting institute, other educational institutions, government, media, industries and philanthropists of this region, said Prof Sancheti.

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January 30,2020

Mangaluru: The police team investigating the case of bomb planting at the international airport here on January 20, took suspect Aditya Rao to several places in the city where he had frequented in the past few months, police said on Wednesday.

Police had earlier recovered a box from his bank locker at Udupi that contained a white powder which he claimed was cyanide. The substance has been sent to the Forensic Science laboratory for confirmation.

On further interrogation, Rao told police that he had a locker in a bank in Mangaluru also, where he was taken. Only some papers were seen in the locker, police said. He was also taken to the room where he stayed while he was working at a hotel in Balmatta here and to a hardware workshop from where he had purchased some spare parts, they said.

A 'live' explosive device was found in an unattended bag near a ticket counter of the departure gate of the airport here on January 20, triggering a scare before it was defused at a nearby open ground.

Police had released a picture of a man captured on CCTV camera as the suspect who placed the bomb and Rao later surrendered. Meanwhile, sources said the airport authorities got an anonymous call on Monday evening that a bomb had been planted in the airport. After thorough search, it was found to be a hoax. City police commissioner P S Harsha has warned of stringent action against those who make such calls.

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July 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 23: A city hospital here has banned woman Covid patients from wearing dupatta (long scarf) or similar garments, after two women committed suicide, said an official on Thursday.

"Two patients committed suicides with their sarees, that's why we have changed the dress code," KC General Hospital superintendent Venkateshaiah said.

As part of the new dress code, the hospital has mandated that women patients should wear operation theatre dress, even though some older patients are not in favour of it.

Incidentally, both the deceased women went to the bathroom and hanged themselves with their sarees.

Meanwhile, the hospital has also asked the neighbouring patients to be vigilant and accompany them to the washroom.

"With the advice of our psychologist, two adjacent patients have been given the precaution that whenever a depressed patient goes to the bathroom, please go with them and stand outside to take care of them," said Vekateshaiah.

Similarly, the hospital is also thinking of giving a small dose of sedation to make them sleep in the night to avoid waking up.

To rejuvenate the spirits of the patients, the hospital has arranged televisions to show them the best health practices, programmes on meditation, movies and entertainment.

"We are not showing them only news, but also good food habits, how to take care of oneself amid Covid," he said.

Amidst all these efforts, the hospital's psychologist will continuously monitor the mental health of the patients with an aim to avoid any untoward incident.

Bengaluru continues to report the highest number of Covid cases, recording 2,050 on Wednesday, raising the city tally to 36,993, out of which 27,969 are active.

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Speaking to media persons, he said that the CAA, which provides citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Christians persecuted in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, was among the things that the ABVP was fighting for.

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