Mangaluru Dasara: Felicitation for sportspersons in Kudroli Kshetra
Mangaluru: As part of Mangaluru Dasara, ten sports persons will be felicitated and the Gokarnanatha Health Cards will be released on October 18 at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra.
Informing this to media persons, Padmaraj - treasurer of the Kshetra - said, ten sports achievers, including Poovamma, Gururaj, Jagadish, Pradeep Acharya, Panchami will be honoured at the programme that would be held at 6 pm on that day.
Meanwhile, Gokarnanatha Health Cards will be released. Initially, the cards will benefit about 2,000 poor families and an agreement has been made with A J Hospital for treatment. This benefit would further be extended to 10,000 families, he informed.
The Mangaluru Dasara Mahotsava will be concluded with a Shobhayatre on the 19th of this month and the preparations for this are on.
The administrative committee on Tuesday held a meeting of the tablo organizers in presence of the police authorities. Open vehicles will not be allowed to participate in the procession, except generators connected to tablos. Artists will not be allowed to get down from their vehicles and perform on roads. While these rules will be strictly enforced, the organizers have agreed to obey them. Therefore, this year, the 16-hour procession has been cut short to 12 hours; he informed.
Administrative committee chairman HS Sairam, Ravishankar Mijar, Madhava Suvarna, Harikrishna Bantwal, Urmila Ramesh, DD Kattemar, Shekar Poojary, Dr. BG Suvarna, Dr. Anasuya, Leelaksha Karkera, and others were present.
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Chikkaballapur: As tensions escalate in West Asia, the small town of Alipur in Gauribidanur taluk has drawn attention due to its decades-long religious and cultural ties with Iran, Prajavani reported.
Though geographically far from the conflict zone, residents of Alipur, a town panchayat with a population of around 25,000 Shia Muslims, closely follow developments in Iran. The town is regarded as one of the largest Shia Muslim settlements in South India, and many families here maintain deep spiritual and educational connections with the Islamic Republic.
Over the years, Shia Muslims from Alipur have travelled to Iran for religious studies, pilgrimage, and higher education. The influence of Iranian religious leadership is visible in the town’s institutions as well. A hospital in the village is named after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s spiritual lineage, and a large portrait of Ayatollah Imam Khamenei adorns the building.
Alipur has also been visited by several prominent personalities from India and abroad. Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, and senior Congress leaders have attended events in the town. In 2018, former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sonthi Bunyaratglin took part in a Unity Day celebration at the village’s Nobel School. WWE wrestler ‘The Great Khali’ visited the town in 2021 for a private event, drawing large crowds.
Many residents have business and trade links with countries in West Asia, including Iran and Gulf nations. Some families are involved in the gemstone trade and overseas commerce. According to officials, more than 120 people from Alipur are currently residing in Iran.
In view of the prevailing war situation in the Middle East, the Chikkaballapur district administration has set up a helpline to assist residents stranded abroad. District Collector Prabhu has urged families to provide details such as the name, age, passport number, contact information, and current location of relatives overseas. Information can be shared through the District Disaster Management Centre helpline number 08156-277002 or via WhatsApp at 9591178093 and 9845531026.
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