Udupi: Kendra Sahitya Academy Award Winner Dr. Bhaskar Mayya passes away
Udupi: Winner of the Kendra Sahitya Academy award, renowned rational literary figure, Udupi’s Dr. Bhaskar Mayya passed away early on Thursday morning after experiencing a cardiac arrest, sources at the hospital revealed. He was 70 years old.
Reportedly, he had been receiving treatment at the Pranav Hospital in Brahmavar.
Dr. G. Bhaskar Mayya has served as the Hindi professor at the Bhandarkars College in Kundapur. In the field of rational and progressive literature, he has written more than 50 books and his passing, has left the literary world in a state of sorrow.
He has translated several popular pieces of Hindi literature into the Kannada language. Dr. G. Bhaskar Mayya, who possessed a mastery over Hindi literature, was honoured with the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his rational writing in 2004 by the Central government.
Dr. Bhaskar Mayya is survived by a multitude of relatives and friends.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
