Air Warriors' vroom on city roads

September 23, 2011

Mangalore September 23: A motorcycle expedition flagged off from Mysore with twin goals of celebrating the golden jubilee year of 2 Air Force Selection Board (2AFSB) and to encourage youth to join the Indian Air Force reached Mangalore on Thursday.

The team of 16 'Air warriors' from the unit rode into St Aloysius College and disbursed handbills with the message to join IAF in order to realise a life quality and adventure.

Briefing media person, Wing Commander Vinay Panthari said 15 air warriors were handpicked and trained for the gruelling expedition which aims to cover 5,000 Km in the southern states of Indian. The motorcycle expedition flagged off from Mysore at 12.30 pm on September 21 and reached Bangalore.

On the Thursday the team set out at 6 am and touched Mangalore at about 4.30 pm. Friday and later in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderbad, West Bengal, Chennai, Puducherry, Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Cochin, Coimbatore and Mysore. The expedition which has already covered 900 km will end on October 6, he informed.

While stopping for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the team makes it a point to disburse handbills motivating youth to join the Air Force. Before retiring at night, they make it a point to increase awareness about IAF among youth. Wing Commander Vinay Panthari who joined IAF 10 years ago has completed 2,700 hours of flying.

He also shared a hair-raising experienced of having flown from New Delhi to Guwahati through turbulent weather and safely landing the plane.

The team also comprises four warriors from Karnataka who joined the unit about four years ago.

Ravindra, Putte Gowda from Mysore, Mahesh and Baby from Bangalore expressed happiness on being part of the expedition.

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January 6,2020

Hosapete, Jan 6: Tension prevailed at Chalavadikeri here on Monday as residents prevented BJP leaders and workers from entering the locality for propaganda on Citizenship (Amendment) Act and shouted slogans against them.

On receipt of the information about the arrival of the BJP leaders, the residents of the locality gathered at the entrance of the lane and displayed black flag besides shouting slogan-go back, go back.

The people told the BJP workers not enter their vicinity when the workers stated them that they will distribute pamphlets only.

The police who arrived at the spot are trying their best to pacify the irate locals. More number of people belonging to Muslim and Dalit communities are residing in the area.

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March 31,2020

Kasaragod, Mar 31: The latest incidents of critically-ill patients dying due to lack of medical attention has been a cause of concern for the people here who had largely been depended on hospitals in Mangalore.

However the lock down has hindered follow-up treatment for these critically ill as the Karnataka authorities has been steadfast in restricting entry into their land.

The people of Kasaragod has been largely depended on the medical facilities in Mangalore for critical illness care. It was the gross inadequacies in critical healthcare in the district besides rather-easy proximity to nearby and bigger town that many residing on the north-east of the district have since long been making it to Mangalore for treatment of critical illness like cancer, dialysis and the alike.

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July 22,2020

Bengaluru, July 22: Complete lockdown on Sundays and daily night curfew would continue across Karnataka to contain the coronavirus spread, a top officia.

"Though lockdown will be lifted from 5 am on Wednesday across the state, night curfew will continue daily from 9 pm to 5 am to restrict movement of people and vehicles. Total lockdown on Sundays will also continue on July 26 and August 2," said state Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar in an order here.

The order to unlock Bengaluru and four other districts - Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Kodagu, which have been under 7-9 day lockdown since March 14 night came after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa declared that lockdowns would not be re-imposed across the state hereafter.

Besides restrictions in containment areas to control the virus spread, the order banned reopening of gyms and prevented use of benches in parks by walkers or joggers.

"All vegetable and fruit markets in cities and towns across the state will be shifted to the suburbs or outskirts to decongest them and prevent crowding," said the order in Kannada.

Wearing mask, sanitising hands and maintaining social distancing will be strictly enforced and violators will be fined.

Suburban train and metro services will continue to remain shut till further orders.

Select long-distance express trains will continue to operate as per the standard operating procedure given by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on May 30.

"State-run and private buses in cities and on intra-state and inter-state routes will operate with limited number of passengers to ensure physical distancing. All buses will be sanitized and fumigated after every trip," said the order.

Schools, colleges, cinema theatres, multiplexes will remain shut to prevent crowding and violation of social distancing.

Ban on religious functions and mass gatherings will also continue.

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