Scouts, Guides, Bulbuls and Cubs get State awards

November 8, 2011

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Mangalore, November 8: Ten-year-old Prajwal P. Shenoy proudly showed the badges he had received in his four years of being in the Scouts and Guides. “I have been trained in giving first aid,” he said showing the badge that has a cross. “This is for being a good entertainer,” he said with a smile.

Shenoy and his classmates Karthik Prabhu and Sumanth Kamath from Rotary School in Moodbidri were among the 400 students from the district who received the State-level awards at a function organised here on Monday. The function was organised by the Dakshina Kannada District Association of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Karnataka.

Karthik Prabhu said that his stint in the Scouts and Guides had been enriching. “I have learnt to save a person who is drowning. I have been trained in using fishing net,” said Prabhu, who along with his two classmates joined the Scouts this year. “I would like to continue with Scouts and later join the National Cadet Corps,” said Sumanth Kamath. These three students were among 26 students from the State who took part in the National Cubs, Bulbuls, Scouts and Guides camp organised in Haryana in February.

Children aged less than five are taken for Bunny. Those aged between five and 10 are taken for Cubs (for boys) and Bulbuls (for girls). Those aged between 10 and 17 go for Scouts (for boys) and Guides (for girls). Those aged between 17 and 25 are taken as Rovers (for boys) and Rangers (for girls).

The awards were based on the performance of the students during Chaturta Charana (for Cubs), Ratna Giri (for Bulbuls) and Rajya Puraskar (for scouts and guides) evaluation done at the State-level. Gopalakrishna Bhat, senior trainer, said that apart from a written examination, children went through various tests to know how responsible they were to society and the country. They got feedback from the parents and teachers about their children's behaviour at home and in school, he added.

On Monday, one student from each of the 40 schools in the district came forward to receive certificates from Assistant Commissioner K.A. Dayanand and 86-year-old Octovia Albuquerque, former MLC and former National Chief Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides.

In her address, Ms. Albuquerque recalled the way the Bharat Scouts and Guides had grown in the district. She said there were eight guide companies when she was the District Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides and it rose to 10 units when she was the State Commissioner. She also mentioned about the good response she received when Rangers' unit that was started in Besant College and a Rovers' unit for Mogaveera youth in Ullal.

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Mohammad Sirajul Hasan, former chief of JIH, passes away

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April 2,2020

Newsroom, Apr 2: Mohammad Sirajul Hasan, former chief (ameer) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, passed away today at a private hospital in Karnataka’s Raichur.

The 87-year-old was suffering from old age related diseases for past few years and he was staying with his elder son in Raichur.

He was the Karnataka (then Mysuru) unit chief of the JIH from 1st August,1958 to 6th April, 1984. Afterwards, he was appointed as the national secretary of the organization and held this post till he elected ameer for the term 1990-94. Previously, he also served the Jamaat as its Acting Ameer for about half a year. He was re-elected Ameer of the Jamaat for the terms 1995-99 and 2000-04.

He had also served as the vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for several years.

An orator and scholar, Sirajul Hasan was known for his scholarly lectures in Urdu and Hindi.

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‘Congress and JDS MLAs eager to join BJP’

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March 7,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 7: Congress and JDS MLAs are eagerly waiting to join BJP, said former minister and chairman of Nijasharana Ambigara Choudaiah Abhivradhi Nigama, Baburao Chinchansur, here on Friday.

Speaking at a press conference here, Baburao said if the BJP top brass gives a green signal to include MLAs of other parties, both Congress and JDS would be almost empty. Many leaders, including D K Shivakumar and G Parameshwara, won’t support Siddaramaiah and the former CM will have to find his own way in the coming days, he predicted. He said Congress will not be coming to power in Karnataka for the next 20 years, he said.

Chinchansur thanked Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa for providing Rs 50 crore for Nijasharana Ambigara Choudaiah Abhivrudhi Nigama in the budget. He also said that a delegation will be taken to New Delhi under the leadership of the CM, after the budget session, to pressure the Union government to include Koli community in ST category.

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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.