Bantwala: District Minister UT Khader said that the next state Kannada Sahitya Sammelan would be conducted in Mangaluru in coordination with the Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Parishat.

Felicitating the 19th Bantwala Taluk Kannada Sahitya Sammelan president Prof Tukaram Poojary and his wife and Rajyotsava awardee Krishna Kumar Poonja at the Sammelan valedictory function at Sevanjali auditorium at Farangipete on Saturday, the minister said that the literature was an window to the problems in the society. As literature has special strength, it should respond to the welfare of the society. Parents should inculcate love towards literature and culture among their children by taking them to such programmes, he said.

20th Sammelan to be held in Mani

Minister Khader offered Veelya to literature lovers to conduct the next Bantwala Taluk Kannada Sahitya Sammelan at Mani.

 

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New Delhi: The Indian National Congress has condemned the joint US-Israel strikes that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.

In a statement, the Congress said it “unequivocally condemns the targeted assassination” of the Iranian leader, describing it as “in a military strike carried out without a formal declaration of war.”

The party termed the development a serious escalation and raised concerns over the implications for regional stability.

Meanwhile, the Government of India has not issued any formal statement specifically on Khamenei’s reported killing so far.

On Saturday, the Narendra Modi government had expressed concern over the escalating tensions in the Middle East, as the United States, Israel and Iran exchanged missile strikes. However, it stopped short of directly commenting on the reports regarding the Iranian leader’s death.

India has traditionally maintained working relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, alongside its ties with the United States and Israel. Further official reaction from New Delhi is awaited.