Inauguration of 'Tulu Bhavana' construction held

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April 21, 2012

Mangalore, April 21: The inauguration programme for the construction of 'Tulu Bhavana' was held at Urwa stores in Mangalore on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, MLA Yogish Bhat said that already finance sanctions for the construction projects of a Rangamandira, Ambedkar Bhavana and synthetic track at Mangala Stadium in the city have been made by the government. “It would be nice if the Tulu Bhavana comes up within a year, before Akshaya Tritiya”, he said.

Mr. Bhat also announced that Rs 10 lakhs would be given to the project from the MLA fund.

Umanath Kotian, President, Tulu Sahitya Academy, thanked his predecessors for their efforts in envisaging and materializing of the concept of Tulu Bhavana. “Let us hope that it doesn't remain a mere structure of concrete and walls, but act as a platform for Tulu literature and culture to flourish”, he said.

The Tulu Bhavana will come up at an estimated cost of Rs. 6 crore. The first floor will have a cultural hall while the second floor will house a museum and a guest room too, Mr. Kotian informed.

Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Amitha Kala, Deputy Mayor, Vaman Nandavara, Former President of the Academy, Chandrahas Rai, Registrar of the Academy, were present among others.

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5 drowned while taking bath after Holi celebrations in Belagavi district

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March 11,2020

Belagavi, Mar 11: Five people drowned while taking bath at various places after celebrating the festival of colour, Holi, in the district, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Bhahubali G Mallashetty (29) native of Halaga Village in Belagavi Taluk, Prakash L Pattanashetty (23) native of karikatti village, Shashikant Anand Kolkar (22) native of Marakumbi village in Savadhatti Taluk, Vinayak Kumbar (25) from Khanapaur Taluk and Sagar Yamaji (23) from Raibag Taluk.

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Youth held for uploading porn in Karnataka

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February 6,2020

Shivamogga, Feb 6: A youth, who allegedly uploaded pornography and inappropriate videos of children on social media, was arrested by the district CEN police after a tip-off from the CyberTipline.

The accused is a resident of Sorab taluk and is said to be below 18 years. He uploaded the objectionable content during April and May last year. He was traced based on the IP address of his computer and the mobile call records shared by the investigating agencies.

He was arrested in January under the provisions of the Information Technology Act 2000 and sent to judicial custody, said police sources.

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2nd flight chattered by KSCC brings 171 stranded Kannadigas from UAE to Mangaluru

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June 27,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 27: The second flight chartered by the Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in UAE landed at Mangalore International Airport at 6 p.m. today.

The Air Arabia flight with 171 passengers took off from Sharjah international airport around 1 am (UAE Time). The flight had 18 pregnant women, 9 children, 3 infants, 8 senior citizens, 20 people with medical emergencies besides those have lost jobs, stranded visit visa holders and those who had reported deaths in their families.

KSCC had set up help desk to finalize list of passengers and guide them throughout the process. All the legal procedures were carried out smoothly.

KSCC president Mohammed Ismail accorded a warm welcome to all passengers. Rapid tests for Covid-19 were conducted before departure. Mandatory quarantine for all the passengers was arranged in three hotels in Mangaluru for a period of seven days.

KSCC office bearers Ismail, Javed, Safwan and volunteers were present at the airport during the time of departure. KSCC has expressed its gratitude to Consulate General, DC of DK district, Umar U H and Ataullah Jokkate for their support.