Rickshaw Challenge-Mumbai Xpress-2011 flagged off in Mangalore

August 9, 2011

Mangalore, August 9: The Mangalore leg of the annual Rickshaw Challenge-Mumbai Xpress-2011 was flagged off from Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Government School, Mallikatte here on Tuesday.

The 2,000 km-challenge will run for 14 days, taking its teams of international rickshaw racers on a journey across the length and breadth of the country. It began on July 30 in Mumbai.

The journey from Mumbai to Chennai this year has 31 adventure enthusiasts from all over the world driving 14 custom-made auto-rickshaws.

The aspiring adventures from countries as far as UK, Chile, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada etc. are participating in the event.

“It's been exciting yet equally adventurous and enlightening! It was a total culture shock but it's also been awesome fun,” one of the participants, from the UK said.

In order to win the Rickshaw challenge-Mumbai Express 20011, the participants will have to rely on the locals at each destination to guide them along.

The event is being organised by Mangalore Round Table 115 in partnership with Chennai Event Management Services.

To reach from Mumbai to Chennai, they pass through important cities like Alibag, Pune, Mahabaleshwar, Ratnagiri, panaji, Murudeshwar, Mangalore, Mysore, Bangalore and Vellore.

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Kaup MLA Lalaji Mendon new chairman of Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission

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July 27,2020

Udupi, Jul 27: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed BJP leader Lalaji R Mendon as the new chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission.

Mendon is a three-time MLA from the Kapu Assembly constituency. During his second term as MLA, he was the Director in Konkan Railway’s Board.

Mr Yediyurappa has appointed 24 MLAs to different corporations in the state. Mendon is only one from coastal Karnataka.

Mendon is the only MLA representing BJP from fishermen's community. He was the president of Kaup unit of BJP Yuvamorcha. He also served as the state BJP secretary.

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NRI Habeeb Ur Rahiman Uppinangady conferred doctorate

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February 10,2020

Newsroom, Feb 10: Habeeb Ur Rahiman, a lecturer in the Department of Business Administration at Kingdom University Bahrain, has been awarded doctorate from the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi.

He has completed his thesis Influence of Quality of Work Life, Ego Status and Job Attitude on Organisational Commitment and Productivity of Bank Employees under the guidance of Prof Rashmi Kodikal.

Habeeb Ur Rahiman is the son of Yusuf and Ayisha couple from Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district.

After obtaining his Master Degree (MBA, Finance) from Visvesvaraya Technological University in 2012, he had worked in Bearys First Grade College, Kundapura and P A College of Engineering, Mangaluru before migrating to Bahrain.

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Masha Allah , Mabrook habeeb , you are desurved , we know earlier your hard work and challange in your field.

Masha Allah...Congratulations Bro!!

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Satyagrahi ‘women chain’ in Mangaluru on Jan 30 to take on Godses

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January 28,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 28: Amidst nationwide agitation by ‘We, the People of India’ against contentious CAA, NRC, the women of Manglauru have decided to hold satyagrah and form a human chain in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner in the heart of the city on January 30.

This was announced in a press conference today by activists Sajida Momin, Vidya Dinker, Terry Pais, Maria Ferandes and Suhasini Babbukatte.

The event will mark the 73rd anniversary of the martyrdom of the original Satyagrahi Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated by saffronite terrorist Nathuram Godse.

Ms Momin told media persons that the Satyagrah will commence at 10 a.m. to safeguard the constitution. At 4:30 p.m. a human chain will be formed.

“At 5.17p.m. when the father of the nation was gunned down 72 years ago during his evening prayer at Birla House by Godse, we will convey Gandhi’s message of unity against violence,” she said.

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