Annual day of Grace Montessori House of Children celebrated

April 3, 2011

Mangalore, April 3: The 11th annual day celebration of his Grace Montessori House of Children was held on April 2, at the school ground.

The function was presided over by Syed Mohammed Beary, Managing Trustee of Bearys Academy of Learning . The Chief Guest, Patricia Lobo, Faculty of The Teacher's Foundation addressed the gathering and lauded the school for providing soft skill to the students. The Montessori level 3 achievers were felicitated by the Managing trustee, chief guest, correspondent, Principal and vice president of PTA in the graduation ceremony.

The tiny tots enthralled the audience with a welcome dance “Athithi Devo Bhava” followed by various entertaining programs showcasing their extra ordinary talents and paying tribute to various community builders of the society. With a theme ''Life is beautiful” and with a message , 'how with some understanding, some compassion and working together side by side makes this world a beautiful place', they paid tribute to their teachers with an action song.

Through dance performances they showcased how a bangle seller bringing a token of radiance in a women's life and also how the fisher folk are considered as the sons of coastal towns bring happiness in our life. The Konkani dance showcased how the Konkani language has won the hearts of the people of the Konkan region. The little ones, through a skit 'I am proud of my body' showed us why it was important to take good care of body. Through a group song “Zindagi Milke Bithayenge” they showed all present, how pain shared is pain lessened and joy shared is joy increased. They also expressed their joy and pleasure with other group songs like 'walking with God' and 'counting colours in the rainbow'.

The event winded up with the school prayer song.

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Mangaluru | Pilikula Biological Park to be shut from July 4 to 31

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July 2,2020

Mangaluru, JuJ 2: Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park at Pilikula, which was recently reopened after covid-19 lockdown, will again be shut from July 4 to 31.

“The authorities have decided to close the park for visitors from July 4 to July 31 due to the rapid increase of the spread of coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada,” said, Jayaprakash Bhandary, director of the Park.

Mr Bhandary said that after the reopening of the Park, the number of visitors has drastically decreased due to corona scare.

“There are around 100 staff and over 30 caretakers at the zoo. After closing the zoo, only essential staff will come to the zoo take care of the animals. We are planning to reopen it for visitors on August 1,” he said.

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London to Kolkata bus service? Yes, it’s real! Viral pics of 1957 make netizens curious

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July 2,2020

When the black and white photos of the ‘London to Calcutta (Kolkata) bus service’ went viral on social media recently, the response of some of the netizens was “stop spreading fake news!” But, it isn’t a fake news. The late 1950s indeed offered people a lavish bus trip from London to Kolkata.

While one of the viral images shows passengers at the Victoria Coach Station, London, boarding 'Albert', the other image show the same bus travelling through a valley. In another image the bus is stationed at a tourist spot. All these photos were captured during the bus’ maiden international journey in 1957.

An image of the bus ticket is also making rounds on social media, that shows the route of the bus — London, Belgium, West Germany, Austria,Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, West Pakistan, India. The route in India followed Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Banaras and finally Calcutta.

The ticket shows that a one side travel cost 145 pounds (13,644 Rupees at the present day) back then, and it was inclusive of all the luxury provided during the run.

The luxurious bus provided the facilities of reading, individual sleeping bunks, radio/taped music for parties and pleasure and fan heaters, among other things. The brochure reads, "Your complete home while you travel."

Some of the tour highlights included Banaras on the Ganges, The Taj Mahal, The Raj Path, The Rhine Valley and The Peacock Throne. Passengers reportedly got free shopping days in New Delhi, Tehran, Salzburg, Kabul, Istanbul and Vienna.