Udupi: Famed Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly  who is in Udupi enjoyed the  fish curry meal served in traditional plantain leaves at the Thimmappa Fish Meals Hotel at Adi Udupi on January 6, Saturday.

Nivin who has several hits in Malayalam and Tamil to his credit is in Udupi  for the shooting  of a new  movie. The actor who had visited the Malpe Beach   had a brief stopover at the Timmappa Fish Meals Hotel along with the 15 member film crew.

The actor enjoyed the  food served on plantain leaves like other customers and relished Anjal and Nang Tava fry.  The actor appreciated the great taste of the  hotel food.

Several of his fans were really surprised to see the  famed actor  have his meals in an ordinary hotel.  The actor also  pleased his fans by posing for selfies with many of them.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Thursday reduced the size of his official convoy to the minimum required strength following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's austerity call.

In a post on 'X', the Lok Bhavan said Gehlot had taken the step in response to the Prime Minister's appeal for fuel conservation and reduction in foreign exchange expenditure amid the West Asia crisis.

"Hon'ble Governor of Karnataka Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot has reduced his convoy to the minimum required strength, following Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's appeal," the post said.

The move comes days after Modi, while addressing a rally organised by the BJP in Hyderabad, called for several measures aimed at conserving foreign exchange and reducing dependence on imports amid tensions in West Asia.

The Prime Minister had urged citizens to reduce petrol and diesel consumption, use metro rail services in cities, adopt carpooling, increase the use of electric vehicles and utilise railway services for parcel transportation. He had also suggested working from home wherever possible to conserve fuel and foreign exchange.

Modi further appealed to people to postpone the purchase of gold and foreign travel for one year, reduce edible oil consumption, lower dependence on chemical fertilisers and promote natural farming and swadeshi products to strengthen self-reliance and conserve foreign exchange.