Padma Shri Ibrahim Suthar, 'Kabir of Kannada' passes away
Bagalkot: Renowned Kannada speaker and recipient of Padma Shri fondly known as 'Kabir of Kannada', Ibrahim Suthar passed away on Saturday morning at a hospital after suffering from a heart attack here at Mahalingapura.
According to the family sources Ibrahim had been complaining of chest pain from last few days and was being treated for the same.
On Saturday morning he is said to have suffered heart attack after which he was rushed to the hospital where he breathed his last, Ibrahim's family informed.
Ibrahim was conferred with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilan award of the country in 2018 and had received Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1995 for his work.
Ibrahim was known for spreading social and communal harmony through his songs, his speeches and Bhajans for the last 40 years in Karnataka and neighboring states.
In the year 1970, he set up Harmony Folk Music Mela (team of artists) and started performing devotional singing, spiritual discourses across Karnataka and neighboring states.
He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters.
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Curfew at village in Maharashtra's Jalgaon after clashes break out over road incident
Mumbai (PTI): Curfew has been imposed at a village in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon district following clashes over a trivial dispute involving the driver of a minister's car and a group of locals, officials said on Wednesday morning.
Seven persons have been arrested so far as several shops were set on fire and public property was damaged during the violence at Palthi village, a senior police official said. There was a heated exchange between a group of locals and the driver of state minister Gulabrao Patil's car in Kasaiwada area of the village late Tuesday night when the driver honked and asked them to give way, he said.
Patil, a Shiv Sena leader and the minister for water supply and sanitation, was not present, but a member of his family was riding in the car. While the altercation ended at the spot, some persons from the locality later went to a village square and protested, the official said. Another group then arrived there, leading to clashes till early in the morning. Several shops in the village were burnt, the official said.
Additional police personnel, State Reserve Police Force and Riot Control Police teams alongside fire brigade vehicles were deployed in the village, he said, adding that the situation was now under control.
