Saxophone exponent Kadri Gopalnath's last rites on Oct 14
Mangaluru, Oct 13: The last rites of renowned saxophone maestro Kadri Gopalnath, who died here, will be performed on October 14, family sources said.
His body will be kept in the town hall here on Monday from 10 am to 2 pm for the public to pay their last respects.
The family is waiting for his elder son, who is in Kuwait to arrive, for performing the last rites.
Dakshina Kannada District Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh visited the late artiste's house at Padavinangady.
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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.
After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was still underway, he added.
With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.
Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.
