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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Cong 'pocketed' Rs 150 cr per annum from Assam healthcare budget during 15 yrs of rule: Shah
Guwahati (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress, during its previous 15 years of rule in Assam, "pocketed" Rs 150 crore per annum from the state healthcare budget.
Inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for healthcare projects worth Rs 2,092 crore in Assam, Shah said the BJP works for affordable healthcare for all sections of society and lauded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for bringing the state's medical facilities at par with states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
"Assam's healthcare was in shambles 10 years ago as Congress worked only for the financial health of its leaders' families," he said.
Attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said that no Indian supports his acts of "defaming" the country in his bid to oppose the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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He lambasted the Congress for its "shirtless" protest at the recent AI summit in New Delhi and Gandhi for having 'chai-pakora' on the stairs of Parliament House.
"We were also in the opposition and staged protests against the government, but there is a right platform for it," he said.
"Parliament is a sacred seat of democracy. Its stairs should not be used for even dharnas. And Rahul Gandhi was having 'chai-pakora' there. Doesn't he know where to have his breakfast?" asked the Union minister.
Shah inaugurated the Rs 675-crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati, at a programme held on its premises.
He also virtually inaugurated two cancer centres at Golaghat and Tinsukia, both under Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), constructed at a cost of Rs 135 crore each.
Shah virtually laid the foundation stone for super-speciality hospitals at Diphu Medical College and Hospital (Rs 220 crore), Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (Rs 310 crore), and Barpeta Medical College and Hospital (Rs 284 crore).
The foundation stone for a Rs 218-crore Swasthya Bhawan in Guwahati, and the Abhayapuri District Hospital (Rs 115 crore) were also laid by the Union home minister.
Shah arrived here on Saturday evening on a two-day visit to Assam, his fourth visit to the northeastern state in four months.
