UK to issue coin in Mahatma Gandhi’s honour

London: The UK government will issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, British Finance Minister Sajid Javid said. The Pakistani-origin minister said he had asked the UK’s Royal Mint to work on the coin so that the world never forgot what Gandhi taught it. Javid announced the plan on Thursday at the annual GG2 Leadership Awards event held here to celebrate the most influential members of UK’s South Asian community. PTI

Saxophone exponent Gopalnath dies at 69  

Mangaluru: Renowned saxophone exponent Kadri Gopalnath died at a private hospital here early on Friday, family sources said. Gopalnath, 69, had been ailing for some time. He leaves his wife, two sons and a daughter. Apart from the sobriquet “Saxophone Chakravarty” (Emperor of Saxophone), Gopalnath was conferred many awards. A Padma Shree awardee, he had the distinction of being the first Carnatic musician to be invited to the BBC Promenade concert in London in 1994. PTI