Dubai to host mega Vishwa Tulu Sammelana 2018; Dr Veerendra Heggade to inaugurate

Shodhan Prasad
July 1, 2018

Dubai: Padma Vibhushana Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmastala has consented to be the chief guest of the first ever international Tulu meet ‘Vishwa Tulu Sammelana 2018’ in Dubai and he will be inaugurating the programme, presided by Padmashree Dr B R Shetty, Patron of Tuluvas in Dubai.

The day long programme is scheduled to be held on November 23, 2018 at Ice Rink, Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai and more than 4,000 Tuluvas are expected to witness this grand mega event which will be the first ever event internationally.  In the past Vishwa Tulu Sammelana’s were held in various Indian venues.

With the initial meeting Sarvotham Shetty, Chief Organiser Overseas Tuluvas, Ganesh Rai & Shodhan Prasad had in the latter’s residence it was decided to form a Core Committee to take forward hosting this mega event.  Yesterday, 29th of June, 2018 at 6 pm maiden meeting was held in Burj Khalifa Residence Tower, Multi-function Hall, Dubai presided by Sarvotham Shetty and attended by Core Committee members, Shodhan Prasad, B.K. Ganesh Rai, Dev Kumar Kambli, Alwyn Pinto, Ajmal Said, Satish Poojary, Yogesh Prabhu, Smitha Prasanna Bhat, Suvarna Satish, Jyothika Harsh Shetty & Sashi Raviraj Shetty.  Other Core Members including Afroz Assadi, N.E. Muloor, Noel D’Almeida & Lavina Fernandes were unable to attend due to some unavoidable circumstances; however they confirmed their solidarity.  Tuluva Guests from Mangalore, District Spokesman of BJP, Jithendra Kottary, Sampath Shetty & Kishore all from Lotus Properties & Developers were also present who confirmed their firm support for the event.

The entire event will be jointly presented by Gulf Tuluvas, Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkoota, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy & Overseas Tuluvas. Along with Dr. D. Veerendra Hegde the Bishop of Mangalore Catholic Community, Religious Head of Muslim Community and other well-known Preachers, Community Leaders, Ministers, Actors, Actresses, Dramatists, Writers, Poets, Singers, Stand-up Comedians, Folk Dancers, Yakshagana Artistes and many well-known performers and presenters from Tulu Nadu will be arriving to grace the occasion.

Tulu Janapada Nritya Competition will be held for Tulu Groups within Gulf Countries comprising of Oman Muscat, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & UAE and any number of entries are permitted provided the theme should be in pure Tulu language.

A memorable ‘Souvenir’ will be published in remembrance of this event and will be distributed to all Tuluvas.

Tuluvas pride will be the main theme and the presentations will include Tala Maddale, Yakshagana Natya Vaibhava, Tulu Rasamanjari, Tulu Sahitya Ghosti (kode, ini, yelle), Daivaradhane, Bhootaradane, Tulu Maadhyama Ghosti, Tulu Hasya Sanje, Tulu Kavana Vachana, Tulu Chutuku Ghosti, Tulu Ranga Bhoomi & Chalana Chitra Ghosti and Anivasi (Overseas) Tuluvara Ghosti. Importantly all these presentations will be a quick one smart and strictly humorous to keep the audience entertaining throughout. Well-known Scholars, Literatuates’, Writers, Poets & Artistes will be the main presenters.

Title for souvenir – competition

An open competition is hereby announced for Tuluvas to participate in submitting smart and attractive name with meaning for the memorable Souvenir, to be released during the programme.  All entries can be forwarded to [email protected] .  The title which will be selected will not only be used for the Souvenir but the person who provided will be honoured during the programme with prize.

Title song competition

Entries are invited from good lyricist/composers to submit a good TITLE SONG/MUSIC which should not be more than 30 seconds.  The participants can submit their entries to [email protected] and the selected entry provider will be honoured during the programme.  The said clipping will be broadcasted all over the social media

Organizers hereby request all the Community Heads, Members and Tuluvas in the Gulf to come forward wholeheartedly and support this mega event.  Contributions from all Tuluvas are expected to make this event a grand success. A separate request will be sent to various associations in the coming days and more information’s will be posted from time to time in the media.

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Juliet
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Tuesday, 18 Sep 2018

Kind Attn: To whom it may concern

 

Dear Sir/ Madam,

 

I have a restaurant in Karam, and would like to talk to the person concern regarding hot food stall at the above said prestigious event. Could someone advise me on it.

 

I await for your reply.

 

 

Regards,

 

Juliet Sequiera

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July 4,2020

More than 500 flights are expected to be operated in the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, the “paid evacuation” mission of the government of India during covid-19 crisis.

This includes both Air India and private carriers who are ramping up their operations in a big way. 

Air India will be operating 170 flights till 15th of July to and from 17 countries, including Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Philippines.

Private airlines such as IndiGo and GoAir will have significant participation in the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission. 

The Civil Aviation Ministry said that among others, Indigo will operate 238 flights from Qatar and 219 flights from Kuwait. GoAir will operate 41 flights from Kuwait. Phase Four will particularly focus on countries where there still are a large number of Indians who have registered to return.

Meanwhile, a record five lakh stranded Indians have returned safely to India under the Mission till now. The operations commenced on 7th May and in less than two months, nearly five lakh four thousand stranded Indians from 137 countries have returned to their homes.

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July 1,2020

The United States of America has bought almost the entire world's supply of remdesivir, one of just two drugs proven to treat COVID-19. 

“President Trump has struck an amazing deal to ensure Americans have access to the first authorised therapeutic for Covid-19,” said the US health and human services secretary, Alex Azar. 

“To the extent possible, we want to ensure that any American patient who needs remdesivir can get it. The Trump administration is doing everything in our power to learn more about life-saving therapeutics for Covid-19 and secure access to these options for the American people.”

The announcement implies that no other country in the world will be able to buy remdesivir for next three months at least.

The anti-viral drug patented by the US-based Gilead biotech firm is the only one approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat patients with the novel coronavirus.

The Trump administration has already shown that it is prepared to outbid and outmanoeuvre all other countries to secure the medical supplies it needs for the US.

“They’ve got access to most of the drug supply [of remdesivir], so there’s nothing for Europe,” said Dr Andrew Hill, senior visiting research fellow at Liverpool University.

Remdesivir, the first drug approved by licensing authorities in the US to treat Covid-19, is made by Gilead and has been shown to help people recover faster from the disease. 

The first 140,000 doses, supplied to drug trials around the world, have been used up. The Trump administration has now bought more than 500,000 doses, which is all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September.

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Bantwal, Apr 27: Following the meeting at a guest house here, district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary instructed the officials to stringently impose the lockdown in the taluka.

He stated that there will be no relaxation and exemptions in Bantwla till May 3 and ASHA workers will be continuing surveying houses in Bantwal Kasba and Narikombu.

Two people have already died from COVID-19 in the taluka and two new cases were reported in the past week.

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