Udupi: Karavali Sangeetha Kalavidara Okkoota, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will organise a day-long workshop for all aspiring singers. The workshop will be held at Shivagiri auditorium, Bannanje here on June 24 on the occasion of decennial celebration of the okkoota.

“The main objective of the workshop is to give more knowledge on music to those who are trained in music. Famous musicians, who play various instruments, will train aspiring musicians. The organization intends to introduce artists from south India and Udupi district to the world of music. In the workshop, experienced musicians will teach upcoming musicians how to be more professional. The workshop will be held in three sessions. Over 60 people will participate in the workshop,” Naveen Chandra Koppa, secretary of Karavali Sangeetha Kalavidara Okkoota, Udupi said.

Hindustani Singer Pandith Ravishankar, film background singer Yashwanth and popular singer Sangeetha Balachandra will be the trainers in the workshop.

27-year-old commits suicide

Bantwal: A youth hanged himself at Nakunad near Punjalkatte . The deceased is identified as Prashanth (27), son of the late Bhoja Poojary from Nakunad.

Prashanth was unmarried. He lived with his mother, and used to work in a cloth store at Venoor. It is presumed that he hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his home, at around 5 am on Saturday.

After Prashanth's mother noticed this shocking development and called neighbours, who immediately brought Prashanth down, he had already died. A case of unnatural death was thereafter registered in Punjalkatte police station.