Mangaluru: 'The Idea of Bharat' LitFest 2018 on Nov 3-4
Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
Mangaluru: Mangaluru Literary Foundation will be organising the Mangaluru LiteFest 2018 under the theme 'The Idea of Bharat' at the Dr. TMA Pai International Convention Center in the city on November 3 & 4, informed the event organisor Dr. Rohinaksha.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said "the ancient India has contributed immensely to world civilization, including ancient science, medicine, space technology, and Yoga. The LitFest has been organised under the theme 'the Idea of India' to review many contemporary ideas."
Dr. Rohinaksha further said, "Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Dr. David Frawley, Major Gaurav Arya, Vivek Agnihotri, Prakash Belawadi, Madhukishwara, R Jagannath, Dr. BM Hegde, Dr. Gururaj Karjgi, and other prominent thinkers, writers, cinematographers, poets, scholars, educationists, literary enthusiasts and various college students will participate in the event."
"Seminars on various topics, including the Idea of Hindu Civilization, Idea of India, woman and religion, poets' meet, etc. will be held," he added.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr.SL Bhyrappa
Dr. Saraswati Samman Awardee Dr SL Bhyrappa, who, through his writings, has given a great contribution to the values of Indian life and to the country's literature will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement award, Rohinaksa said.
Vasanth Kumar Perla, Raju Gudi and others were present.
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Nagpur explosives factory blast: Death toll rises to 19
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Nagpur (PTI): The death toll in the Nagpur explosives company blast has gone up to 19 after one more person succumbed, police said on Monday.
Twenty-three other injured workers were undergoing treatment in hospitals here, a police official said.
The toll in the blast at the SBL Energy Limited factory on Sunday has risen to 19 with the death of one more worker, he said.
A high-level meeting chaired by Nagpur Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule was underway at the divisional commissionerate here to deliberate and take stock of the incident that took place on Sunday.
Senior officials from various departments, local legislators and other leaders were present in the meeting.
The police have arrested nine directors of SBL Energy Limited, where the blast took place on Sunday morning, officials said.
The Kalmeshwar police here have registered a case against 21 directors and shareholders of the company under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, they said.
The explosion occurred at the detonator packing unit of SBL Energy Limited, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district.
The bodies were charred beyond recognition, and samples of the family members were being taken for DNA testing to ascertain the identities of the deceased, police said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the explosion.
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