10th century Kannada inscription found in south Goa
Udupi, Jan 5: A rare inscription written in Kannada and Sanskrit has been discovered on the premises of Mahadeva temple at Cacoda in Southern Goa, according to a former history professor from Udupi.
In the release issued on Thursday, Prof T Murugeshi, former associate professor of ancient history and archaeology from Udupi who studied the inscription, said the epigraph is engraved in Kannada and Nagari characters of 10th century AD, and belongs to the Kadambas of Goa.
The inscription opens with an auspicious word Be it well' (Swasthi Shri) and records that when Talara Nevayya was administering the mandala, his son Gundayya, who had taken a vow to fulfil his father's desire of capturing a Gopura, the port of Goa, fought and died after fulfilling his father's wish.
The record is composed as a vocal statement on the death of his son from the mouth of a lamenting father. It is in the literary style of the Talangre inscription of Jayasimha I of the same period, Murugeshi said.
Kadambas of Goa were the subordinates of Chalukyas of Kalyana. Chalukyan emperor Tailapa II was appointed Kadamba Shasthadeva as Mahamandaleshwara of Goa, for his help in dethroning the Rashtrakutas.
Kadamba Shasthadeva conquered the city of Chandavara from the Shilaharas in 960 AD. Later on, he conquered the port of Gopakapattana (present day Goa). Perhaps in this battle, Gundayya, the son of Talara Nevayya, participated and won the port at the cost of his life. His father, on the heroic fight of his son, erected a memorial stone with the inscription on the temple premises of Mahadev in Cacoda, Murugeshi said in the release.
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UP: 90 Bangladeshis, including 28 children, held in Mathura for illegal stay
Mathura (UP), May 16 (PTI): As many as 90 Bangladeshi nationals, including many children, were apprehended from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Friday for alleged illegal stay in India, officials said.
They were taken into custody from local brickyards at Khajpur village under the Naujheel police station limits, a senior officer said.
"Regular searches were being conducted throughout the district. During one such operation, police were searching some local brickyards when they came across Bangladeshi nationals working there," SSP Shlok Kumar said.
Giving a break-up, the officer said in all, 35 men, 27 women and 28 children have been taken into custody.
"During interrogation, all of them admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India. They moved to Mathura three to four months back from a neighbouring state. Police are trying to establish their links," the SSP said, adding that their job contractor and other associates are also being questioned.
The officer told PTI that police also recovered some Aadhaar cards from the Bangladeshi nationals, apparently issued on forged documents in some other state.
Further legal proceedings are underway, Kumar said.
