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Team Mangalore conquer the skies in Italy

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May 12, 2012

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Mangalore, May 12: Team Mangalore, a city-based hobby group of kite flyers, have returned home after conquering the skies in Italy.

As representatives of India, the four-member team successfully showcased cultural heritage of India to the Italians at 32nd Art Evento International Kite Festival held at Cervia, Italy, from April 21 to May 2.

This is one of the most prestigious kite festivals in the world and is organised by Claudio Capelli, renowned Italian artist.

The festival was organised by Mr. Claudio Capelli and Ms.Caterina Capelli, renowned artists from Italy.

In the festival the Team Mangalore showcased some of its best kites depicting Indian folk art to Italians, stated a press release issued here.

The event had attracted participants from over 38 countries. Many flyers of international fame around the world showcased their collection of kites.

Sarvesh Rao, Nitin Shetty, Prashanth Upadhyaya and Dinesh Holla were the four members of Team Mangalore, who participated in this mega event. This unique event was blend of kites and art where many artists showcased their talent too.

'Special Guest of Honour'

Mr.Prashanth Upadhyaya entertained the gathering by Yakshagana performance. The Italians were fascinated by the costume and appreciated the performance.

Mr.Dinesh Holla conducted live demonstration of art kites and also exhibited his line art work. People gathered appreciated the line art demonstration. In all, Team Mangalore added more colours to this unique festival by its all round performance in kite flying, cultural talent and art work demonstration.

Earlier, Team Mangalore had participated in various international kite festivals held at Canada, UK, France, Thailand, Korea, Sri Lanka, Dubai and recently it had participated in the international kite festival held at Korea.

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In the Coffee land, most of the workers at these estates are primarily from north Karnataka and neighbouring districts, including Periyapatna and Hunsur taluks in Mysuru District. Local workers are also sourced for the job as the harvest area is large.

The Kodagu district which already faced severe natural calamity during the last two years now added with the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent Lockdown, many workers have returned to their home districts, barring a few who have been working in the plantations for many years and reside in the estates themselves.

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March 7,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 7: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Ashwatha Narayana said journalists are facing a challenging task of functioning with credibility while also upholding their professional ethics in this age of globalization where monetary aspects have gained great significance.

Inaugurating the 35th state-level Journalists’ Conference at the Kudmul Rangarao Town Hall on Saturday which was hosted by the DK District Working Journalists’ Union the Deputy CM also said that journalists should refrain from giving priority to political news as that does not serve any purpose for the common man.

Dharmadhikari of the Dharmasthala Temple Dr. D Veerendra Heggade was the chief guest at the event. The souvenir brought out to commemorate the occasion was released by Taranga Editor Sandhya Pai. The Deputy CM also inaugurated a cartoon exhibition organized on the occasion.

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January 23,2020

Mangaluru: The sixth Judicial Magistrate of First Class court here today remanded techie-turned-bomber Aditya Rao to 10-day police custody.

36-year-old Rao, the prime accused in planting improvised explosive device at Mangaluru International Airport, was handed over to Mangaluru police by their Bengaluru counterparts yesterday.

He was produced before the magistrate court amidst tight security. The police sought for 15-day custody for interrogating him.

Justice Kishore Kumar, the JMFC court judge inquired Rao if he was subjected to police torture and if he had any lawyer to represent him in the case. Rao is said to have replied in the negative for these questions, it is gathered.

The judge finally decided to send the accused to police custody for 10 days.

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