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'3 Hungry Men' to kick off NH66 tour on Friday in Quest for good food

November 10, 2011

Mangalore, November 10: The 3 Hungry Men, an exclusive portal of food reviewers and critics will be undertaking a three state motorcycle odyssey entitled "tour of NH 66' which is a quest for unearthing new eating places on NH 66 as well as in cities and towns on this highway connecting Mangalore with Mumbai Mahanagar.

The tour will be flagged off on Friday November 11, 2011 outside the eatery 'Hot Bitez' opposite Canara College on Jail Road.

'The 3 Hungry Men' is Mangalore's first and only food reviewing body and is operational in many major cities.

The portal has its staff bases in Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad, Manipal, Pune and Goa and Kuwait at the moment. It reviews various restaurants and certify them for their best or unique dishes that they serve.

Presently, the group is going on a road trip to search for good hotels on the highways from Mumbai, Pune, Mahabaleshwar, Goa and Mangalore and of course within the cities as well.

Hence, in association with Hot Bitez, The 3 Hungry Men are on this trip of National Highway 66 in which they will be covering cities in three states in total, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.

They will be traveling through Mumbai, Pune, Mahabaleshwar, Goa, Gokarna, Kundapur and back to Mangalore to review various restaurants on the way.

There will be a formal function outside Hot Bitez on Friday at 9:00 am Commissioner of Police Seemanth Kumar Singh will flag off the tour and also will participate in another important component the programme featuring distribution of stationary and financial assistance to the needy school children from various orphanages as a part of the 'Joy of Giving week' celebration by the touring group along with the NGO 'Make a Difference' (MAD).

This donation has been arranged from the money collected by the portal through public donations during the 'Joy of giving week' Make A Difference has co-ordinated this part of the programme.

Mr Singh will grace the occasion with his presence and inaugurate the ride and flag-off the rally that will take place within the city where a group of 10 or more responsible riders will be riding along with the 3 Hungry Men to promote safety while riding in the city which includes the necessity of wearing a helmet, protective gear and road sense.

The ride will commence on November 11 and end on 22 in between which the ride will happen through the above said destinations. The valedictory reception will take place on November 27 (Sunday), in Moti Mahal Hotel where MAD will have an event regarding career counseling for the students, stated a press release.

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August 5,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 5: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rain and gusty winds lashed large parts of coastal and malnad districts of Karnataka in last 48 hours. Widespread power outages due to tree fall and minor landslides were reported in last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Indian Meteorological Department has sounded a red alert for Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts 8:30am of August 5.

In Mangaluru city there were several tree falls disrupting power supply in key areas of the city. Four electricity poles were damaged after a tree fell on Boloor Jarandaya road due to rain and heavy winds. In Neermarga too, there were a couple of tree falls in the morning cutting off power supply, which was not restored till this report was sent.

Mescom bore the brunt of the rains in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada District and at the last count as many as 148 electric poles, 23 transformers and 65 kilometer conductor wires were damaged due to poles being damaged in tree fall and landslides.

Traffic was affected on Charmadi Ghat on the Mangaluru-Chikkamagaluru route due to a tree fall on the second hair pin bend. 

On Monday, landslides near Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, left traffic badly affected. Though normalcy has been restored on the route after blocking the road for restoration till Tuesday morning, locals fear more landslides due to continuous downpour.

Kodagu district too received heavy rainfall in past 24 hours which resulted in water logging in low-lying areas.

In the Coast, Uttara Kannada received the highest amount of rainfall at 91mm, followed by Udupi at 75 and DK at 73mm. The highest Rainfall of 241 mm was recorded at Castlerock, Supa Taluk in Uttara Kannada District.

KSNMDC bulletin stated that widespread moderate to heavy rains associated with strong surface winds at times and isolated very heavy to extreme heavy rains was likely over Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts It also stated that wind speeds ranging between 50kmph to 60 kmph was forecast along the coast of Karnataka from Mangaluru to Karwar, warning fishermen not to venture into the sea.

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August 1,2020

Udupi, Aug 1: A girl child died five persons suffered injuries in a car accident today on National Highway-66 near Ambalpady in Udupi.

According to sources, two couples and children were travelling in the car from Mangaluru to Shikaripura when the tragedy took place. 

The speeding car rammed into the road divider and flipped over after the driver lost control over it near Ambalpady. 

Among the injured, the condition of a woman is said to be critical. She has been admitted to KMC Hospital in Manipal. The other passengers escaped with minor injuries.

A case has been registered at Udupi town traffic police station and investigations are on. More details are awaited.

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March 20,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 20: One more person tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 25, as the Left government announced a Rs 20,000 crore financial package to tide over the present crisis being faced by the southern state in the wake of the virus outbreak.

The multi-crore special package includes Rs 500 crore health package, Rs 2,000 crore loans and free ration.

The man who tested positive had returned from Dubai and hailed from the northern Kasaragod district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters after a COVID-19 review meeting.

He said 65 people were hospitalised on Thursday.

"At least 31,173 people are under surveillance, of whom 237 are in observation in hospitals across the state" he said.

Detailing the financial package, Vijayan said loans worth Rs 2,000 crore would be made available to needy families through all-women network 'Kudumbashree' during April-May.

Rural employment guarantee programmes worth Rs 1,000 crore each will be implemented in April-May, he said.

Social security pension of Rs 1,320 crore, to be given in April, would be distributed this month, he said, adding that 50 lakh people are benefited through the pension scheme.

Those belonging to the below poverty line (BPL) and Anthyodaya, who are not receiving social security pension, would be given Rs 1,000 each, for which Rs 100 crore would be earmarked.

Cutting across APL and BPL families, 10 kg free ration would be given and Rs 100 crore would be set apart for the purpose, he said.

A string of 1,000 low-cost hotels, providing food at Rs 20, would be opened across the state next month, the chief minister added.

The 'fitness' charges of autorickshaws and taxis and one month tax of stage and contract carriages would be waived, Vijayan said.

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