Noted Kannada literature Chennanna Walikar no more
Kalaburgi: Noted Kannada litterateur and revolutionary writer Chennanna Walikar passed away on Sunday night in a private hospital in Kalaburgi. He was 78.
Walikar, who was a retired professor of Gulbarga University was known for his Dalit and revolutionary Kannada writing and as an activist of leftist movement.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. He funeral rites will be held on Monday afternoon at 3:00 pm at Shankarwadi in Chittapur here.
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Chennai devotee donates electric bus to TTD in Andhra
Tirupati (PTI): A Chennai-based devotee on Saturday donated an electric bus to TTD, which the temple body promised to utilise for freely ferrying pilgrims.
Vardhaman Jain handed over the keys of the bus to TTD additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdhary.
"Jain donated an electric bus to TTD on Saturday morning," said an official press release from the temple body.
The donor performed special prayers for the bus in front of the Sri Venkateswara temple.
TTD is the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, considered the richest Hindu shrine in the world.
