Dakshina Kannada to host Karavali Utsav from Dec 19 to Jan 4
Mangaluru: This year’s Karavali Utsav has been scheduled from December 19 to January 4, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan H announced on Monday.
He was speaking after chairing the preliminary meeting held at the DC office to plan the annual festival. He said the focus this year will be on programmes that draw public participation, with a mix of cultural, visual art, adventure and nature-based activities. Officials have been asked to prepare accordingly.
The festival will feature beach events, Kala Parba, Chitrasanthe, and a fruit-and-flower exhibition. The district administration is planning special activities across major beaches. Sports will be an important part of the festival, particularly beach football and volleyball.
Events will be spread across the Lalbagh Karavali Utsav Grounds, Kadri Park and multiple beaches. A bike, car and dog show has also been planned. Some of the festival activities may be held at Pilikula as well, the DC said.
As part of the festival, the administration is also exploring the possibility of allowing the public to visit ships at the New Mangalore Port and view Coast Guard vessels, based on permission from the concerned authorities.
Deputy Commissioner Darshan H was joined by DCP Mithun HN, Mangaluru Revenue Sub-Division Officer Meenakshi Arya and other officials.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
