Children to sing, act and narrate story on Dec 31

December 29, 2011

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Mangalore, December 29: The 50th programme on 'Kathe kelona, haadu hadona, Kannada ulisona, Kannada belesona'— a singing, acting and story-telling session by Dakshina Kannada district Makkala Sahithya Sangama will be held at Sharada Vidyalaya at Kodialbail in Mangalore on December 31 at 10 am.

Addressing a press meet, resource person Savithri S Rao said the campaign which is the brainchild of Dakshina Kannada Jilla Makkala Sahitya Sangama, aims at inculcating Kannada pride among children through action songs, rhymes and stories in Kannada.

“Further, it is also an effort to create a natural environment for easy learning with an emphasis on improving language skills, memory power, reading habit and also instilling moral values,” she said.

She said story telling in classrooms have vanished in the modern education system.

At the same time, children are not taught Abhinaya geethe in Kannada as well.

The children seemed enjoying the action songs, with their talent in singing and acting coming to the fore.

In a one and half to two hour long session at many places, even many children suggest improvisation for the story.

An exercise to improve their memory power too will be included in the stories. The Sangama has been organising workshop in story, poetry and essay writing for the school kids. 'Kathe kelona, haadu hadona, Kannada ulisona, Kannada belesona' is organised in both Kannada and English medium schools.

It is also an attempt to develop the personality of the children, she added.

The 50th programme at Sharada Vidyalaya will be presided over by Prof M B Puranik.

Kannada Sahitya Parishat former president Harikrishna Punaroor and Dakshina Kannada district unit Kannada Sahithya Parishat president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura will be present.

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Agencies
June 26,2020

Mumbai, Jun 26: In a humanitarian gesture, a mosque in Bhiwandi town of adjoining Thane district has been converted by its administrators into a temporary COVID-19 facility, where oxygen is provided free of cost to patients.

The facility at Makkah Masjid in the Shanti Nagar area of the powerloom town has been set up by the local chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Movement for Peace and Justice and the Shanti Nagar Trust, which runs the mosque.

Apart from putting up five beds equipped with oxygen cylinders, the JIH also delivers them for free to patients homes if required, an office-bearer of the JIH said, adding the makeshift facility is open to all communities.

So far, the Bhiwandi-Nizampur municipality has recorded over 1,332 COVID-19 cases and 88 casualties. It has a mortality rate of 5.26 per cent, a release stated.

"Bhiwandi-Nizampur has been hit hard by the pandemic as it is a congested city. It doesn't even have proper health infrastructure.

"The situation has only worsened during the pandemic as general medical practitioners have shut their clinics fearing the virus spread," said Ausaf Ahmed Falahi, president of the JIH's Bhiwandi chapter.

As a majority of people here lack awareness about the viral disease and are unable to afford treatment, a facility like this one was the need of the hour, he said.

Over 70 persons have benefited from this facility, which has two doctors, while 15 oxygen cylinders have been delivered to the homes of eight COVID-19 patients, Falahi said.

People irrespective of their religion have been availing treatment at the mosque, he added.

"Makkah Masjid has been shut for prayers since the lockdown. So, we decided to use a part of the premises to help those who can't avail treatment elsewhere," said Qaiser Mirza of the Shanti Nagar Trust. 

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News Network
April 22,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 22: With seven more people tested positive for COVID-19, the total number of cases now stands at 425 as of date in Karnataka, informed state health department on Wednesday.

Out of the total COVID-19 cases, 17 people have died and 129 have been discharged.
These seven new cases came to light in the last 24 hours.

With 1383 more cases and 50 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's total number of positive COVID-19 cases stands at 19,984, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.

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News Network
August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The results of Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations will be announced on Monday, August 10.

Primary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said, "The results will be announced at about 3 pm on August 10."

This year, over 8.50 lakh students appeared for the exams amidst the Covid-19 pandemic fear across the state.

The department conducted the exams successfully despite resistance from various quarters and pressure to postpone the exams.

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