Mooduperar hosts many breeds at Cattle fair

March 30, 2011

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Mangalore, March 30: With nearly 400 cattle including the youngest — 11 days old calf — to the hefty cow which gives 32 liters of milk per day, grabbed the attention of the crowd, persuading even those who lack interest in cattle rearing to reconsider their thought.

The occassion was the cattle fair and the seminar on cattle rearing jointly organised by the Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (DKMUL) and Mundabettu Milk Co-operative Society at Jeevothama farm in Mooduperar near Kaikamba on Tuesday.

Though the occasion was limited to the cattle exhibition, the members of as many as 72 milk societies in Mangalore taluk assembled at Jeevothama farm along with their cattle. With hundreds of cattle, calf and buffaloes belonging to three main breeds namely HF variety, local and Jercy breed assembled in the fair, it appeared as though each cattle was saying “I am better than you”. One of the farmers Rathan Kumar from Nellikaru who had brought two of his cattle to the fair belonging to Gir and Shahival breed said that the daily expenditure of rearing a cow would be no less than Rs 150 per day. But these cattle give quality milk which is tastier and thicker than the milk produced by the other breeds. “Our cattle had won prizes in Krishi Mela held in Bajagoli recently and I think the reason behind them winning the prize is their health and fitness,” he said. When asked the objective behind organising the cattle fair, DKMUL President Raviraj Hegde informed that the fair intends to remove the preconceived notion among the public cattle rearing is not a profitable business and a cow produces only 5-6 liters of milk a day. “ As the DKMUL is celebrating its 25th year anniversary, we have been organising cattle fair in every taluk and have received a very good response from the farmers. We want to bring awareness about cattle rearing among the farmers in particular and the public in general,” he said. Ready to eat food for cattle No more the cattle in Jeevothama farm would eat grass, maize or other powders, but they would be in a privileged position to hog ready to eat food prepared in Rajasthan. Speaking to the media persons, Jeevothama farm owner and Mundabettu Milk Society President M Narahari Prabhu informed that he has imported ready to eat fodder block for the cattle from Rajasthan. The cattle will be fed with this fodder on trial basis and the KMF too is planning to establish fodder block producing units. Each block costs Rs 180, he said. Calf rearing scheme Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (DKMUL) has come with Calves rearing scheme to favour the quality rearing of the calves. DKMUL President Raviraj Hegde said that the scheme would cover 5,000 calves in DK and Udupi districts and the owner of the calf will be given a help aid of Rs 5,000 to rear a calf. “Calves are generally neglected by the farmers and are not fed properly. It is with this context we will initiate the scheme,” he informed.

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Karnataka govt to hold first of it's kind virtual job fair on July 10

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fear of layoffs lurking everywhere, the state government is holding a first-of-its-kind virtual job fair on July 10, to help people find jobs commensurate with their skill sets.

Co-ordinated by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), the job fair will see participation of more than 40 companies for about 6,000 job openings.

The government will connect companies with job seekers who have registered on the recently-launched Skill Connect portal or on the Kaushalya Karnataka’s portal for migrant workers from the state who have returned home.

A candidate can either directly apply to a company, or await the portal to match their skills with available jobs. There is also a self-evaluation section on the website which will suggest whether a candidate needs to further skill oneself or whether they are eligible for jobs with their current set of skills.

Firms such as Life Insurance Corporation, Barbeque Nation and Arvind Mills are among the participants.

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Sr Dr Venissa appointed principal of Mangaluru’s St Agnes College

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May 5,2020

Mangaluru, May 5: The principal of St Agnes College, Mangaluru, Sr Dr Jeswina AC attained superannuation after 28 years of dedicated and fruitful service.

Sister Dr Venissa AC, the associate professor of the department of Economics, has been appointed by the Apostolic Carmel Educational Society Management as the principal of the college. Sister Roopa Rodrigues AC. has been appointed as the vice principal.

Sr Dr Venissa AC was earlier serving as the vice principal at St Agnes College.

The college and the management has thanked Sr Dr Jeswina AC for the dedicated services she has rendered to the college.

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HDK demands formation of House Committee to probe into Mangaluru violence

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January 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 10: Demanding the setting up of a House Committee to probe the Mangaluru violence, former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday released multiple videos of the clashes that broke out during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest that claimed two lives on December 19.

Janata Dal-Secular leader further demanded suspension of Police Commissioner PS Harsha and insisted that House Committee consisting of members of all the parties should be formed to probe into Mangaluru violence and said that magisterial inquiry ordered by the state government cannot be trusted.

"Constitute a House committee and produce the fact. The main culprit is the commissioner of Mangaluru, remove the officer as he is the main culprit. I am going to take this issue on the floor of the House." Kumaraswamy said during a press conference here.

Two people were killed in Mangaluru in the alleged police firing after protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent.

The Act grants Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India on or before 31, 2014.

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