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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Karnataka govt declares cap on corona treatment in private hospitals

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June 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 23: In an attempt to avoid exploitation of patients affected with coronavirus, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced fixing charges that could be collected from patients by the private hospitals for treatment in the State.

There are now two sets of rates for patients--those who are referred by public health facilities and those who approach private hospitals directly.

According to the notification issued by State Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday, 50 per cent of the total beds in private hospitals having facilities to treat Covid-19 patients shall be reserved for the treatment of patients referred by public health authorities.

This will include the high-dependency unit and ICU (intensive care unit) beds both with and without ventilators. The hospitals may utilise the remaining Covid beds for admitting Covid-19 patients privately.

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Police issue warning amidst lockdown in Mangaluru; impact in Udupi too

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March 23,2020

Mangaluru/Udupi, Mar 23: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada including the city of Mangaluru today refused to return to normalcy from yesterday’s Janata Curfew, as the government imposed lockdown in the district till the month end to contain the Covid-19 caused by the deadly novel coronavirus.

The lockdown coupled with the prohibitory orders under Section 144 has forced all the commercial establishments barring few to remain closed in the district.

The police started issuing stern warning to the people through loudspeakers against venturing out of their homes unnecessarily. People are allowed to move only in case of any emergency or basic needs.

The police warning came after a few people started ignoring the lockdown and ban orders. A few private buses also were seen plying on the roads in the morning.

Under the proibitory orders, the district administration banned from venturing out of their homes except in case of emergency or extreme necessity. All public programmes including religious ceremonies, cultural programmes also are banned. All shops, commercial establishments, workshops and godowns with other unessential goods are supposed to remain closed. Bus service, both government and private, are to suspended. Mass prayers and religious ceremonies are not allowed in temples, mosques and churches. Beaches and other tourist spots are closed.

Udupi

The lockdown in 9 districts of Karnataka has forced many private buses in Udupi to stay off the roads for second day on Monday. Some buses plying between Udupi to Kundapur have resumed service a day after Janata Curfew, with very minimum occupancy.

Due to lockdown in Dakshina Kannada, all services operating from Mangaluru to Udupi, Manipal, and Kundapur have been suspended till the month end. Buses on Karkala-Udupi route have also stopped their operations.