Former president of Konkani Welfare Association (SJKWA) John Crasta Agrar passed away on Monday, April 19 due to a brain haemorrhage at Meditech hospital in Mira-Bhayandar, Mumbai.

He was originally from Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada and belonged to the Holy Saviour Church, Agrar parish. He was also a social worker and actively engaged in philanthropic services. He operated the Shaun Tours & Travels in Mira Road for over two decades.

Chef Ishmeet Singh Chandiok is familiar to diners in the country from his stints at Hyatt and JW Marriott.

But when he started cooking for his dog Harley, he thought of venturing into the dog food business. This led to Harley’s Corner which is India’s first ready-to-eat wet dog food brand.

The chef, who is a dog lover and a certified canine nutritionist, has a range of gourmet food for canines including activated charcoal treats, beef jerky, subscription boxes for meals, India’s first ‘DIY’ Doggy Cake Kit and much more. We speak to him about the brand:

International hockey umpire from Karnataka Mundanda Anupama aka Puchimanda Anupama (40) passed away due to Covid-19 complications early Sunday morning.

The grammarian and literary critic has compiled 12 dictionaries, and his works cover various forms of Kannada literature, including grammar, poetry, translation and essays.

City-based footballer Ahmed Hussain (85), who played for the country’s football team in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and numerous international tournaments, died from Covid-19 on Friday.

Shetty had been lavishly appreciated for the directorial skills he exhibited in Tulu movie, ‘Arjun weds Amrita’.

Veteran theatre artiste and social worker Peter Victor Benedict Bolar (73) breathed his last at 4.50 am on Sunday April 18.

Peter entered the world of theatre in the 70’s. He was known for his skillful acting and expertise in make up in Tulu and Konkani plays.

While working in Dubai, he was actively taking part in the theatre activities there. He had donned comic roles in the plays of K N Tailor.

 Dr Ashok was born in Kasargod on December 1, 1953. He was the elder brother of writer T K Kasargod (Tilak Kamath). He completed his higher primary education in Kasargod government school, high school education in BEM High School, and BSc from a government college in Kasargod. He later joined Syndicate Bank.

India has always enjoyed the position of a world leader in granite exports. Adding unmatched style and elegance to the architecture, the glossy, smooth Indian granite has been extensively used stone material in building classic memorials across the globe — Vietnam War Memorial and Bruce Lee Memorial in Washington DC, Atomic Bomb Victims Memorial at Hiroshima in Japan are a few monuments made of Indian granite.

Now, Indian granite, which has been mined from a quarry in Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, has made it to Hayward 9/11 Memorial in the United States of America. Black and red granite was exported from Chamarajanagar to Hayward and has been used for the Hayward 9/11 Memorial adjacent to the historic Old City Hall building on Mission Boulevard, downtown Hayward.