Monday 31 December 2018

Loknath, Indian actor, Died at 91

C. H. Lokanath was born on August 14, 1927, and died on December 31, 2018.

He was a noted Indian Kannada language veteran stage and cine artist of more than 1000 plays and 650 films to his film success.

He has worked in the industry for many years and is affectionately addressed as "Uncle Lokanath" or "Uppinakayi" by the industry people.

Loknath does not change his appearance in all his films throughout the career.

TV serial Priyadarshini telecasted in Star Suvarna Channel was one of his final appearances.

A few of his noted characters he has played are: Galileo in "Galileo", Rajaram in "Aspota", Dr. Faustus in "Dr. Faustus", Kakaji in "Tanavu Ninnade Manavu Ninnade", Dushtabudhi in "Chandrahasa" and many such plays. Loknath's most popular films include "Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu", "Collegu Ranga", "Naagarahaavu", "Katha Sangama", "Hosa Neeru", "Singapurinalli Raja Kulla",Minchina Ota and Mane Mane Kathe.

He has even acted in several episodes of Malgudi Days.

C. H. Lokanath passed away after a brief illness at 91 years old.

Wednesday 26 December 2018

Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Pakistani politician, Died at 46

Syed Ali Raza Abidi was born on July 6, 1972, in Karachi, Pakistan and died on December 25, 2018.

 He was a Pakistani politician.

 He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, in Pakistani general election, 2013.

 Syed Ali Raza Abidi received 81,603 votes and defeated Raja Azhar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM Pakistan from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi East-II) in Pakistani general election, 2018 but was unsuccessful.

He earned 24,082 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan. Abidi was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.

 His attack by gun took place outside his residence.

 He passed away at 46 years old.

Sulagitti Narasamma, Indian midwife, Died at 98

Sulagitti Narasamma was born in Krishnapura, Pavagada village and died on December 25, 2018.

She was an Indian midwife.

Sulagitti Narasamma has assisted in performing more than 15,000 traditional deliveries free of charge over a 70-year period of service in deprived regions of Karnataka with no medical facilities.

Narasamma work was honored with the National Citizen's award of India in 2012 and the country’s fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 2018.

Narasamma learned her midwifery skills from her grandmother, Maremma, a midwife who also helped to deliver five of Narasamma's own babies.

At the age of 20, during 1940, Narasamma assisted at her first birth when she helped with the delivery of her aunt's baby.


Then by 2018, at the 97 years old, she had helped to deliver more than 15,000 babies during her years, and has been described as 'the go-to midwife of Krishnapura'.

Sulagitti Narasamma passed away at 98 years old.

Law Hieng Ding, Malaysian politician, Died at 83

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Law Hieng Ding was born on October 4, 1935, and died on December 25, 2018.

He was a Malaysian politician.

He was the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment from 1990 to 2004. From 1982 to 2008, He was was a member of parliament representing Sarikei.

Law Hieng Ding graduated from the Nanyang University, Singapore in 1960 with a Bachelor's degree of Commerce in Accountancy and Banking.

He began his political career in 1972 and has held the seat for the past six terms.

Law Hieng Ding served as the deputy minister from 1987 to 1990, and a Cabinet Minister from 1990 to 2004.

Law Hieng Ding was also the Deputy President of Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) and Nantah Education & Research Foundation as well as chairman or director to a number of public companies and foundation.

Law Hieng Ding passed away at 83 years old during the Christmas Day celebration.

Yoshitada Konoike, Japanese politician, Died at 88

Yoshitada Konoike was born on November 28, 1940, and died on December 25, 2018.

He was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

He was a native of Amagasaki, Hyōgo, and graduate of Waseda University.

Konoike was chosen to the House of Representatives without precedent for 1986 after an unsuccessful keep running in 1983.

During the wake of losing his seat in 1993, he was chosen to the House of Councilors without precedent for 1995 and is as of now serving his fourth 6-year term.

He caused debate when he remarked on a continuous homicide case in July 2003, saying that the guardians of the blamed "ought to be marched through the city and beheaded".

 Konoike apologized for the comments but one week later he commented on a different case, in which four child sex slaves escaped from the house of a dead captor, saying "we don't know if the girls are victims or assailants", and added, "if you're arguing the girls were bought as slaves, you assume they have no responsibility".

Konoike was taken from his post as vice president bureau secretary on May 13, 2009, and was admitted to a psychological healing center after the week by week magazine Shukan Shincho uncovered that he had utilized his administration shinkansen free go to venture out to Atami to go through a few days with a fancy woman.

Konoike was likewise removed from the Hyogo part of the gathering however was accordingly readmitted to the gathering on 30 August 2010.

He was chosen to the House of Councilors for his fourth sequential term in the July 2013 decision and unsuccessfully challenged the ticket to supplant Hirofumi Nakasone as the LDP's pioneer in the house.

Konoike lost the poll to Kensei Mizote 82-31.

Konoike passed away at 78 years old.

Nirendranath Chakravarty, Indian poet and writer, Died at 94

Nirendranath Chakraborty was born on October 19, 1924, and died on December 25, 2018.

He was a well known contemporary Bengali poet.

Chakravarty was the winner of the Sahitya Academy Award in 1974 for the book of poems Ulanga Raja (The Naked King).

During 2007, the University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree.

Nirendranath Chakravarty also wrote few detective novels of Bhaduri Moshai.

Nirendranath Chakravarty passed away at 94 years old.

Wendy Beckett, British religious sister and art historian, Died at 88

Wendy Beckett was born on February 25, 1930, in South Africa and died on December 26, 2018, in Quidenham, Norfolk.

She was otherwise called Sister Wendy.

She was a British religious sister, recluse, blessed virgin, and craftsmanship student of history.

She turned out to be notable globally amid the 1990s when she displayed a progression of documentaries for the BBC on the historical backdrop of workmanship.

Beckett projects, for example, Sister Wendy's Odyssey and Sister Wendy's Grand Tour, regularly drew a 25 percent offer of the British survey group of onlookers.

During 1997, Sister Wendy made her U.S. make a big appearance on open TV and that equivalent year The New York Times depicted her as "an at some point recluse who is quick on her approach to turning into the most far-fetched and renowned craftsmanship pundit ever of." As of September 2018, fragments of these shows are as yet being publicized on a few PBS directs in the U.S.

 She grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where her dad was studying medicine.

During 1946, Beckett went into the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, a Roman Catholic congregation of Religious Sisters dedicated to education.

Beckett was sent to England where she completed her novitiate and then studied at St Anne's College, Oxford where she was awarded a congratulatory first class honors degree in English Literature.

Wendy Beckett passed away at 88 years old.