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Rotary Mangalore Metro elocution competition on Dec 13

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December 7, 2011

Mangalore, December 7: As part of the Rotary Programme to spread awareness of the Polio disease and to encourage children to know about Rotary's Role in Polio eradication, Rotary Mangalore Metro will be conducting an Elocution Competition on the topic Rotary's Role in Polio Eradication.

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This Elocution Competition will be conducted at Canara High School Main on the December 13 at 2.30 pm according to a press release issued here by Sumith.S.Rao, Convenor, Rotary Club of Mangalore Metro.

The first prize winner will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs.1000/- along with a certificate, the second prize winner will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs.500/- along with a certificate and third prize winner will be awarded with a certificate.

This competition is for children from the high school level i.e., from 8th to 10th standard. 3 children from each school can participate in the above programme. The time limit for the elocution competition shall be 3 minutes with extra time of 1 minute.

This programme is aimed at publicizing Rotary's Role in eradicating Polio worldwide. Rotary has spent more than 600 million dollars along with generous contributions from Rotarians and the Bill and Melinda gates foundation to help eradicate Polio from the space of the earth.

In fact, in India this year there has not been a single outbreak of polio and only a few nations across the world namely Pakistan, Afghanistan and China have reported Polio cases during the current year.

In this view, this quiz will help to build visibility towards the Polio eradication programme. The winners of this quiz will have a opportunity to participate in the District level, Regional level and National level elocution competition and may win prizes up to Rs.3,000/-, 10,000/- and 25,000/- respectively, stated the release.

For further details please mail to [email protected] or call on 9845082403


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May 15,2020

Mangaluru, May 15: Dakshina Kannada saw a record spike in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases today, which triggered panic among the people of the district, which is currently under orange zone.   

According to the mid-day bulletin of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, as many as 16 people from Dakshina Kannada tested positive for the covid-19. 

Among them 15 are the Gulf returnees who were brought by an Air India Express special flight from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport on May 12. 

As many as 179 repatriates had landed at Mangaluru Airport. Among them 125 are quarantined in Dakshina Kannada, 49 in Udupi and five in Uttara Kannada districts.  

Meanwhile, a 68-year-old woman from Surathkal area in Mangaluru, who is suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) was also tested covid-19 positive.

This is the highest number of cases reported in a single day since first case registered in the district on March 22 when Dubai-bound youth from Bhatkal was tested positive. 

With this the total number of covid-19 cases in the district mounted to 50 including five deaths. Many of them have returned home after recovery.

3 members of a family test positive

According to Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, three members of a same family are among 15 gulf returnees who are tested positive.  They are a 45-year-old man, his 33-year-old wife and their 6-year-old child. 

Six among those who tested positive today are above 60 years of age, said the deputy commissioner. 
 

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January 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Three alleged Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India were apprehended in Karnataka's Bengaluru district, police said on Wednesday.

The arrested are identified as Mohammed Lokman (55), his wife Jasmin Begun (35) and son Raasel (22) are natives of Boresel village in Pirojpur district in Bangladesh.

According to police, they were staying at a camp at Munnekolala village.

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July 28,2020

Mangaluru, July 28: In an unexpected development, the government of Karnataka has transferred Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh.

The development comes days after the IAS officer warned of legal action against those attacking cattle traders in the region.

Another IAS officer Dr Rajendra K V who was the CEO of Belagavi Zilla Panchayat, has been transferred and posted as the new Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada.

Dr Rajendra is a medical doctor graduated from Bapuji Medical College, Davangere. He had secured the 32nd rank in the civil services examination in 2013.

Sindhu B Rupesh had taken over as DK DC in September 2019.  Now, she is posted as the director, electronic delivery citizen services (EDCS), DP & AR (e governance) Bengaluru.

Also Read: Death threat against DK DC Sindhu B Rupesh after she warns against attack on cattle traders

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