Proposal to give Rs 1 cr to academies, including Beary Academy: Minister Khader
CD of Beary ghazals ‘Pernal Sandola’, ‘Kinadi’ released
Mangaluru: Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that he has submitted a proposal to the Kannada and Culture department minister to increase the grants from existing Rs 70 lakh to Rs 1 crore to all academies, including the Beary Academy and it could be announced in the next budget.
Releasing the CDs of ghazals ‘Pernal Sandola’ and ‘Kinadi’ at Kudmul Rangarao town hall here on Monday, he said that at one time, there was no money and place to release Beary Cassette. But later, the situation was improved through Beary Sahitya Academy and other organizations. Now, various programmes were being conducted through the Academy. Though Beary Ghazal, the Beary Music has reached a landmark stage. The music has no boundary of caste and religion, he said adding that the culture should expand by give and take policy.
Beary Academy president Karambar Muhammed presided over the programme.
‘Beary grammer book to be released shortly’
In the last one and half year, the Beary Academy has done a good job. Today, the ghazal CD was released and shortly, a grammer book of the Beary language would be released, said Academy chairman Karambar Muhammed.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
