Beary Academy gears up for 'Pernal Sandola', 'Beary folk rally'

September 3, 2012

Mangalore, September 3: As part of its cultural awareness programmes, Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy will be holding 'Pernal Sandola' at Town Hall on September 8 and launching 'Beary folk rally' on September 9, according to Academy chief Rahim Uchil.

Addressing press conference here on Monday Mr Uchil said that 'Pernal Sandola' would be the combination of a variety of cultural programmes from 3:30 pm to 10:30 pm. On the same day, an assembly meeting will be held at 4.30 pm, which will be inaugurated by MLC Monappa Bhandary. Mayor of Mangalore Gulzar Banu, Mangalore MLA U T Khader, Chairman of Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation N B Aboobaker, President of Karnatka Tulu Sahitya Academy Umanath A Kotian and Working President of Udupi District JD(S) Ghulam Muhammed and former President of Kannada Sahitya Parishad Harikrishna Punaroor will be the chief guests, he said.

Pernal Sandola message will be delivered by Karnataka State Wakf Board member N K M Shafi Saadi, said Mr Uchil.

On September 9, the village-to-village 'Beary Sandal' (Beary folk rally) will be flagged off by Deputy Speaker of Karnataka State Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat at 8.30 am. After reaching Bantwal, the rally will be inaugurated by Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai at 9.30 am, followed by a half-hour meeting at the spot. Dinesh Bhandary will preside over the programme, he said.

The Jatha will then proceed to 10 locations in Bantwal taluk. This will continue every 2nd and 4th Sunday for the next four months, where the rally will proceed to various parts of the state such as Udupi, Hassan, Shimoga, Sakleshpur, Belur and Bangalore, said Mr Uchil.

The aim of such an agenda is to preserve the literature and culture of Beary language, which should reach out to people in all villages. It is our dream to install a Beary Peeta at Mangalore University in the upcoming days where research on Beary language and culture can be done. The Academy is also planning to hold Vishwa Beary Sahitya Sammelana at Theerthahalli in the district of Shimoga in the coming year, said president of the Academy.

Registrar of the Academy Umarabba and member A K Jamaluddin were present at the press conference.

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Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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