Prathibha Patil to inaugurate national Yuvajanothsava

December 11, 2011

Mangalore, December 11: The 17th National Yuvajanothsava will be held in Mangalore from January 12 to 16. President of India Prathibha Patil will inaugurate the Yuvajanothsava at Mangala Stadium in Mangalore at 5 pm.

Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar said that around 6,000 youth will participate in the Yuvajanothsava.

The State government has sanctioned Rs 10 crore for organising the Yuvajanothsava while the Centre has released Rs two crore for the purpose. The preparatory meeting has decided to deck all the government buildings, churches, mosques and temples in Mangalore, Moodbidri.

VIPs, officials and delegations from 28 states and Union Territories and five SAARC countries will take part in the Yuvajanothsava programme.

About 15 committees have been constituted to look into the arrangement of the Yuvajanothsava.

Youth from 28 states and seven Union territories will be presenting their art forms at the Yuvajanothsava.

18 events

Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda said that there will be 18 events which will be held in six halls.

If the number of participants for non competitive items like painting competition, sculpture, photography, food festival, yuva kriti, adventure activities are more, then it will be held at Puttur, Bantwal or Moodbidri.

The venue of the competitions are One act play—Town Hall, Mangalore; Folk song—Koragappa Kalyana Mantapa, Kudroli; Classical dance—Gokarnanatheshwara Kalyana Mantapa, Kudroli; Classical music—Devadiga Bhavana; Folk dance—TMA Pai international convention hall, Mangalore; Classical instruments—SDM Law College, Kodialbail and pick and speech—Scouts and Guides Bhavan, Mangalore.

The competitive events include classical dance—bharathnatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Manipuri and Kathak; classical instrument solo—mridangam, flute, veena, sitar, tabla, guitar and harmonium; classical music—Carnatic, Hindustani, folk dance, folk song, one act play and elocution.

The Deputy Commissioner said that valedictory of the programme will be attended by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, Governor H Bharadwaj and Union Minister for Sports.

Five states have confirmed their participation so far. The tender has already been floated to prepare and provide food for the participants. The food will be supplied at T M A Pai convention hall which can accommodate 2,000 persons at a time.

Attractions

Boat house from Kerala will be brought to Mangalore and will be anchored at Nethravathi river. Other attractions will be boat race, beach volleyball and Kamabala at Pilikula on January 15.

There will be musical night by well-known artistes.

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Udupi: Hindutva activist arrested for allegedly raping young woman while out on bail

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December 1,2025

Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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Mangaluru Airport turns political stage: Congress workers chant for DKS as Venugopal arrives

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December 3,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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