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Alva's Virasat award for Hindustani singer Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty

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January 3, 2012

awardMoodbidri, January 3: Well-known Hindustani singer Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty will be conferred with Alva's Virasat award on the inaugural day of the national cultural fest to be held from January 5 to January 8 at Shobhavana, Mijar near Moodbidri.

The award will be given away by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda after inaugurating the event. The award will carry a cash prize of Rs one lakh, citation and traditional honour, said a press release.

Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggede will preside over the inaugural session.

Pandit Ajoy Chaktaborty is regarded as one of the renowned classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. He has also received Kumar Gandharva award.

In 1990, Ajoy was honored with the President's Award. No other classical vocalist of India has won this award for being the 'Best Male Playback Singer' before him.

He was one of the artistes who were invited by the Pakistan government to perform in Pakistan. He had also won gold medal from Sangeet Research Academy of Kolkata. He runs a music school named Shruthinandan in Kolkatta. He was conferred Padmashree in 2011.


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Mangaluru, Jul 17: An expert team from Bengaluru has arrived here on Friday to study the factors that have led to the sudden spurt in death due to Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka in the recent past.

The team has arrived following a request made by the district administration. The team comprising three experts has already held talks with specialist Doctors, according to official sources.

It will examine the reports on the treatment provided to the patients who have succumbed to the infection and will submit a report citing reasons for the increase in deaths, the sources added.

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May 5,2020

Mangaluru, May 5: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has denotified two containment zones, Sampya in Puttur and Thumbe in Bantwal. They were declared containment zones after one coronavirus positive case was reported from each area.

All the primary and secondary contacts of the patients have completed home quarantine period, said DC Sindhu B Rupesh.

The district administration hitherto had already denotified three other such containment zones based on a report of DHO,  after no new case was reported in the area in the last 28 days.

At present, the district has six containment zones-- Shakthinagara, Boloor, First Neuro Hospital in Mangaluru city, Uppinangady in Puttur, Kasaba and Narikombu in Bantwal taluk.

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April 17,2020

Kalaburagi, Apr 17: Hundreds of people participated in the Siddhalingeswara temple chariot festival in Chitapur village on Thursday, violating the lockdown orders.

"Today at 6.30 am, around 100-150 people had come near Siddalingeshwara temple for about 20 mintues and took part in chariot pulling procession," Superintendent of Police Lada Martin said.

A case has been registered against 20 people and further investigation is going to ascertain more details related to the religious gathering.
Meanwhile, a sub-inspector has been suspended.

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