Mangaluru: Ideal Ice Cream Founder Prabhakar Kamath passes away at 79
Mangaluru: The founder of Ideal Ice Cream outlet, Shibaruru Prabhakar Kamath (79) reportedly passed away in the early hours of Saturday around 3.30 am at a Hospital in the city.
After being injured in an accident that occurred on October 29, he had been receiving treatment at a private hospital, it is learned.
From being in the business of selling firecrackers during the occasion of Deepavali in Mangaluru, he later decided to shift his business into selling ice creams. He founded his own ‘Ideal Ice Cream’ brand in the city, which gained popularity among the masses.
The deceased is survived by a son, two daughters, and a legion of relatives and friends.
The BJP State President, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Minister Angara, Kota Shrinivas Poojary, Former District In-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai, U.T Khader, former Union Minister D.V Sadanand Gowda, MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Bharath Shetty, Harish Poonja, and several prominent personalities have expressed their condolences on the death of Prabhakar Kamath.
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Heatwave scorches Odisha, Jharsuguda reels under 43.6 degrees C
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha on Tuesday, with the IMD forecasting that hot and humid conditions would continue in parts of the state.
The IMD’s Bhubaneswar centre said Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts were likely to experience hot and humid conditions on April 22.
It also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds in parts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput, among others.
On Tuesday, 18 places across Odisha recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest in the state at 43.6 degrees Celsius.
Sambalpur and Titlagarh recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius each, followed by Hirakud at 42.4 degrees, Bolangir at 42.2 degrees and Angul at 42.1 degrees.
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 37.9 degrees Celsius and 38.8 degrees Celsius, respectively, with relative humidity levels remaining above 70 per cent.
Meanwhile, the state government directed all district education officers to conduct a Summer Learning Programme for students till class 8 in government schools during the summer vacation.
Officials said students would be given practice assignments along with audio-visual learning content.
Subject-wise assignment sheets have been prepared, while related digital material will be shared through school parents' WhatsApp groups using a chatbot system, they said.
