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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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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