Young Belagavi poet Nadim Sanadi gets 20th Amma Award in Kannada literature
Bengaluru: The 20th Prestigious Amma Award in Kannada Literature has been conferred to young poet Nadim Sanadi for his poetry collection ‘Huliya Nettige Neralu’. Nadim Sanadi hails from Belagavi.
Amma award is given away to the best book published in the respective year by Munnur Pratishthana in the memory of late Mahadevamma Munnur from the last 20 years.
‘Huliya Nettige Neralu’ is a compilation of poems in Kannada published by Kannada book authority. The poems speak about how love and humanity alone can win over all the evils of the world. The book also deals with complex issues depicted in simple language.
The collection has received praises and appreciations from the critic and readers. It was regarded as one of the best poetry collections of 2019 by Vishwavani daily.
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Remarks against St Francis Xavier: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar gets bail
Panaji (PTI): A court in Goa on Saturday granted bail to right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, who was arrested after he allegedly made derogatory comments against St Francis Xavier.
Judicial Magistrate First Class, Vasco, granted regular bail to Khattar, currently admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim for treatment of chest pain after he was shifted from the District Hospital in Mapusa two days back.
A row erupted after a video of remarks by Khattar, the founder of Sanatan Mahasangh, at an event on April 18 in the presence of Swami Brahmeshanand, State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji (Krishna) Salkar, went viral.
St Francis Xavier is revered as the patron saint of Goa.
The controversial remarks led to the Vasco Police registering an FIR against Khattar on charges of hurting religious sentiments and creating enmity between groups.
He was detained in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, by local police. His custody was later handed over to the Goa Crime Branch, according to officials.
