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Umanath Kotyan takes over as Tulu Academy president

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December 12, 2011

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Mangalore, December 12: Artist turned politician Umanath A Kotyan on Monday formally took charge as the new president of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy.

Interestingly, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, one of the most powerful RSS leaders of South India, was present among others in the ceremony held at Academy office in the city.

The Karnataka State government had last week appointed him to succeed Palthady Ramakrishna Achar, whose term as the president of the prestigious Academy had ended on October 10.

Speaking after assuming the new office, Mr Kotyan promised to take forward the agenda for Tulu that his predecessor laid down.

The agenda includes taking work of Tulu Bhavan to its logical end and strengthening the cause of teaching Tulu as an optional subjects in schools in Karnataka.

A full-fledged team of 10-members too formally assumed the office along with the president. The members include Jagannath Shetty Bala, Padmanabh S Bhat, Thukaram Poojary, Prabhakar Shetty, Kadri Navaneeth Shetty, BV Suryanarayana, Ramesh Kalmadi, Yadava Karkera, Manjula Shetty, and Durgakumar Nayarkere.

Basically a state artist, Umanath is an amateur actor, director and story writer and has dabbled in this field for the last two decades. He is also the vice-president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party.


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July 26,2020

Bellary,  Jul 26: A 100-year-old woman resident of Huvina Hadagali town in Bellary district, Karnataka, recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus earlier this month.

"Doctors treated me well. Along with regular food, I was eating an apple a day. The doctors are giving me tablets and injection, and I am healthy now. COVID-19 is like a common cold," said Hallamma while speaking to news agency.

The woman's son, daughter-in-law, and grandson had also tested positive for the virus, and the family was treated at their home.

According to health department officials, her son works at a bank and had tested positive on July 3, after which Hallamma tested positive on July 16; the 100-year-old reported negative for the virus on July 22.

Meanwhile, the covid-19 death toll in the country rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day on Sunday. The number of tests for detection of covid-19 has crossed the 16-million mark in the country.

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A woman suffered critical injuries after a speeding car knocked down her scooter and then ran over her at Kadri Kambla Junction in the city today.

The woman identified as Vanishri Bhat (22) a resident of Kedila from Puttur. 

A CCTV footage of the accident, which went viral on social media, shows the car hitting the scooter, pushing the woman on road for a couple of meters before climbing over her.

The car stopped when she was under it. A few people including a policeman lifted the car from the front and rescued the woman. 

She was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader’s car which was passing through that way. 

She has suffered critical injuries on her head, ribs, hands and legs, sources said. She is reportedly responding to treatment. 

It may be recalled that in December last year a lorry-auto accident at the same spot claimed life of a 56-year-old teacher while the auto driver miraculously survived. Following the accident, speed breakers were installed at the junction.

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April 23,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 23: An elderly woman who was tested positive for COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada district today breathed her last.

The deceased is a 77-year-old woman from Bantwal taluk. 

She is said to be a close relative of the Bantwal woman who died of COVID-19 on April 19.

She was shifted to govt Wenlock Hospital which is now converted into COVID-19 hospital on April 22 from a private hospital.

Her throat swabs were sent for testing. Health and family welfare department earlier today confirmed that she was tested positive for coronavirus.

Within hours she breathed her last without responding to any treatment. 

So far 17 corona positive cases have been confirmed in the district including two deaths. Most of them have returned home after recovering.

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