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Vijayanagara empire 'rebuilt' with light and music at Nehru Maidan

March 5, 2011

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Mangalore, March 5: The grandeur of Vijayanagara empire set up by Sri Krishnadevaraya came alive in the coastal city of Mangalore, five centuries after he ruled the empire of south India with the inauguration of two-day sound and light show at Nehru Maidan on Saturday.



The programme has been jointly organized by the Karnataka State Tourism Department, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and Dakshina Kannada district administration to mark the 500th anniversary of the coronation of the renowned king.


Speaking after inaugurating the programme, District incharge minister Krishna J Palemar said it was necessary to understand the glorious past of the Vijayanagara Kingdom in order to motivate the younger generations.

Mnagalore Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, MLA UT Khader, DC Subodh Yadav, DK District Sahitya Parishat president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, additional DC Prabhakar Sharma, assistant Director of Tourism Department Mahesh Kumar, were among the chief guests.

The entry is free for thel visitors on both the days.



The 70-minute sound-music programme titled 'Rayaratha', stole the hearts of the visitors on the first day as it chronicled the rise and fall of the Vijayanagara kingdom including the birth of Krishnadevaraya, coronation, marriage, friendship with British, stone chariot, Ugra Narasimha, Vithat's temple, Viroopaksha temple, Hampi Bazar, elephants' mouth, Anjaneya peak, sister rock and other memorials.
Large number of enthusiastic crowd, including children and women, attended the first day's programme, which was inaugurated in a unique manner by lighting a torch.

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April 13,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 13: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today held a review meeting with his cabinet colleagues and senior officials regarding prevailing coronavirus situation and several other important issues in the state.

Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar was also present at the meeting. The possible situation once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted was discussed along with the financial status of the state government and how to mobilise additional resources, sources said.

The Chief Minister also appealed to sugar factory owners to clear the pending payment to the tune of Rs 2834 crore to farmers in 11 districts. He also said that the government has released Rs 45 crore compensation to farmers for loss of paddy crop in Raichur and Koppal District due to hailstorm based on a report submitted by District Collectors.

Amid the lockdown distribution of free milk to the poor will also be continued for one more week, sources added.

The meeting also decided to speed up disposal of cases related to the regularisation of unauthorised constructions which are pending before the High Court and Supreme Court.

In addition to this, the government is planning to auction more than 12,000 corner sites lying idle in Bengaluru. An amendment to the law governing permission to allow sites in private and co-operative housing societies will be made. Hundreds of societies are waiting for approval from the government for releasing the sites, sources said.

It was also decided to utilise Rs 1,000 crore available at Rajiv Gandhi Health University to upgrade medical college hospitals.

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June 10,2020

Udupi, June 10: Philanthropist and businessman Haji P K Abuswalih Kannangar passed away today at a private hospital in Mangaluru. He was 85. 

He was a resident of Pombathota house at Kannangar in Kaup taluk of Udupi district.

He was the proprietor of Green Store in Mudigere for past five decades and also was a coffee planter. 

He had served as the president of Muhayaddin Juma Masjid at Mudigere Hand-post in the past. He was also former president of Mudigere Taluk unit of Indian National Congress.

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March 21,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Saturday said that all the IT companies in the state have agreed to close their offices and have also allowed some employees to work from home in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

"IT companies agreed to close their offices and allow employees, except for those discharging essential services, to work from home during a video conference with companies' representatives yesterday," said Narayan.

The Deputy Chief Minister said a circular regarding it will be issued soon.

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