Valedictory of ‘Reading for Harmony’ campaign on August 11
Mangaluru, August 9: The Kosha Odu Desha Nodu Balaga, as part of its ‘Reading for Harmony’ campaign to enhance the horizon of knowledge through reading, has organized a two day workshop and valedictory programme here on August 11 and 12.
This time, the Balaga has selected the literature published during the partition of the country for the campaign, for which Train to Pakistan, Tamas, Manto Stories, India as seen by Bourke White and other books were selected. The people have read those books for one month across the state and expressed their opinions in social media. To mark the valedictory of the campaign, a two-day workshop is organized.
The workshop would have lectures, discourse, group discussions, drama, poets meet, singing and others. Prof Rahamath Tarikere and Dinesh Amin Mattu would conduct the workshop for two days. Dr Haseen Khadri, Sripad Bhat, Dr Ramamurthy and Dr Kiran Gajanur would continue the discourse.
Rahamath Tarikere and Dinesh Amin Mattu would inaugurate the programme through their speeches at Kalangan at Shaktinagar in the city on August 11. The poets meet would be held from 6 pm and a play on Mantos Short Stories would also be held, a press release from the Balaga said.
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Fan tries to die by suicide over Nikhil Kumaraswamy's bypoll loss
Bengaluru: Channapatna JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who lost the byelection to C.P. Yogeshwar of Congress, on Sunday consoled a fan who reportedly attempted to end his life and requested him not to repeat such acts.
Manjunath, fondly called Abhi, had even penned a letter before taking the dangerous step. Nikhil, who called on Manjunath at the latter’s home in Kudloor in Channapatna, expressed shock and sadness over the incident.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy reassured Manjunath, expressing his support during the difficult time. He told him that he was deeply troubled to learn of this incident and emphasised that he would stand by him. Nikhil also promised to offer assistance in any way he could, including helping him secure employment opportunities in the future, as reported by the Deccan Herald.
He also reminded Manjunath of the importance of his children’s well-being, urging him to focus on their future. “Please, look at the faces of your growing children. Even I have a three-year-old son. The children are young, let us take care of their future also. I will arrange some job opportunities for you. I might not be an MLA but this is a challenge. I will get you employed,” he said.
Nikhil told media persons that he is extremely hurt more by Manjunath’s attempt to die than by his loss in the election. “At 7:30 a.m., we got a message that in Valetoopu, Manjunath had consumed poison yesterday. In Channapatna, our workers and leaders have built this party with zeal. Let the admiration be there in your hearts but if it crosses the line, your families get hurt and we get very pained by it,” he was quoted as saying by the publication.
Speaking of his byelection loss, Nikhil reiterated that the JD(S) had got its traditional votes, but that the votes of a particular community went against the party.
“Deve Gowda gave reservation to a community. We tried our last attempt to take that community into confidence. But they conveyed to us that they do not require us. In future, we will take other communities into confidence,” he remarked in a veiled reference to Muslims.
Nikhil lost the election by a margin of 25,413 votes to Congress candidate C.P. Yogeshwar.
