Udupi, February 1: Higher Education Minister Dr VS Acharya has assured to consider the demand for setting up units of Mangalore University and Sanskrit University, in Udupi.
He was replying to the demands made before him by Prof Muralidhar Upadhya Hiriadka, President of Rathabeedi Geleyaru, Udupi, at the Bannanje Ramacharya Commemoration programme, organized by Rathabeedi Geleyaru, in association with Green Park Central School, Hiriadka and Vidyaniketan Public School, Kaup, here on Tuesday.
On the occasion Dr Acharya released the book 'Bannanje Sri Ramacharya (Vyakthi-Kruthi-Smruthi)' authored by Muralidhar Upadhya Hiriadka.
Managing Editor of Taranga weekly Sandhya S Pai honoured K Seetharam Acharya and Dr M Anantha Padmanabha Bhat with the Sanskritha Puraskar, N Gururaj with Vishesha Puraskar, journalists Srikara Bhat, BM Basheer, Gajana Umesh Bhat and P Hillary Crasta with Patrika Puraskar.
Scholar Bannaje Govindacharya presided over the programme.
Convener of the programme UR Sabhapathi welcomed the gathering.
Putthige Mutt pontiff Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, Chairman of Vidyaniketan Group of Educational Institutions KP Acharya and others were present.
Hubballi, Jan 28: Charting that the Bharatiya Janata party’s Central leaders have not given a free-hand to the Chief minister B S Yediyurappa on the issue of expansion of Cabinet, former Chief minister and the Congress leader Siddaramaiah had opined that 'it has hampered the State’s development'.
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