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Painters come together to make 'Mangalore Art Hub'

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March 1, 2012

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Mangalore, March 1: The city is all set to welcome yet another art centre named 'Mangalore Art Hub' on Saturday.

The centre will be housed in Devaki Nivas at Matadakani ,1st cross in Urwa Market. Spread across 2000 sq feet the premises will be dedicated to art, announced Madhusoodan Kumar, Dr Pramila Salian and Koti Prasad Alva at a news conference here on Thursday.

On the inaugural day traditional paintings, sculptures, ceramic works, photographs will be put on display. Cultural activities will also be organized. One section of the centre will always be dedicated for displays and exhibitions. The founder of the internationally famous Progressive Artists' Group, Francis Newton, will display traditional oil paintings of Mohenjo-daro. Artworks of the members of the forum from the 1940s like K H Ara, S H Rajah and S Bakri will also be on display.

The works of 1970s popular artists like K K Hebbar, A A. Raiba, Ambadas, Kishori Kaul, Rekha Rao will also be presented. Works of present generation artists like Ramesh Rao, P S Punchithaya , Ganesh Somayaji, Dr PramilaSalian and Jagath Ammunje's will also be put on display.

The institution promoted by Madhusoodhan Educational Foundation, will also encourage budding artists by conducting training classes. It will also be a forum to hone the extracurricular talents of schoolchildren. National and International artists can also display their work. Programmes will be conducted in associations with other art forums.

The premises will also become a tourist attraction along with Sulthan Battery. The permanent gallery of the hub will be will be inaugurated by renowned artist Ramesh Rao. Artist Madhusoodhan Kumar's book on art will be released on the occasion. The portal of the hub will be launched be launched by famous artist Ganesh Somayaji. The hub is being set up in memory of Srimat Devaki Jarappa and will be supervised by Dr Pramila Salian and Poornanath.

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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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July 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 26: A total of 5,199 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths were reported from Karnataka on Sunday, the state's health department said.

With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 96,141, including 58,417 active cases and 35,838 recoveries.
So far, 1,878 deaths have been reported from Karnataka.

Meanwhile, India reported a spike of 48,661 cases and 705 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

A total of 9,46,777 tests have been done so far and the number of tests per million in the national capital stands at 49,830.

The total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 13,85,522, including 4,67,882 active cases, 8,85,577 cured/discharged/migrated, and 32,063 deaths, it added. 

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June 19,2020

Mangaluru/ Udupi, June 19: As many as 13 fresh coronavirus positive cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada on June 19, taking the total number of cases in the coastal district to 414. In Udupi, the total number of covid cases mounted to 1,050 with 11 new cases.

Four among the 13 patients in Dakshina Kannada had returned from Saudi Arabia and seven had returned from Sharjah recently. Two others were suffering from an influenza-like illness (ILI). All the 13 patients have been shifted to the designated COVID hospital in Mangaluru.

In Udupi, three among the 11 new covid patients are children. Four are Maharashtra returnees and two had come from Tamil Nadu. Five others have contracted infection from other positive patients. 

Only 98 cases are currently active in Udupi among 1,050. As many as 950 patients have been discharged from hospital. Two deaths have occurred in the district including one on Friday.

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