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Mangaluru model Soujanya Hegde to vie for Mrs India Worldwide title

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July 25, 2017

Mangaluru, Jul 25: Soujanya Hegde, a Mangaluru based model and mother of two has been shortlisted for the Haute Monde Mrs India Worldwide 2017 competition to be held in Gurugram, Haryana, on August 5.

“After having achieved in my field of fashion and personal life, I wanted to give it a try in a field which is a dream for many married women,” Soujanya told media persons in the city on Monday.

She said that she plunged into the prestigious title to be a role model and to prove herself once again.

Soujanya had won several local beauty contests before her marriage. She was Miss Mangalore, Miss Karavali Udupi and Miss Fantasia 2000.

She is one among the 60 finalists who will be travelling to Vietnam for their grooming sessions and portfolio shoots. Several sub-title contests like Mrs Talented, Mrs Super Smile, Mrs Congeniality and Mrs Photogenic will be judged in Vietnam by a reputed jury and grooming members of international fame.

A law graduate and a management diploma holder, Soujanya moved to Nigeria after her marriage and stayed there for a few years.

There, Soujanya ran a dance institute as well. She has acted in two movies — ‘Mayajinke’ (Kannada in 2001) and ‘Bollilu’ (Tulu in 2016). Soujanya is blessed with two children — Souravi, 12, and Souraag, 8.

 

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April 24,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 24: The last rites of the elderly woman who died of covid-19 yesterday was finally held in the wee hours of Friday amidst tight security at Kaikunje Hindu Rudra Bhoomi near BC Road bus stand in spite of severe opposition from the members of the own community.

The funeral was held as per the protocol for COVID-19 deaths, police said.

Prior to this hundreds of Hindus had staged a protest  last night in front of Pachanady Hindu Rudra Bhoomi near Vamanjoor following reports that the the 77-year-old coronavirus positive woman's mortal remains will be cremated there.

Mangaluru North MLA Bharat Shetty rushed to the spot and convinced the protesters that he will not allow the authorities to cremate the body at Pachanady. Hence, the authorities shifted the cremation venue, it is learnt. 

Meanwhile, many local residents staged protest at Pachanady against the cremation of the dead body of a coronavirus positive woman. Hence, additional police force was sent from Mangaluru to disperse the crowd and facilitate the last rite.

According to sources, initially the authorities had  planned to cremate body at Baddakatte Hindu Rudra Bhoomi near here native place in Bantwal. However, the locals and the community elders had forced the authorities to change the plan.

Such protests due to misconception about the spread of coronavirus had been witnessed in some other parts of the country, including in Chennai, and the governments have warned of action against those opposing cremation or burial of COVID-19 patients.

So far as many as 17 covid-19 postive cases have been reported in Dakshina Kannada including two deaths from same family from Bantwal's Kasba village.

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July 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: The Karnataka government on Sunday directed the Director General of Police Praveen Sood to submit a detailed report on the internal security following the United Nations' observation that international terror outfit IS was active in the state.

The UN report stated that Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, which reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, was reportedly planning attacks in the region.

It also warned that there were 'significant numbers' of ISIS operatives in Karnataka and Kerala. Reacting to the UN report, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the state government has taken a serious note of the report on the activities of IS in the state.

The state government is in touch with the Centre and the neighbouring states to keep a close watch on the activities of suspicious people and their supporters.

"In this context, it has been decided to strengthen the internal security of the state. The Director General of Police has been asked to submit a detailed report," Bommai said in a release.

The state is also keeping a strict vigil on all those entering Bengaluru from other states, the Minister said. He recalled that the state police had arrested several members of Al-Hind organisation in January last and Jamaat- ul-Mujahideen from Bangladesh in 2018 and 2019. He added that the National Investigation Agency is investigating the case of JMB.

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March 27,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 27: Nine throat swab samples that were sent for testing of the coronavirus, have been declared as negative while samples of four more persons are currently being tested, official sources said on Friday.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B. Rupesh said that 2,902 people are under home quarantine in the district as of today while three were admitted to hospitals for observation.

Around 38,051 people have been inspected, so far, here in this district.

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