Mangaluru| Prominent Konkani Writer 'CGS Thakod’ passes away
Mangaluru: Prominent Konkani author, humour writer popularly known as ‘CGS Thakod’, Cyril G Sequeira (71) passed away on Saturday morning after experiencing a short period of ill health.
The deceased is survived by his wife, two children, and a legion of friends and relatives, it is learned.
Cyril, who was born in Dakshina Kannada district’s Thakod completed his initial education at Thakod, Moodabidri, and Bengaluru. He began writing in the Konkani language at the age of 12. He was a sub-editor of the ‘Rakno’ weekly paper. Later, he served as the editor of Konkani magazines such as ‘Kanike’ and ‘Umalo’. While CGS has written in all literary forms, he was popular for his humour writings.
CGS has been a recipient of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Goa, Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Sandesh, Daiji Dubai, and Konkani Kutum Bahrain awards. He was also honoured with the honorary Konkani Sahitya Academy Award, it is learned.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
