'Koridakatta' Kite in France Kite Festival
Artist Dinesh Holla’s sketch chosen for the 4th time
Mangaluru, Sept 03: Team Mangalore has another reason to celebrate as the line art sketch of its member Dinesh Holla has been chosen for the International Dieppe Kite Festival in France to be held from September 8 to 16.
Informing this to media persons here, Team Mangaluru organiser B. Savesh Rao said that the noted artist Dinesh Holla has got the opportunity for the fourth time to design the poster for this international Kite festival.
“The poster prepared for the festival gives a symbolic message that we all are responsible for the global warming and we need to find an alternative which requires saving of water and protection of forests. Though many posters came from many artists from various countries, the organisers have honored Dinesh Holla by choosing his poster this time as well,” he added.
At the invitation of Dieppe city’s Mayor Sadin Adido, the delegation Dinesh Holla and Satish Rao will participate in the Festival as the representatives of India. Team Mangaluru, which represents Indian culture, has previously participated in the International Kite Festival in France, England, Canada, Italy, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and Qatar and presented Yakshagana, Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Pushpak Aircraft, Bhootada Kola, Garuda, Gajaraja Kite designs on foreign space.
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Assam records nearly 18 pc voter turnout in first two hours of assembly polls
Guwahati (PTI): A voter turnout of 17.87 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is striving to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago.
Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly, and 17.87 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore voters exercised their franchise till 9 am, officials said.
A total of 722 candidates are in the fray for the elections, which is largely witnessing a direct contest between the BJP-led ruling coalition and the opposition bloc helmed by the Congress.
The river island of Majuli recorded the highest turnout in the first two hours at 20.03 per cent, while Tamulpur in the Bodoland Territorial Region witnessed the lowest at 15.32 per cent.
Voters began queuing outside polling booths since early morning, despite rain in many parts of the state.
Prominent candidates who have cast their votes so far include Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia in Nazira, Assam Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi in Khowang, and BJP's Pradyut Bordoloi.
Votes are being cast at 31,490 polling stations across the 35 districts of the state, with polling concluding at 5 pm.
Among the heavyweight candidates whose fates would be decided in this election are Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal and Raijor Dal leader Akhil Gogoi.
The Congress has fielded the highest number of candidates at 99, followed by the BJP with 90. The AIUDF has 30 candidates, while NDA constituents Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People's Front (BPF) are contesting 26 and 11 seats, respectively.
In the opposition bloc, Raijor Dal is contesting 13 seats, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) 10, CPI(M) 3 and APHLC 2. Other parties in the fray include AAP (18), UPPL (18), TMC (22), JMM (16), besides 258 Independents.
Algapur-Katlicherra and Karimganj South have the highest number of candidates at 15 each, while nine constituencies -- Rangia, Jagiroad (SC), Hojai, Naduar, Jonai (ST), Doomdooma, Mahmora, Teok and Lakhipur -- have only two candidates each.
