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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London, Nov 22: A bomb disposal squad deployed as a “precaution” to the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport concluded an investigation into a "security incident" on Friday after making a “suspect package” safe.
The South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, the UK's second busiest airport after Heathrow, which was briefly shut owing to the incident reopened following the incident.
The Gatwick is around 45 km south of London.
Two people detained during the enquiries have since been allowed to continue their journey as the airport was opened.
“Police have concluded their investigation into a report of a suspect package at Gatwick Airport. Officers from the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team made the package safe, and the airport has been handed back to its operator,” Sussex Police said in an updated statement.
“Two people detained while enquiries were ongoing have subsequently been allowed to continue their journeys. There will remain an increased police presence in the area to assist with passengers accessing the South Terminal for onward travel,” the statement added.
Earlier on Friday, the incident caused severe disruption at the busy airport’s South Terminal, while the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport remained unaffected.
“Police were called to the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport at 8.20 am on Friday (November 22) following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage,” a Sussex Police statement said.
“To ensure the safety of the public, staff and other airport users, a security cordon has been put in place whilst the matter is dealt with. As a precaution, an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team is being deployed to the airport. This is causing significant disruption and some roads around the South Terminal have been closed. We’d advise the public to avoid the area where possible,” it said.
Footage on social media taken outside the airport showed crowds of frustrated travellers being moved away from the terminal building.
Gatwick said it was working hard to resolve the issue.
“A large part of the South Terminal has been evacuated as a precaution while we continue to investigate a security incident," the airport said in a social media post.
“Passengers will not be able to enter the South Terminal while this is ongoing. The safety and security of our passengers and staff remain our top priority. We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”
Train and bus services that serve the airport were also impacted while the police carried out their inquiries.
In an unrelated incident in south London on Friday morning, the US Embassy area in Nine Elms by the River Thames was the scene of a controlled explosion by Scotland Yard dealing with what they believe may have been a “hoax device”.
“We can confirm the 'loud bang' reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” the Metropolitan Police said in a post on X.
“Initial indications are that the item was a hoax device. An investigation will now follow. Some cordons will remain in place for the time being but the majority of the police response will now be stood down,” it added.
