Kannada Sahitya Sammelan: Procession kicked off
Dharwad, Jan 4: The procession of the 84th Kannada Sahitya Sammelan to be held for three days here was kicked off on Thursday morning.
Revenue and District Minister RV Deshpande hoisted the national flag, Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Dr Manu Baligar hoisted Parishat flag and district Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Dr Lingaraj Angadi unfurled Kannada flag to start the Sammelan officially.
Later, the busts of KCD premises founder Sir Siddappa Kambali, Aratala Rudre Gowda and Rodda Srinivas Raya were garlanded. Sammelan president and noted playwright Dr Chandrasekhar Kambala, District Minister RV Deshpande, Municipal Administration Minister CS Shivalli, Deputy Commissioner Deepa Cholan, Parishat state president Dr Manu Baligar, ZP president Chaitra Shirura, MLA Srinivas Mane and Amrutha Desai garlanded the portrait of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari.
Later, Sammelan president Dr Chandrasekhar Kambara and his wife and Parishat state president Dr Manu Baligar were taken out on a procession in a decorated horse cart. DC Deepa Cholan, ADC Ibrahim Mygura, city corporation Commissioner Shakeel Ahmed and others were present.
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Cyclone Fengal: Pondy govt issues heavy rain alert to residents via SMS
Puducherry (PTI): Puducherry experienced heavy rains on Saturday morning prompting the union territory administration to send SMS alerts to around 12 lakh residents cautioning them to remain vigilant as cyclonic storm Fengal is expected to make landfall near here later in the day.
District Collector A Kulothungan told PTI that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that people remained safe.
"We have evacuated people from low lying areas and shelter homes are ready to accommodate them. Arrangements were also made to supply food packets," he said adding that National Disaster Relief Force from Arakonam has arrived to engage in relief and rehabilitation works.
According to the official, cyclone Fengal was expected to cross the coast in the evening. Control rooms have been opened in the collectorate and also in the line departments.
Toll free numbers 112, 1077 and also WhatsApp number 94889 81070 have been put in place to help people facing crisis to contact for help.
Cyclone Fengal is likely to cross between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram coasts close to Puducherry, official sources said. The government has advised people to stay indoors.
The entire stretch of beach road and also several tourist spots were closed to ensure that there was no movement of the people near the sea shore.
Schools and colleges remained closed today.
