Cultural extravaganza to mark World Tulu Convention to be held in Dubai
Vishwa Tulu Sammelana to be held on Nov 23 and 24
Dubai, August 31: The preparations are in full swing for the ‘Vishwa Tulu Sammelana-2018, a two-day World Tulu Cultural Convention, to be held at Al Nasr Leisureland Ice Rink & Nashwan Hall in Dubai on November 23 and 24.
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Padma Vibhushan Dr D. Veerendra Heggade will inaugurate the Convention in which, Patron of Tuluvas in Dubai Padmashree Dr BR Shetty, Bishop-elect of Mangaluru Rev. Ft. Peter Paul Saldanha, Editor of Varthabharathi, Abdussalam Puthige, Rev. Fr. Ebenezer Jathana of CSI Mangaluru, Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkuta President Dharmapal Devadiga, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President AC Bhandary, Educationist Dr Mohan Alva, Various Poets, Scholars, Journalists, Tulu film Personalities, Dramatists of Tulu Nadu will be present.
A statement from the Convention Reception Committee said that preparations were in full swing under the leadership of its chief coordinator Sarvotham Shetty, event manager Shodhan Prasad and Core Committee members Ganesh Rai, Dev Kumar Kambli, Satish Poojary, Yogesh Prabhu, Ajmal Sayyed, M.E. Muloor, Alwyn Pinto, Afroz Assadi, Noel Almeida, Jyothika Shetty, Smitha Bhat, Suvarna Satish and Shashi Shetty.
Various sub-committees were formed to carry out all the activities and preparations. The event will be conducted with the license of Rhythm Events Dubai under the management of Sandhya Creations. It is expected that more than 4,000 audience including participants across the world will participate in the convention.
As part of the preparations, a meeting of the Cultural Committee and Convention Committee headed by Vishwanath Shetty and Prakash Rao Payyar Met respectively held at Quick Bite Restaurant on Friday to discuss the programme. Ajmal S M, Alwyn Pinto, Dev Kumar Kambli, Ganesh Rai, Shashi Shetty and Shodhan Prasad from the Core Team, other members including Vaishnavi Shetty, Raviraj Shetty, Sangeetha Shetty, Jayanth Shetty, Ashok Anchan, Girish Narain, Krishna Prasad, Nithyanand Beskoor, Vasu Bayer, Dinesh Shetty Kottinja, Kiran Shetty, Devesh Alva, Jasmitha Vivek and Usha Shetty were present.
Event manager Shodhan welcomed and briefed the developments. Vishwanath said that Tuluvas have offered a number of programmes to present voluntarily across the world including host country UAE. On Friday, the committee finalized the events to be held at the convention. Group folk dance competition exclusively for Tuluvas from Gulf countries, Tulu Nada Parbhola Natya Roopaka, Yaksha Natya Ghana Vaibhava, Talamaddale, Pili Nalike, Daivaradhane and Bhootaradhane session, comedy, limerick, poets meet, Tulu theatre, Tulu film session, NRI Tuluvas session, Tulu orchestra, Siri Tulu Nalike, Yelver Daivolu Tulu Nritya Roopaka and Telipale Stand-up comedy by various teams including Prashamsa Kaup & Umesh Mijar Team will be conducted for two days.
Tulunada specialties to include some of the sumptuous lip licking traditional food delicacies which may create eating cravenness among the visitors. Tulunada Exhibition will display some of the rare vintage artifacts in a different style.
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Railway minister announces launch of Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai's suburban trains
New Delhi (PTI): Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced the upcoming launch of the automatic train protection system Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai's suburban trains.
The railway ministry said the state-of-the-art safety and signalling system has been tailored for the suburban section in Mumbai.
"Kavach 5.0 is expected to significantly reduce the inter-train headway, enabling more trains to run safely and efficiently," it said.
Vaishnaw, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, interacted with reporters to highlight the transformative progress in railway infrastructure across the state.
According to the railway ministry, Vaishnaw emphasised that infrastructure development is the cornerstone for increasing suburban services and projects worth nearly Rs 17,000 crore, covering more than 300 kilometres of new lines, are currently underway at a rapid pace.
"These initiatives aim to decongest existing lines, improve service frequency and cater to the ever-growing demand of Mumbai's suburban commuters," the ministry said.
Announcing a major upgrade in passenger comfort, Vaishnaw said 238 new air-conditioned suburban rakes, uniquely designed keeping in mind the needs of Mumbai's commuters, would soon be introduced.
"A major announcement during the interaction was the doubling of the Gondia-Ballarshah railway line, a 240-km strategic corridor, with an investment of Rs 4,819 crore," the ministry said.
"This key project connects Vidarbha and Marathwada, easing congestion and enabling faster passenger and freight movement. It will also strengthen Maharashtra's rail links with Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, boosting regional trade and integration," it added.
This infrastructure push was announced on April 7, when the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved four projects of the railway ministry with a total cost of Rs 18,658 crore.
