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DKSSP gears up for 17th district Kannada literary convention

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November 14, 2011

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Mangalore, November 14: The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahithya Parishath (DKSSP) will be organising the 17th district Kannada literary convention on November 18 and 19 at Alike Shree Sathya Sai Vidya grounds, at Alike village in Bantwal taluk.

Formally announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, DKSSP president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura said, the expected crowd for the function is around 5000 people. The convention is being organised at a cost of nearly Rs 3,00,000.

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Thalthaje Vasantha Kumar

He said that Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda would inaugurate the convention. Thalthaje Vasantha Kumar has been chosen to chair the Sammelan. Devananda Swamiji and Shashikanth Swamiji will bless the occasion.

The venue, which is located between the Karnataka and Kerala border, would be the ideal location for promoting Kannada literature and its activities, he said.

District in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar informed that more than 200 volunteers would overlook the function and would strive to make it a memorable one for all participants.

Adequate transport arrangements have been made to ferry people from Kalladka to the venue. A procession portraying the Kannada literature and its grandness will also be showcased, he said.

During the two-day convention an art exhibition, book exhibition, poet's meet, student-poet's meet, and intellectual seminars will be organised.

Noted personalities from various walks of life like music, literature and film will be felicitated during the convention.

The valedictory ceremony will be graced by Vishwesha Theertha Shreepadangal and Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr Dr Veerendra Heggade.

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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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