Tuluvas flock to Dubai for global Tulu convention-2018

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November 22, 2018

Dubai, Nov 22: A large number of Tuluvas have started arriving in Dubai to take part in Vishwa Tulu Sammelana (to be held on November 23 and 24) and also to tour the UAE making use of the moments. Ref. Fr. Ebnezer Jathanna of CSI and Richard Castelino arrived today along with many other guests.

Wanderlust tourism have successfully arranged a big number of Tuluvas from Mangaluru, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi who all have arrived in Dubai Terminal 1 today. Sabitha Shetty and Shodhan Prasad have arranged this ‘Official Tour’ specially to support those Tuluvas who wanted to attend the Vishwa Tulu Sammelana.

They will go on for Dubai Tour from tomorrow onwards and also will be participating in the Vishwa Tulu Sammelana two-day event. Most of them are new to Dubai and are excited. They are being greeted by the operators with Dates & Juices as a gesture of Arabic welcome. Most of them are families and of different age groups and will be staying in Fortune Group of Hotels in different locations.

It is learnt that some few miscreants have made use of the opportunity and have duped several Tuluvas in the pretext of attracting large groups for less money tours. People who went prey for these miscreants have been stranded in Mangalore International Airport. Some of them have landed in Dubai not knowing where to go for their accommodation and tour. Some have tried to contact Praveen Shetty of Fortune Group of Hotels & President of KNRI Dubai for help who have accommodated them in his facility. Other guests are scheduled to arrive today and tomorrow.

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PM Modi is coming to Udupi; here’s what’s on his itinerary

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November 22,2025

Udupi, Nov 22: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has officially confirmed Narendra Modi’s visit to Udupi on November 28 and shared his detailed schedule with the Karnataka chief secretary.

According to the itinerary, the Prime Minister will land at Mangaluru International Airport from Delhi at 11:05 am and depart for Udupi by helicopter at 11:10 am. He is expected to arrive at the Adi Udupi helipad at 11:35 am.

The earlier plan for a roadshow has been cancelled. Instead, PM Modi will proceed directly to Sri Krishna Math at 12 pm, where he will have darshan of Sri Krishna and address participants of the Laksha Kanta Geetha Gayana event.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to depart from the Adi Udupi helipad at 1:35 pm, returning to Mangaluru Airport before leaving for Goa at 2 pm.

The state administration has been directed to make all necessary arrangements for the visit.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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