Tripura: Tribal folk culture exponent and Padma Shri recipient Satyaram Reang passes away
Agartala (PTI): Satyaram Reang, who was awarded the Padma Shri for his outstanding contribution towards tribal folk music and dance, died at his Santirbazar home in South Tripura district on Sunday.
He was 88 and is survived by a son and four daughters.
Reang, a resident of Dashami Reang para, a remote village in South Tripura district, was conferred the Padma Shri in 2021.
He had played a key role in promoting Hajagiri dance and preserving tribal folk culture and tradition.
Condoling his death, Chief Minister Manik Saha said, "I am shocked by Satyaram Reang's death. He was instrumental in promoting tribal folk culture, especially Hajagiri dance. May his soul rest in peace".
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik also condoled the death of the veteran folk musician who had worked for the promotion of tribal music and culture.
"I express my deepest grief over the death of a legendary figure who was conferred Padma Shri award in tribal music. May his soul rest and peace," she said in a Facebook post.
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Raichur: Police file case against Bank of Maharashtra manager for duping customers of Rs 10 crore
Raichur: Cyber Crime Police have filed a case against K Narendra Reddy, the manager of the city branch of Bank of Maharashtra, under charge of duping customers of Rs 10 crore by using fake documents and sanctioning gold loans of the bank without their knowledge.
The police booked the case based on a complaint filed by Regional Manager of the bank Sucheth and probed the matter.
The bank audits disclosed that Reddy had cheated the customers of Rs 10.97 crore. It was also found that he had credited money from fake accounts to his relatives’ accounts and that funds had been transferred to 29 fake account under the pretext of gold loans. In addition, the manager had transferred Rs 88 lakh from fake loan accounts to the account of a former colleague and eight relatives.
The manager Narendra Reddy is reported to be absconding since the filing of the case against him. Further investigation is underway.
