Mangalore, November 1: The wave of separatism must never raise its head in Karnataka and hence the state government is doing all it can to maintain Karnataka's unity, said C T Ravi, District in charge Minister, Dakshina Kannada.
In his address to the people of the district on the occasion of the official Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr. Ravi said that the government is in no mood to allow waves of separatism in the state to gain momentum.
“We have therefore set up a separate committee to oversee the implementation of the Dr. Nanjundappa report for the development of North Karnataka besides providing thousands of crores of rupees for the purpose. By constructing the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi and holding sessions there, we have given meaning to the concept of unified Karnataka through administration”, he said.
To protect and encourage the cause of Kannada, the state government has been taking various steps like providing reservation for Kannada speaking employee, cent percent use of Kannada language in administration, pensions for Kannada artists, strengthening of Kannada Universities, grants for Kannada Sahitya Parishad and the like, Mr. Ravi said. The government has been shelling out grants of Rs. 1 crore, Rs. 5 lakh and Rs. 1 lakh for Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, Zilla Kannada Sahitya Sammelana and Taluk Kannada Sahitya Sammelana respectively, he added.
The district Rajyotsava Awards were given away on the occasion. Recepients of the award included Ronald Anil Fernandes, Principal Correspondent, Deccan Herald (Journalism), Azeez Baikampady, K T Gatty of Ujire and Shantharam Acharya Kalladka (Literature), Prof S Prabhakar Ujire (Education), Puttur Shreedhar Bhandary (Yakshagana), Prakash Karanth Narikombu, Shreedhar Bhat and Mahabala Poojary Kadambodi (Social service), Rohini Subbarathnam Kanchana (Music), Jeevan Ram Sullia (Theatre), Lokaiah Sere (Folk), Edward Taccode (Agriculture), Mohan Sonangeri (Painting), Sharada Mani Shekar (Dance), Ashok Vardhan (Environment), Ramakrishna Ashram (Organization), Gayathri Navada (Research) and Kodipady Narayana Joisa (Religion and Culture). Sahana Poojary and Sadananda Prabhu were chosen for special awards for their contribution in sports.
The Minister received guard of honour from police, traffic police, NCC and other contingents on the occasion. Schoolchildren performed colouful cultural programmes as well.
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