Yakshagana artiste Ambatanaya Mudradi passes away
Mangaluru (PTI): Eminent Yakshagana artiste and writer Ambatanaya Mudradi died at his residence in Mudradi of Karkala taluk in Udupi district on Tuesday after a brief illness, family sources said.
He was 88. Mudradi is survived by wife, three sons and five daughters.
Mudradi, whose original name was Keshav Shettigar, was a versatile artiste who displayed his skill in all areas of Yakshagana. He was a prasanga kartha,' talamaddale arthadhari' and veshadhari' in Yakshagana.
At the recently held state-level Yakshagana Sammelana in Udupi, his work, Yakshagana and Harikathe: a comparative study' was published.
Mudradi has won several honours including Rajyotsava award and Parthi Suba award. He had also served as the president of the Udupi district Kannada Sahitya Parishad.
Mudradi worked as a primary school teacher for 36 years and retired in 1993.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
