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Writer, thinker, entrepreneur, philanthropist Abdul Raheem Teekay passes away at 65

coastaldigest.com web desk
February 15, 2019

Mangaluru, Feb 15: Abdul Raheem Teekay, a well-known writer, thinker, activist and advocate of communal amity in coastal Karnataka passed away after a brief illness today at his residence in the city.

The 65-year-old philanthropist is survived by his wife, two children, four brothers and a large number of relatives, friends and fans.

A tweet-heart and social media enthusiast who always tried to bridge gaps between people, Raheem Teekay was a successful businessman and managing director of Teekays Corporate Concepts Pvt Ltd.

His writings in Kannada and Beary languages have earned him many fans. He translated Paulo Coelho’s international bestseller The Alchemist into Kannada. It was released as Rasavadi in 2015. His anthology of Beary poems Mallige Balli was released in 2014. His several English articles were published on coastaldigest.com too.

He was one of the pioneers of Beary literary and cultural movement. He was the founder president of Kendra Beary Sahitya Parishat.

Born in Jokatte as the second son of Bava Abdul Khader and Salma couple, Raheem Teekay was brought up in Bajpe. For past several decades he was residing in Mangaluru city. By establishing Salma Bava Foundation, he has helped hundreds of children from poor families in coastal Karnataka.

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Jalal UK
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Friday, 15 Feb 2019

A rare human being. In spite of all his social service, philanthropic activities and social media engagements, he spent most of his time with his family members. His demise is a big loss to all who know him.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: A youth was killed and three others injured as a pillar of an old temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru fell on them as they and five others dug under it in search of treasure, police said on Saturday.

"One treasure hunter got crushed under a pillar, three suffered injuries and have been hospitalised while five are on the run," a police official said.

The incident occurred at a centuries-old Anjaneya temple in Hindiganala village near Hoskote, around 50 km away from the city, on Thursday night.

Suresh, 23, got crushed to death while Manjunath, 23, Srinivas, 22, and Sebastian Raja Rathna, 22, were injured.

Following the unexpected accident, the injured treasure hunters called a 108 ambulance, leading to the entire incident coming to light.

The ambulance staff helped the youth stuck under the temple pillars and took them to hospital.

Police have registered a case under various sections of the Ancient Monuments Act, the Karnataka Treasure Trove Act, and the Indian Penal Code.

According to the official, local youth the village as well as a nearby village were involved in the hunt.

Police are on the lookout for the five treasure hunters on the run.

However, the police official said that it was an old ruined temple and there was nothing there.

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January 15,2020

Mangalore, Jan 15: In one of the biggest seizure of gold in the new decade, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths here have seized five kg of gold valued at Rs two Crore from the Air Cargo Complex at International Airport here recently.

Acting on a tip-off the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Bangalore and Mangalore in a co-ordinated effort unraveled a unique modus of smuggling of gold through Air Cargo Complex, at old airport, Bajpe Mangalore two days back, According to release issued here on Tuesday evening.

The smuggled gold was concealed in five metal sprockets which were imported by M/s Swaroop Mineral Pvt Ltd of Udupi in the name of “mining conveyor drive chain”.

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July 1,2020

Washington, Jul 1: The United States has approved four coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Stephen Hahn told reporters.

"Four vaccines have been approved for moving into clinical trials... and another six are in the pipeline for us to review," Hahn said during a press briefing on Tuesday.

The US Administration launched in May Operation Warp Speed, a joint project of Health and Defense Departments, which aims to deliver 300 million doses of a vaccine for COVID-19 by January 2021.

The country's top pandemics expert Anthony Fauci warned on Tuesday, however, that there is no certainty the United States will be able to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 that works and will be safe.

Data on vaccine effectiveness, he added, may be available in the winter or early next year.

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