Mangalore University to confer Honoris Causa on Prof. B A Viveka Rai

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March 2, 2017

Mangaluru, Mar 2: Mangalore University will be awarding Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) to eminent educationist, Folklorist and Kannada Professor B A Viveka Rai in the 35th Annual Mangalore University Convocation on March, 3, 2017 at 10.00 am in the Mangala Auditorium, Mangalagangothri.

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Dr Rai, a native of Mangaluru, Karnataka was a guest professor with the Department of Indology, University of Wurzburg, Germany till recently. Earlier he was a Professor of Kannada Language, Literature and Folkloristics in Mangalore University, Karnataka. Prof. Viveka Rai has also been the Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University, Hampi and the Karnataka State Open University (2007-09). He has done extensive studies on Tulu, the regional language of Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada and published volumes of literature on the same. Tulu song “Yekka Saka” from popular movie “Koti Chennayya” was written by Prof. Viveka Rai.

Dr. Rai hails from the Punacha village of Puttur in Dakshina Kannada District and has completed his Masters degree in Kannada from Mangalore University and Ph.D from Mysore University. He has served Mangalore University as Lecturer, Reader, Professor and Head of the Department for about 34 years in teaching and research of Kannada. Currently he is serving as a Guest Professor, Dept.of Indology, University of Wurzburg, Germany.

He has served as the Vice Chancellor of Hampi Kannada University and Karnataka State University, Mysore. He is also the founder president of Tulu Sahitya Academy. He has honorary membership at Folklore Fellows, Finland, Central Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Folk and Yakshagana Academy, Governing Committee of Central Kannada Sahithya Parishath, Udupi regional folk arts research centre at Udupi, and Pilikula Nisarga dhama trust, Mangaluru.

He has been conferred upon with Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, Muliya Thimmapayya Award, Presidentship of the Karnataka folk literature conference, Karnataka Culture Conference, Karnataka Desi Conference, World Tulu Sammelan held at Dubai.

Tulu Proverbs, Tulu riddles, Tulu culture, Tulu folk literature, Indian traditions, riddles in literature, Gilisoove, Irula Kannu, Hindana hejje, Rangadolagana Bahiranga, Bagilanu teredu, Inside Germany, Kannada linguistic writings, Nettara Maduve, Siri Epic as performed by Gopala Naika, along with 15 more works have been compiled by Dr. Rai. He has also been the Chief Editor of History of Tulu literature and the Kannada Jain Samputa.

He has undertaken research in countries like Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Japan, America, England, Austria, France, Dubai, Abudhabi, Sharjah and has guided 16 Ph.D researchers and 10 M.Phil researchers.

Currently he is creating and maintaining the “Samskrithi Grama” or Culture village at Pilikula Nisargadhama and is also undertaking the translation of Kannada literature into German language.

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November 17,2024

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Mangaluru: A tragic incident unfolded on Sunday, November 17, at Vazco Resort (VAZCO), situated at Battappadi Cross Road in Someshwara on the outskirts of the city, when three young women drowned in the resort’s swimming pool. 

Disturbingly, an iPhone recording and CCTV footage captured their final moments, providing insights into the heartbreaking accident.

According to City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal, the tragedy occurred at approximately 10:05 AM. The victims were identified as:

Keerthana N (21) from Devaraj Mohalla, Hebbal Second Stage, Vijayanagar Post.
Nishitha M.D (21) from 4th Cross, Kuribarahalli, Mysuru.
Parvathi S (20) from Ramanuja Road, K.R. Mohalla, Mysuru.

Sequence of Events

The three women had checked into Room No. 2 of the resort on the morning of November 16 and stayed overnight. On Sunday morning, around 10 AM, they entered the swimming pool to play. Reports suggest that they placed their clothes poolside and set an iPhone to record the activity.

Initial findings indicate one woman slipped underwater and began to struggle. When the second attempted a rescue, she too drowned, followed by the third woman. Within minutes, the tragedy claimed all three lives. CCTV footage from the resort corroborates the sequence, showing the young women struggling before succumbing to the water.

Investigation Underway

The resort staff discovered the lifeless bodies and immediately raised the alarm. Ullal Police Inspector H N Balakrishna and his team are conducting an investigation. Preliminary reports suggest the women were non-swimmers, and the lack of safety measures contributed to the tragedy.

The resort is owned by Manohar, as per police records. While the formal case is yet to be registered, the incident has raised serious questions about safety protocols at resorts offering pool facilities.

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November 18,2024

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Mangaluru: The Ullal police have arrested Manohar, the owner of Vazco Beach Resort, and its manager Bharath in connection with the drowning of three college girls from Mysuru at the resort’s swimming pool on November 17.

City Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal confirmed the arrests, stating that a case has been registered under Section 106 of BNS. The bodies of the victims, all in their twenties, have been handed over to their parents. The women had arrived at the resort for a weekend getaway on November 16.

Following the tragic incident, the resort was sealed by officials led by Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Harshavardhan. The trade license of the resort, issued on June 13, 2024, has been suspended, and the tourism department has temporarily revoked the resort's registration. These actions prohibit the resort from engaging in any tourism-related activities until further notice.

Someshwara TMC Chief Officer stated that the suspension was due to the resort's failure to implement adequate safety measures, which resulted in the loss of three lives. Further investigations are underway.

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November 10,2024

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has warned that disciplinary action will be taken against those officials who change the land mutation records and serve eviction notices to farmers under the Waqf Act.

In a letter, the Revenue Department Principal Secretary Rajender Kumar Kataria reminded all regional commissioners and deputy commissioners in the districts that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently had a meeting following complaints about certain land properties being made in favour of the Karnataka Board of Waqfs.

In the meeting it was decided that all the directions issued previously by any government office or authority to change the mutation records has been withdrawn, the letter said.

It added that all the notices served in the past have also been withdrawn and no action should be taken against the farmers who are cultivating on the said land.

On the directions of the chief minister, the previous letters and the latest reminders served on November 7 to the farmers and land owners have been withdraw, the letter said.

"The officials who served reminder-2 despite the chief minister's direction will face appropriate disciplinary action," Kataria said in his letter.

He said he has been instructed to strictly implement the chief minister's direction.

The fresh direction was issued in poll-bound Karnataka, where bypolls to three crucial assembly segments are due on November 13.

Some farmers in Honwad village in Vijayapura in north Karnataka had alleged last month that they were served eviction notices as the Waqf Board claimed rights over it.

Subsequently, complaints started in pouring in from some other parts of the state.

BJP leader Tejasvi Surya on October 25 alleged that Karnataka Waqf Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan directed the deputy commissioners and revenue officials to register lands in favour of the Waqf Board within 15 days, which resulted in confusion.

On Surya's request, the Chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal visited Karnataka on November 7 and met farmers in Hubballi, Vijayapura and Belagavi districts who had alleged that their lands were marked as Waqf properties.

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