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Dubai: 'Karnatakostsava-2002' on 4th October
"For the first time the Karnataka Sangha Dubai will organize a grand festival ‘KARNATAKOTSAVA 2002’ on Friday 4th October 2002 from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The event will held at Hotel Crown Plaza and is open to members for free and all the Kannadigas of the Gulf.
Be a part and witness the glimpses of the glorious cultural and traditions of the State of Karnataka in a daylong festivity.
A day with galaxy of events such as Kavi Gosti with Proff.Nissar Ahmed and elite literary luminaries; Bhava Geethe by the famous singer Puttur Narsimha Nayak; Sugama Sangeetha by Sound of Music Orchestra of Bangalore directed by Mr.Gururaj and singing star Manjula; Hilarious Kannada Mimicry by the film actor Dayanand; Spell binding Magic by M.Hiremath laced with glittering & vibrant dances by Boogie Woogie famed Hariharan & troupe.
The festive moods and the nodes will be provided by live band Saxphone artists ".
News: Our Karnataka Sangha Dubai, correspondent
Fr. Vincent
D'Souza Lions Clubs District Chairperson Padubidri, September 4: Fr. Vincent D'Souza, parish priest of Moodbidri Alangar Church has been selected as the 324-D4 lions clubs district chairperson to promote Association of International Lions Clubs President Mr. K. Fukoshima's goals and objectives for the year 2002-03 by 324-D4 District Governor Mr. Basrur Rajiv Shetty. Fr. Vincent is the Charter President of Mudarangady Lions Club and past Region Chairman, who received several International awards from Lions Clubs International for his leadership and humanitarian work for less fortunate.
Callen D'Souza, All College Exe. Committee President
Mangalore, September 4:
St. Alloysius Evening College Students' Association president Mr. Callen
D'Souza has been selected as the president of South Kanara District All
College Executive Committee. Other Christian student who got elected is:
Mr. Swadeep N. D'Souza, Sacred Heart College, Madanthyar, as one of the
Vice Presidents. More than 450 student leaders from 36 colleges were in
attendance for this election which held at Ballalbaug Tahksila
Auditorium. Promotion to
Assistant Tahashildar Mathias Udupi, September 4: Assistant Tahashildar Mrs. Mary Mathias, who was working at Udupi Assistant Commissioner's office has been promoted to Elections Tahashildar at the same office. This government press release was sent to the media for publication.
Veerappan wants Tamil activist as a mediator
Bangalore, September 5: Breaking his 12-day-long silence, Veerappan on Thursday sent another audio-cassette — his second — asking the Karnataka government to despatch jailed Tamil activist Kolathur Mani as its emissary to negotiate former minister Mr. H. Nagappa's release. The 30-minute cassette -- brought by DGP Mr. V. V. Bhaskar from Kamagere to Chief Minister Mr. S. M. Krishna's office — also has a three-minute message in Kannada from Nagappa, pleading with the Karnataka government to stop combing operations and send Mani immediately. Veerappan has threatened to kill Nagappa if this was not done. Nagappa has said he was being given food and water and was in good health. He said Veerappan had not been able to send out a message about his demands as the police had closed in around them. The second cassette has apparently come in response to Mani's AIR messages broadcast on Tuesday and Wednesday, asking Veerappan to release Nagappa on humanitarian grounds due to his age and health. Nagappa is a diabetic. Mani is now lodged in Bellary jail, where he taped the AIR message at the behest of the Karnataka government. Earlier, Karnataka Home Minister Mr. Mallikarjun M Kharge told reporters that he had heard rumours but could not confirm that Veerappan's second cassettee had reached one of Nagappa's family members. "We have no details yet," he said.
Save Rain
Water - seminar at St. Agnes College If all the water poured by rain goes into the ground, this problem will be solved by itself he said. We should think in this regard and try to save as much rain water as possible he added. In this seminar, Fr. Ronald Cutinho, Mr. Henry Valdar, Dr. Manohar Upadhya gave their opinion. Principal, Sr. Carmel Rita welcomed, Ms. Rochelle proposed vote of thanks. Ms. Jane Saldanha and Ms. Winnie Castelino compered the programme.
Parents, students urged to avoid tuitions
SIO local branch President Mr. Rafiuddin Kudroli, who presided, regretted the rampant commercialisation of education. Deploring the increasing menace of exorbitant tuition fee, he advised students and parents to create a healthy environment in educational institutions so that they need not go outside for tuition classes. Mr. Mohammad Mohsin welcomed the gathering.
'Music is gift of
god' - Fr. Alguquerque
Mangalore, September 4: "Music is a universal language which goes beyond the barriers of caste, creed and culture. It is a unifying factor and this fact has to be inculcated in the minds of the youngsters," said noted musician Fr. Walter Albuquerque here recently. Addressing the students and their parents at a cultural programme 'Kaladarshini' organised by the Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, he said that music was a gift of God for human beings to praise the glory of God. He also claimed that the secret of his youthfulness was music and called upon the budding artist's to take up music to remain young and energetic. Fr. Albuquerque was honoured on the occasion for his valuable service in the field of music. Numbers were played by the students of the guitar section and by the guest artiste Mr. Bennet Pramodhan. Fr. Denis D'Sa welcomed the gathering and called upon the students to excel in their chosen art forms.
Vaz sisters had been pleading for police security
For several years now, the sisters had sought protection from successive police commissioners. Sometimes, their request was taken seriously and sometimes not. Even Newspapers had received letters from the deceased in the past, asking for police protection. Their house, full of antiques and precious things, had come to the notice of preying burglars. The unmarried sisters had not hired a security guard, and many people in central Bangalore knew they lived without a male companion. "This could be the reason why criminals had been threatening the Vaz sisters in the past," the police said. The murder has demoralised the police force in the city, which has been at the receiving end after a spurt in armed robberies and murders. Last year, an aged landlady Ms. Minna Rasquinah and her maid were murdered in their house on Convent Road. A retired sub-inspector's wife was murdered in their Nehrunagar home in Seshadripuram under similar circumstances. Both cases are unsolved. Police Commissioner Mr. H. T. Sangliana has asked citizens to be vigilant and not to open doors to strangers until their bonafides is confirmed. "It is impossible for the police to give security to a population of 90 lakh on an individual basis. We have our constraints such as shortage of staff. Citizens should learn to take precautionary measures and the police can only play a secondary role in protecting them," he added. Reacting to Sangliana's advice, an aged resident of Lavelle Road who visited Vera Vaz after the murder, said: "We agree with the police commissioner. At the same time, we will compliment the police if they crack these murder cases. Unfortunately, that is not happening."
Robber chased,
beaten up by public
Now you can book
your train tickets online
Quest to get God
out of public America
Centre plans to
generate 1 crore jobs every year
Goa bans plastic
in sanctuaries, tourist spots
Elderly woman murdered on St. Mark's Road, B'lore
Bangalore, September 4:
A 75-year-old woman residing on St. Mark's Road was stabbed to death by an
unidentified person in her house early on Wednesday morning. Ms. Dolce Vaz
was killed in front of her 80-year-old sister Ms. Vera, who could do
nothing except scream at the fleeing murderer. The police suspect a
thief, who had struck the house six months ago. At the same time, the
property angle cannot be ruled out, the police said. However, there are no
clues yet to the murderer. It was well past midnight on Monday when Vera,
who was asleep, heard her sister screaming for help. She came out of her
room and saw a youth running away after assaulting her sister. She shouted
at him, but could not do anything else.
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