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UAE’s leading artist Mangalurean Tanya Ashraf presents her work at Melange

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June 23, 2019

Dubai, Jun 23: Tanya Ashraf, Founder and Creative Director of Roxx Fashion who hails from Thumbay near Mangaluru, and renowned yogi Bharat Thakur, Founder of Artistic Yoga, together with five other acclaimed artists showcased their artwork at Melange, which was held at the Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre on the 21st of June 2019. The exhibition featured contemporary works of art, along with bronze sculptures, and was curated by Peter Gressmann, Founder of Art Forum UAE.

Tanya Ashraf exhibited select paintings that are a reflection of the Gulf region together with her signature abstract pieces that portray her own unique dynamic style. The crescendo of the evening was certainly Roxx’s fashion show, which added a twist to the event by combining art with fashion. Quoting Tanya Ashraf, “Combining art with fashion has been a natural evolution for me. By doing so I have been able to literally redefined my work and have taken it to a completely different level. Art in the traditional sense can be defined as static. Merging static art with fashion creates something tactile – resulting in pieces of wearable art that one can touch, feel and interact with, creating more of a performance, all while adding a new dimension to the art itself. I cannot claim that I intentionally set about to do so, but rather naturally progressed to where I am now. And the results as you can see, have proven to be an interesting body of work that I continue to build upon. For me fashion is part of my everyday lifestyle. Now, it is undoubtedly a form of art that is constantly evolving”.

Roxx was founded in 2006, by Tanya Ashraf and is based in Ajman, UAE. Our flagship store located on Ajman Beach Road was initially setup as a  multi-designer boutique and has since swiftly evolved into an exceptional fashion power house in its own right, with an outlook to offer a unique take on fashion that is infused with contemporary culture. Roxx’s designer dresses are known for harmoniously blending classic styles with modern creative twists, with a very fashion forward approach - to achieve that quintessential glamorous look for any occasion.

Roxx is an independent subsidiary of the BA Thumbay Group which has diverse interests in Sawmilling, Timber Trading, Retail, Education, along with significant holding in Real Estate development.

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June 23,2020

Bengaluru, June 23: A senior IAS officer allegedly, who had faced arrest in connection with I Monetary Advice (IMA) scam, today allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in the city. 

The deceased is BM Vijay Shankar. He had been arrested by special investigation team (SIT) in the I Monetary Advice (IMA) case when he was deputy commissioner (DC) Urban Bengaluru. 

He had spent few days in the jail over his alleged involvement in the IMA scam and was released on bail. The IMA case is currently being probed by Central Bureau of Investigation.

Shankar was staying in Jayanagar near Ashoka Pillar along with his family members.

Shankar was accused of taking Rs 1.5 crore to approve a report on financial irregularities, and was accused of giving a clean chit to the main accused of IMA scam, Mohammed Mansoor Khan.

The incident came to light around 8 pm. It is alleged that Shankar ended his life around 7.00 pm, when he was alone in the house. Shankar was said to be under severe depression after his name surfaced in the scam, and his subsequent arrest.

However, the exact reason for his extreme step is yet to be identified. Tilak Nagar police have taken up the case of mysterious death under CrPc and are probing further. As of now the police officials have not found any death note. A senior officer said: "once we finish the procedures of investigating the spot his body will be shifted to Victoria hospital for post mortem. The report will find out exact cause of his death".

Police commissioner Bhaskar Rao said: "We have taken up the case of unnatural death with regard to Vijay Shankar's death. Further probe will reveal more details about it".
 

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: As the stage is set for the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple construction at Ayodhya on Wednesday, retired Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde has called for the promotion of religious harmony and peaceful coexistence and respect for different faiths.

"It is a good idea to make that as an object of the temple so that there can be peace in the world," the former Solicitor General of India said when asked if the temple should be promoted as a symbol of national integration, and social and communal harmony.

Hegde said one of the most dangerous things for conflict today is religion. "In that background, there should be some effort from somebody or other to bring about peaceful coexistence, respecting each religion," the former Karnataka Lokayukta told PTI on Tuesday. "It is a good idea to start Bhumi Pujan as an indicator of that or foundation for developing harmony among various religions," he added.

The Supreme Court had in November last year paved the way for the construction of a Ram temple by a Trust at the disputed site of the Babri Masjid's demolition in Ayodhya. It also directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5- acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a "prominent" place in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh government has allotted a five-acre land in Dhannipur village in Sohaval Tehsil of Ayodhya for the mosque's construction.

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January 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Customs officials seized 1.575 kg gold, worth about, Rs 63 lakh from three passengers who arrived from Dubai here at Mangalore International Airport on Thursday.

Official sources said that in the first incident, three days back gold weighing 336.7 grams was found in possession of an inbound air passenger. The passenger who arrived by Air India flight from Dubai had concealed the gold in his socks. The value of the seized gold is estimated to be Rs 13.43 lakh.

In the other two instances that took place on January 7, gold weighing 1239 gram and worth about Rs 50.3 lakh was confiscated from two passengers who arrived from Dubai by Air India flight. One of the passengers had attempted to smuggle 523 gram gold in paste form.

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