Mangalore: Veteran journalist N R Ubhaya passes away


Mangalore, Aug 31 (DHNS): Veteran journalist Narayan Raghuveer Ubhaya, better known as N R Ubhaya, who had retired as Principal Correspondent of Mangalore Bureau in The New Indian Express, passed away at a private hospital on Friday night. He was 75.

Ubhaya, son of Raghuveer Ubhaya who retired as Railway Magistrate, had served in The New Indian Express for nearly two decades. He was a resident of Kotekar.

Prior to joining Indian Express, he had served as a reporter in many Kannada dailies including Navabharat, Kannada Vani, Samyukta Karnataka and Kannada Prabha. He had also worked as a correspondent in UNI for some time.

He had also launched an evening Kannada daily ‘Janraj’ during Emergency. A former senate member of Mangalore University and DK Telecom Advisory Committee, he retired from Indian Express in 2002.

Ubhaya also had donated three cents of land to help devotees build a Ayappa temple close to his house. Ubhaya is survived by his wife Nandini Ubhaya and Son Bharat.

Former union minister B Janardhan Poojary, Health Minister U T Khadar, MLA J R Lobo and Mayor Mahabala Marla among others have condoled the death of Ubhaya.

  

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  • Dr. Cajetan Coelho, Goa, India

    Tue, Sep 02 2014

    Respectful farewell to N R Ubhaya.

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  • Anil, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 31 2014

    A great loss to the society, I knew him since 1988 and have great respect for him. Rest in Peace Ubhaya Sir :-(

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  • Naveen Frank, Mangalore/ Sharjah

    Sun, Aug 31 2014

    NR Ubhaya was a well respected senior journalist. I had the privilege of knowing him during my brief stint as a Reporter in the mid 90's, specially during the visit of the late PM Sri Narasihma Rao to Mangalore. May his soul rest in peace.

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