CM Kumaraswamy condoles death of photo journalist Keshava Vittla
Bengaluru, May 28: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy condoled the death of noted photojournalist Keshava Vittla who passed away on Sunday.
Keshava Vittla had started his career as photojournalist in ‘Mungaru’ Kannada daily published from Mangaluru thirty years ago. Later, he continued his profession Kannada Prabha where he got popularity. ‘Veekshana Chayankana’ of Keshava Vittla, being published in Kannada Prabha was a novel concept and experiment in the Indian media history. The “Veekshana Chayankana” was being published with a paragraph of writing on the pictures which were throwing light mainly on social problems and this was getting good response. After Kannada Prabha, he worked in Udayavani, Roopatara, The Telegraph, Hindustan Times, Washington Post and other newspapers. He had organized four photo exhibitions.
The first photo exhibition “The Insights of Life” conducted during 1988 had expressed the real insights of life. Another photo exhibition “Illusion and Reality” held in 1998 had displayed the wonders between imagination and reality. His another expo was “The Faithfull Karnataka Waterscapes” and another exhibition conducted in 2003 had depicted the present situation of stray dogs in all cities. Another exhibition held in 2008 was centralized on major tanks, attractive sea shores and beaches, and breathtaking waterfalls of the state.
He has also published a book called “Facets of Karnataka: A Pictorial Journey” wherein the special characteristics of forest, and its diversity, hills, stones and boulders, sea shores, waterfalls and other wonders of nature and environment got the place.
Apart from this, Keshava Vittla was also famous for capturing the colour combination. Interesting fact is that Vittla has worked for more than 8 years to prepare for this book and it shows his concern towards the environment.
He has also published a book called “Nose for news, eyes for photography” and has done a good work as an individual. If the book is glanced once, it would give an experience of travelling all the tourist places in the state. Moreover, it would also create curiosity among reader that he should visit those places once in a lifetime, the CM explained in his message.
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NDRF, SDRF teams continue efforts to rescue 3-yr-old girl from borewell in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Dec 24: Efforts to rescue a three-year-old girl who fell into a 150 feet deep borewell in Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan continued on Tuesday.
The girl, Chetna, fell into the borewell while playing in the agriculture farm of her father on Monday.
SHO Sarund Mohammad Imran said teams of NDRF and SDRF are trying to rescue the girl safely.
Senior Commandant of NDRF Yogesh Meena said, "After failing to safely pull out the girl from the borewell with a ring rod, efforts are being made to pull her out with another local equipment made of iron plate."
The girl's actions were captured on camera and an oxygen pipe was lowered into the borewell to supply oxygen.
Two weeks ago, a five-year-old child fell into a borewell in Dausa district. The rescue operation to rescue the child safely lasted for more than 55 hours. However, by the time he was pulled out, the child had lost the battle of life.
