Konkani Sahitya Academy announces annual awards

May 18, 2013

Mangalore, May 18: Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has announced Honorary Awards for the year 2012-13 that is being given in the category Konkani language, culture, art and literatur.

Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, Academy President Kasargod Chinna informed that the awards will be given away on March 26 at on Saturday May 25 at 5 pm in Dr Rajendraprasad Convention Hall, Gibs High School, Kumta.

Paul Moras (Konkani language and literature), Krishna Bhavani Shankar Bhat (Konkani art), and Argodu K Govindaraya Shenoy (Konkani folk) have been chosen for the award, he said.

The Book Awards will be conferred on Dr Pius Fidelis Pinto for the research book 'Karavali Karnatakanthlya Konkani Catholikancho Ithihas' (The History of Konkani Catholics in Coastal Karnataka), Tara Laveena Fernandes for the short story collection 'Daskath Ani Her Katha', and Aruna Rao Kundaje for Konkani poetry collection `Sakshatkar'.

The Yuva Puraskar-2012 (youth awards) will be conferred on Ankush N Nayak (music), Vianni Antony D'Cunha (sports and games), Ramakrishna Nayak V (painting) and Narayan Bhagvan Raikar.

The honourary award consists of Rs 10,000 cash, shawl, memento and a citation. The Book award consists of Rs 5,000 cash, shawl, memento and citation.

Commissioner of Kannada and culture department K R Ramakrishna will confer the Honorary Awards and Ananth Kumar Hegde, MP, will confer the Book Awards. Muralidhar Prabhu will present Yuva Puraskar.

Kumta MLA Sharada Mohan Shetty will inaugurate the programme. Kasargod Chinna will preside over the function.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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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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