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M-Friends host Eid get together in Vittal’s Koraga colony

CD Network
June 28, 2017

Mangaluru, Jun 28: M-Friends, a group of Dakshina Kannada based philanthropists hosted a rare harmony get together as part of recently held Eid al-Fitr at Mangalapadavu Koraga colony in Vittal in Bantwal taluk.

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The programme held at the house of Manku Koraga began with a Tulu paddana sung by Koraga community members. Visually challenged Seetharama, a member of Koraga community, mesmerized the gathering with his singing.

Participation of minister for food, civil supplies U T Khader, also a member of M-Friends, raised hopes for 13 Koraga families and five Adi Dravida families residing in the colony. Khader took an initiative to find solutions to some of the problems being faced by the tribal families.

He directed the Mescom officials to provide power supply to two houses in the colony immediately after his attention was drawn towards the problem.

He also offered to provide funds for construction of toilet for a family. As a token of appreciation, the tribal community members offered Khader a 'Muttale', a traditional cap made using areca leaves. Later, Khader and M-Friends members had lunch with the colony residents.

Khader said there is happiness in celebrating festivals with economically weaker sections of the society. "Islam mandates that one should not discriminate people in the name of caste and religion. Pejavar seer Vishwesha Thirtha Swami has shown the world what harmony is by holding an iftar meet at Sri Krishna Mutt premises. The noble initiative of the seer will inspire many to live in harmony," Khader said.

M-Friends secretary Rasheed Vitla said that Koragas are the original inhabitants of coastal district. "Koragas, who weave baskets to earn livelihood, are a hardworking community and it is always a joy to spend time with them. There is no disparity in Islam and it emphasizes on equality. We believe in unity and harmony in the society. Hence, in this direction, we decided to hold a harmony meet at the colony. We want those (Koragas) to come to mainstream and prosper in life," Rasheed said.

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March 6,2020

Mysuru, Mar 6: A BJP worker was stabbed to death by unidentified persons at his apartment in Mysore in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Anand in his early thirties, was reportedly attacked with a broken beer bottle shortly after he returned home following his late night birthday party, police added.

Following information from neighbours in the apartment, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

"The murder took place between 3 am and 4 am. We are investigating who was with him at the time and what was the motive behind the killing," Mysuru police Commissioner Dr Chandragupta told reporters.

Police said further investigations are on to ascertain the motive and people behind the killing.

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July 22,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 22: As many as 184 people from Karnataka stranded in UAE arrived at Mangalore International Airport.

According to sources, the chartered flight, which landed on Tuesday night, was arranged by the UAE Karnataka Cultural Foundation and Beary Cultural Foundation for Kannadigas who had been stranded following the lockdown and also those who had lost their employment.

A team of officials with Puttur Assistant Commissioner Yathish Ullal and Horticulture Department Assistant Director Praveen who were in charge of quarantine facilities for international passengers verified the documents and sent them for institutional quarantine.

Of the 184 passengers, 141 had remained quarantined in Mangaluru while 42 left for Udupi and one to Honnavara in Uttara Kannada, said sources.

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July 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 30: Karnataka reported 83 deaths and 6,128 new cases in the state on Thursday. With this, the total number of cases in the state stood at 1,18,632, the state health ministry said.

Currently, there are 69,700 active cases, while a total of 2,230 people have lost their lives due to the pandemic till now.

There are 15,83,792 confirmed cases across the country. Of them, 5,28,242 cases remain active. While 10,20,582 have recovered, 34,968 patients have lost their lives due to the pandemic.

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