Clive and Avil chosen for Kittall Youth & Arso Journalism awards
Clive D'Souza, Boliye and Avil Rasquinha were chosen for the 'Leo Rodrigues Family Kittall Youth Award' and 'Austin D'Souza Prabhu Family Arso Journalism Award' for the year 2022.
Both the awards carry a cash component of Rs 25,000 and citation.
The awards will be conferred on Avil Rasquinha and Clive D'Souza on 1st January 2023 at 6.00 pm at a function to be held at Maria Jayanti Hall, Jeppu, Mangaluru. Ln Dr Austin D’Souza Prabhu, Chicago, editor–publisher of Veez Digital Konkani Weekly and CA Valerian D Almeida, Abu Dhabi-based entrepreneur and mentor of spearhead group will be presenting the awards.
Every year premier Konkani web portal kittall.com honors a youth writer with the Kittall youth Award and Abu Dhabi-based NRI Mr Leo Rodrigues sponsors the award for the last 10 years. Arso launched as a fortnightly in the year 2013 by H M Pernal, now successfully running in the 9th year as a monthly magazine under the editorship of noted poet and lyricist Wilson Kateel. Starting this year, ARSO will honor a senior Konkani journalist who has contributed substantially to the growth of Konkani journalism. The award is sponsored by Ln Dr Austin D'Souza Prabhu, the editor and publisher of the only illustrated digital Konkani Weekly published in Chicago in the last five and half years.
Mr Avil Rasquinha, served as an editor and publisher of the fortnightly 'Kannik' for 20 years from 1977 to 1997. He started writing at the age of 14 years and became the youngest editor-publisher at the age of 20 years. Apart from publishing 'Kannik' from his Santacruz Press, Avil has published 12 Konkani books. He has also acted in Konkani, Kannada, and Tulu Dramas and is an active member of the Lions Club. Presently, he lives in Bellore with his family.
Mr Larry Clive D'Souza of Kutalnagar writes under the name Clive Souz, Boliye for the last several years. So far, he has penned more than 140 poems, two short stories, and about six essays. Presently, he is promoting Konkani on digital platforms. So far he has posted seven singles on Youtube and four are ready for launch. Along with singles, he has written and composed two hymns. A graduate of Hospitality Science from the University of Mangalore, he is working as a chef at Indian Ocean, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Teen stabbed to death over playing music at event in Delhi's Bhadola, 4 minors held
New Delhi(PTI): An 18-year-old boy died after being stabbed during a scuffle allegedly triggered by a dispute over playing music at an event in northwest Delhi, police said on Sunday.
Bheem Sen, a resident of Badhola village was injured in the attack that took place in the village on Saturday. He was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital by a friend, where he died during treatment, a police officer said.
Police said Sen had a minor altercation with a group of boys on Friday over playing music at an event. The next day, in an alleged act of retaliation, the group attacked him with a knife.
"He sustained two stab wounds and despite medical efforts, could not be saved. An FIR has been registered at Mahendra Park Police Station," the officer said.
He said that a crime team and forensic experts visited the scene and collected evidence. The body was sent for post-mortem, he added.
During investigation, four juveniles were apprehended and the weapon used in the attack is yet to be recovered, the officer said.
"Efforts are underway to trace and seize the knife used in the crime. Further investigation is in progress to ascertain the sequence of events and determine if more individuals were involved," he said.
