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Govt. mulls academy for photographers

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September 17, 2012

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Mangalore, September 17: The Karnataka government is considering to establish Photographers' Academy to protect the interests of photographers, said Minister for Murzai and Ports Kota Srinivas Poojary.

He was speaking after inaugurating the 22nd Annual General Meeting of South Kanara Photographers Association (SKPA) on Sunday at JNC Auditorium at Panambur.

Stating that the proposal was still in the initial stage, he said that he would hold discussion with State Photographers Association and discuss it further with the government and the Chief Minister.

Having been a photographer himself, he said that he had similar views about the requirements of photographers association. The photographers of this generation should make full use of the new technical instruments available and bring newness in photography, he opined.

Minister Srinivas Poojary was felicitated on the occasion. President of Karnataka Photographers Association (KPA) B S Shashidhar and SKPA President K Vasudeva Rao handed over a petition. Award-winning photographers were also felicitated.

SKPA Advisor Vittal Chowta, Treasurer Jagannath Shetty, former president Karunakar Kanangi, Ashok Kumar Shetty, Shivaram Kadaba, Gopal Sullia, Sudarshan Shetty Kundapur, S C Shekhar Brahmavar, Shridhar Shettighar Udupi, Padmaprasad Jain Karkala and Praveen Kaup were present on the occasion.

SKPA President Vasudeva Rao welcomed the gathering, while H K Nayanad and Janardhan Kodavoor compered the programme.

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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: The Karnataka high court has rejected bail to a software engineer who was arrested after his sarcastic Facebook post urged people to spread coronavirus by sneezing in public over two months ago.

Mujeeb Mohammed was sacked by Infosys from the post of senior software engineer after his arrest on March 29.

Justice KS Mudagal observed the investigating officer's report and the case diary prima facie show though Mujeeb was well educated and employed, he uploaded messages which are likely to cause disharmony and panic, and are hostile to humanity at a time when the world is facing the pandemic.

The judge noted that the records indicate Mujeeb has six bank accounts, stayed in Bahrain and Kuwait for some years, was influenced by religious fanatics and anti-national ideas and that he had shared a Pakistan WhatsApp number to someone over information about Islam. The National Investigation Agency is probing his links.

Mujeeb, who is in judicial custody now, has been booked under sections 153A, 505, 270 and 109 of IPC.

His counsel submitted the maximum punishment under 153 A of IPC (causing enmity) would be three years and for other offences, it's even less. He also stated the petitioner would abide by the conditions to be imposed by the court.

However, the government pleader said probe provided leads on the petitioner's links with unorganised terrorist groups and it has to be investigated further.

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July 13,2020

Bengaluru, July 13: The results of the recently concluded II PUC examinations in Karnataka will be announced tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14, at 11:30 am.

The results, according to Primary and Secondary Education minister S Suresh Kumar, will be sent in the form of SMS-es to the registered mobile numbers of the students by 11:30 am.

Over 6.5 lakh students had appeared for the II PUC exams. 

Even though examinations for most of the subjects was completed in March, students had to wait close to three months, due to nationwide lockdown, to appear for the last exam -- for English -- which was held on 18th June.

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May 3,2020

Bengaluru, May 3: Renowned Kannada poet KS Nissar Ahmed passed away on May 3.

Winner of several awards including Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry, Rajyotsava Award, Padma Shri among others, Ahmed died at the age of 84

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