CM to inaugurate Alva's Virasat 2012 on Jan 5

December 24, 2011

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Mangalore, December 24: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda will inaugurate Alva's Virasat 2012, a four-day national level cultural festival being organised under the auspices of Alva's Education Foundation, at Shobhavana at Mijar near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city on January 5.

In a press release issued here, Mohan Alva, Chairman of the Foundation, said Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dr D Veerendra Heggade, would preside over the inaugural function of the four-day event, which would conclude on January 8.

The chief guests of the evening would be President of Nitte Education Trust Dr. N Vinay Hegde, Managing Director of AJ Groups Of Institutions A J Shetty and industrialist Shashi Kiran Shetty. Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mulki-Moodbidri MLA Abhay Chandra Jain and MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik would be guest of honour among others.

The Alva's Virasat Award 2012 will be conferred on Padmashree Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarthi of Kolkata on this occasion, he said.

Varna Virasat

As part of Alva's Virasat, 'Varna Virasat', a national level painting camp and exhibition will be held at Shobhavana from January 4 to 8, the release said.

Satyapal, eminent artist from Kerala will be honoured with Alva's Varna Virasat Award 2012. Vismaya magic troupe, finalists of reality show 'India's Got Talent' and students of Alva's group of institutions will perform magic show during the festival.

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Two die as cylinder explodes in kitchen

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January 6,2020

Ballari, Jan 6: Two members of a family were killed in a cylinder explosion at their home in Sanjeevarayana Kote, here on Monday morning, police said.

The deceased were identified as Parvathi and her daughter Huliyamma.

The incident took place when the two were in the kitchen. Fire tenders were rushed to the rescue.

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Security beefed up at airports across country after suspicious bag found at Mangaluru airport

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January 20,2020

New Delhi, Jan 20: Security has been beefed up at airports across the country after a suspicious bag was found at the Mangaluru airport on Monday.

According to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the airports in the country, a man was captured in the CCTV dropping the bag inside Mangaluru airport.

According to the CISF DIG Anil Pandey, traces of improvised explosive device (IED) have been found from the bag.

"According to CCTV footage, a suspect kept the bag at Mangaluru airport and was then seen leaving in auto while concealing his face. The suspected object was detected timely and local bomb disposal team is working on its disposal," DIG Pandey told media.

"We have found traces of IED from a bag lying at a ticket counter in Mangaluru airport, we have safely evacuated it," DIG Pandey told media.

According to sources, initial investigations have revealed that the bag contained some type of black powder.

"Initial investigation has revealed that the bag contained a black powder which seems to be explosive, though it is yet to be cleared what kind of explosive it is," sources claimed.

"After we found the suspicious bag at Mangaluru airport, a security drill has been initiated at all the airports and CISF staff have been asked to beef up security," DIG Pandey said.

Also Read: IED recovered from Mangaluru Airport defused safely; 3 teams formed to nab suspect: Top cop

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Go for quarantine or face legal action under Epidemic Diseases Act: DK top cop

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May 15,2020

Mangaluru, May 15: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police on Friday warned those who are opposing quarantine to either go for it or face legal action under Epidemic Diseases Act.

In a release here on Friday, Mr B M Laxmi Prasad said that schools and hostels have been identified for quarantining those who arrive from other states. Those, who return, will be quarantined in the respective Gram Panchayat/local bodies’ jurisdiction. The public should not panic over the quarantine facility.

The quarantine facility has been introduced in the interest of the general public. If anyone opposes or protests against such facility, then legal action will be initiated against them, he warned.

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