Kannada Sahitya Parishat poll on Sunday

April 28, 2012

Mangalore, April 27: The election to the post of president of district Kannada Sahitya Parishat and state Kannada Sahitya Parishat will be held on April 29 from 8 am to 4 pm.

There are five polling booths in Dakshina Kannada district. They are Mangalore taluk office meeting hall in Mangalore taluk, Bantwal taluk offce, Puttur taluk office, Belthangady taluk offce and Sullia taluk office, informed Tahsildar Ravichandra Nayak.

In a press release he said that, all those Kannada Sahitya Parishat members who do not possess their ID card issued by the KSP, should produce photo identity card like passport, driving license, PAN card, ID card issued by the government, bank passbook, Student ID card from a college, RTC document with photo, ration card, SC/ST/OBC cards, ID cards for ex-servicemen, ID issued for physically challenged, Sandhya Suraksha ID card, MGNREGS ID card, Yashaswini card.

In Udupi, the election will be held at Udupi taluk office and Kundapur taluk office.

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Dr Indira Heggade to preside Mangaluru Taluk Sahitya Sammelan

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January 4,2020

Mangalore, Jan 4: Writer-Researcher Dr Indira Heggade has been elected as the president of Mangaluru Taluk Sahitya Sammelan, which will be held on January 29 at St Agnes College in the City.

Dr Indira Heggade has brought out three stories, four novels and one poetry. She co-wrote 'Guttininda Sainika Jagattige' with SR Heggade.

Also, she translated 'Bantaru Vandu Samajo Samskrutika Adhyana' into English.

She is the recipient of various award given by literary and cultural organisations of Karnataka, including Janapada Academy Award, and Rani Abbakka Award.

Indira Heggade, along with receiving several awards in foreign nations, honoured with Sahitya Academy Award, Kamana Rangaswamy Dattinidhi Awards.

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Mumbai returnee tests covid-19 positive in Belthangady; DK's tally reaches 62

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May 22,2020

Mangaluru, May 22: Dakshina Kannada today reported a fresh case of coronavirus infection, taking the coastal district's tally to 62.

The new patient is a 29-year-old womon, who was under instituional quarantine monitored by the district administration in Belthangady.

She had returned from Mumbai on May 18. Her throat swabs were sent for covid-19 testing on the following day and today she received positive result.

Out of the 62 covid-19 cases detected in Dakshina Kannada so far, only 50 are residents of the district. Among 12 others 4 are from Kasaragod and 3 from Karkala, 2 each from Uttara Kannada and Mumbai, and 1 from Kalaburgi.

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Saudi Kannadigas charter flight from Dammam lands in Mangaluru

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June 22,2020

Mangaluru, June 22: A chartered flight from Dammam with more than 170 stranded Saudi Kannadiga passengers landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 8.53 pm.

The flight was chartered by Saudi Kannadigas Humanity Forum (SKHF), an unregistered NGO, which was formed recently to help the Kannadigas stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lockdown under the leadership of Zakariya Jokatte, president of Jubail unit of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KS Sheikh Karnire, Director of Expertise Contracting Co. Ltd, Saudi Arabia.

There were 165 adults and 8 infants on board the IndiGo flight. All the passengers were screened at the airport. They will be dispatched to quarantine centres after completing formalities.

SKHF had launched an online portal to assist those who were in need of emergency repatriation such as elderly people, those who lost their jobs, pregnant women and those who are in need of emergency medical treatment back home in India.

SKHF coordinated with the authorities concerned to carry out all the formalities and legal procedures in Saudi Arabia. SKHF members were present at the Dammam Airport to help the passengers during the departure.

Mr Jokatte and Mr Sheikh have thanked U T Khader, Mangaluru MLA and Dr Arathi Krishna, former deputy chairperson of NRI forum of government of Karnataka, for their help in chartering the flight.