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Mangalore pays rich tributes to the heroes of Kargil war

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July 27, 2011

Mangalore, July 26: The coastal city of Mangalore on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the heroes of kargil war through various programmes.

On July 26, 1999 the Indian armed forces broke the back of a Pakistani misadventure in the forbidden heights of Batalik, Kargil and Drass sectors after a 59-day war. As many as 527 Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives and 1363 soldiers were permanently amputated in the war, which ended on July 26 in 1999. Indian Government has honoured four veterans of Kargil with Param Veer Chakra, nine veterans with Maha Veer Chakra and 55 other veterans with Veer Chakra for their bravery.

To commemorate the 12 year old victory achieved by the Indian army against Pakistan, Dakshina Kannada District Ex-Servicemen's Association (DKESA) celebrated the 'Kargil Vijay Divas' by holding a candle light vigil at Kadri Park war memorial at around 7:30 pm. About 15 Kargil veterans took part in memorial service.

Dignitaries offered a floral tribute to those who were killed in the Kargil war. Lt Colonel Nittegutthu Sharath Bhandary, president of the Association Radhakrishna Shetty, general secretary Joachim D'Souza, brigadier I N Rai, Wing commander D R Belle among others were present.

Veterans feted

Veteran war heroes Colonel N S Bhandari, Brigadier I N Rai, Wing Commander D R Belle and Lt Commander G P Mascarenhas were felicitated in a separate programme orgaised by Centre for Integrated Learning at Don Bosco Hall, here.

Speaking on the occasion Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation K N Vijayprakash said the services of soldiers are invaluable to the nation and the youngsters should take a lesson from them and should contribute to the development of nation.

After the felicitation, cultural programmes were presented by the Navaras Hobby Dancers' Club. The anniversary of CREST (Creating Resource to Empower Society Today), a part of CIL, was also celebrated during the occasion.

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''While all non-essential government establishments will also be closed from today, we are discussing on whether there should be a total shutdown similar to what was in place on Sunday during 'Janata Curfew'. We will take a call on this after discussing this with Opposition leaders by evening,'' he added.

Addressing press persons after a meeting with doctors and experts from private hospitals, the Chief Minister said free food will be served to the poor in Indira Canteens all through the day.

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April 18,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Karnataka government has managed to get the contact details of nine out of 10 foreign nationals who had visited Jubilant Life Sciences, a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru district's Nanjangud which has been declared a coronavirus hotspot, State minister S Suresh Kumar said on Saturday.

As many as 66 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nanjangud.

While investigating the source of virus in what is now known as 'Nanjangud cluster', the Mysuru administration could get information that 10 foreign nationals had visited this town, Kumar told reporters.

Soon the External Affairs Ministry's help was sought which managed to track nine of them, Kumar said, adding that the MEA contacted its embassies in China, Germany, Japan and the USA to track these persons.

"Out of 10, they could contact nine and got details. All of them have said that they were all healthy and they did not have any symptoms.

Hence, they did not feel the need to undergo COVID-19 tests," the minister said.

He opined that many people do not show the symptoms but they could be carriers of the virus.

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"It all depends on the person's immunity," Kumar explained.

A foreign national from Germany who had visited Nanjangud could not be reached as her contact details were not available.

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January 31,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 31: Four people, including a minor and a teen-aged boy, have been arrested on charges of spreading false messages on social media with in Bantwal taluk of Dakshnina Kannada District.

Police said on Friday that the arrested have been identified as Siddik (27), K Mohammed (19), Hanif (25) and a 16-year-old boy.

They are accused of spreading false news on social media using different mobile numbers in Bantwal Taluk for disturbing communal harmony, police said adding a case had been registered at the Vitla police station in this connection.

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