Mangaluru: Pandurang Phaldesai's book chosen best Konkani work of 2018
Mangaluru, Jan 23: Noted writer Pandurang Phaldesai's book on the aesthetic beauty of folklore in Goa has been chosen for the award for best Konkani work in the year 2018 by Manipal-based T M A Pai Foundation.
Phaldesai is from Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Dr Pandurang Phaldesai
The book, titled 'Gonyachya Lokavedache Saundarya Shastra', which is in Devanagari script, was published in 2017.
The award carries a cash of Rs 25,000 and citation.
A collection of Konkani short stories, 'Fathor' (stone) authored by Richie John Pais, has been selected for the commendation award.
Richie John Pais
The book, published by Nia Publishers, Mangaluru in 2017, is in Kannada script.
The award carries a cash of Rs 10,000 and a citation.
Pais is also a poet, dramatist and humorist, who writes in Konkani and English.
'Fathor' is a short story collection comprising 11 stories, exploring different themes, including love, pain, psychology and human bonds, a release here said.
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Bus overturns in Baba Budangiri: One dead, 30 of a family injured
A tourist mini-bus overturned at Manikyadhara near Baba Budangiri in Chikkamagaluru leaving a boy dead and 30 injured on Sunday.
The family of tourists, hailing from Adivala village of Hiriyur in Chitradurga, was visiting Mullayyana Giri and Baba Budangiri in a mini-bus. When they were on the way to Baba Budangiri, after a picnic at Manikyadhara, the driver of the bus lost control at a turn and the vehicle rolled down a slope into a small ditch. Among the injured passengers, a boy who was taken to the District hospital in a critical condition, didn’t respond to any treatment and succumbed to his injuries later. More than 30 injured, including men, women and children, are being treated at the hospital.
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Locals, police and other tourists helped in the rescue of the accident victims who were stuck inside the overturned mini-bus. They were taken to the hospital at Chikkamagaluru city in various ambulances. Rural police have registered a case in this regard.
