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Eight day long Bhagavad Gita discourse begins

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August 6, 2011

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Mangalore, August 6: An eight day long discourse on Bhagavad Gita by Vidvan Pavagada Prakasha Rai was inaugurated at Town Hall here on Saturday by Harikrishna Punarooru, former President, Kannada Sahitya Parishad.

Delivering the presidential address, P Jayaram Bhat, Managing Director, Karnataka Bank, laid emphasis on the importance of moral values in the lives of every individual. He said: “Bahgavad Gita is the word of God. We must adhere to its ethics.”

A DVD of Bahgavadgita discourse was released by Mr Bhat, on the occasion.

Mr Punarooru addressing the gathering lamented on the decrease in morals among the youth of the nation. “Youngsters have forgotten how to respect the elders”, he said.

The programme is being jointly organised by Sri Sharada Seva Trust, Surathkal, Sri Sharada Mahotsava Samithi, Surathkal, Department of Kannada & Culture, Dakshina Kannada, Kalkoora Institution, Kodialbail, and Sri Krishna Jnana Samiti, Kadri.

The discourse will be conducted every day by Vidvan Pavagada Prakasha Rai from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm till Saturday, August 13.

Vedamurthy I Ramananda Bhat, Chief Priest, Idya Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple, Surathkal, A Raghavendra Rao, President, Shyamarao Foundation and Srinivas Group of Colleges, Sridhara Shetty, President, Sharada Seva Trust were present among others.

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April 14,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 14: 11 more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Karnataka since 5 pm Monday, informed the state government on Tuesday.

The total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state now stand at 258, including 9 deaths and 65 discharged.

To check the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, the 21-day lockdown announced last month has been extended by the Centre till May 3.

Meanwhile, India's total number of coronavirus positive cases has climbed to 10,363 including 8,988 active cases, 1,035 cured/discharged/migrated and 339 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said today.

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June 16,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 16: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said he would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi for more relaxations, as he made it clear that Covid-19 lockdown measures were not required in the state anymore.

"The lockdown is not required for Karnataka, we will request for more relaxations," Yediyurappa said in response to a question about video conferencing with the Prime Minister.

Speaking to reporters here, he said, "I will request him (PM) to make way for- people to lead a normal life and for the improvement in the economic situation."

Several services such as metro, theatres, gyms, swimming pools, bars among others continue to remain restricted under unlock 1.0 that is currently in place.

Modi is scheduled to hold a video conference with chief ministers of various states on Tuesday and Wednesday. Yediyurappa is scheduled to take part in the video conferencing on Wednesday.

The chief minister, who took part in the special pooja organised at Shankar Math here to pray for the control of Covid-19, said, the government was making all efforts to control the spread.

"We are taking strong measures and all of us should fight this together," he said, as he highlighted that the government has released the financial assistance amount that was announced for farmers, and was ensuring that it reaches them.

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May 4,2020

Udupi, May 4: Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha said that mechanised boat fishing will be permitted in Udupi district in another two days.

He further said that the decision was taken after the district was declared as a Green Zone as no fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from the district in the past several days.

The Deputy Commissioner told the media here that fishing will be permitted but social distancing has to be practised and only 30 boats will be permitted in a day.

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