Minister inaugurates adventure sports ahead of NYF

January 8, 2012

Mangalore, January 9: With the clock ticking for 17th National Youth Festival, it is time for youth in the city to experience the thrills, spills and chills of adventure sports - be it on land, air and on water. Setting out to provide this experience is General Thimmaiah National Adventure Academy, which has organized a host of these activities for youth from Sunday up to January 11 for local youths and for the festival delegates from January 12 to 16.

Getting a firsthand feel of water sports were the top brass of the district administration under the stewardship of district in-charge minister J Krishna Palemar at Jeppinamogaru near here on Sunday.

Palemar, along with N Yogish Bhat, deputy speaker of the assembly, city police chief Seemanth Kumar Singh, DC NS Channappa Gowda, MCC Commissioner Harish Kumar, who got first hand taste of jet-skiing on the serene waters of the Nethravathi.

The Vanadurga Temple at Sri Kshetra Kadekaru will be the hub of water adventure activities that includes jet skiing, banana ride, and kayaking, while parasailing will be held at Panambur beach. Rappelling, jummaring, Tyrolean traverse, and other land based adventure sports will be held at Town Hall/Nehru Maidan.

The Academy has fixed nominal rates for all these activities barring land based adventure which is free for general public. Jeethendra Shetty, administrative officer of the academy, told reporters that the academy has deputed 41 instructors for the various adventure sports lined up till January 16. These activities will be offered free to the delegates of the Youth Festival, he said, adding that children above seven years are eligible to participate in the events. Utmost importance is given to safety of those taking part in these adventure activities, Jeethendra added.

YR Kantharajendra, joint director, department of youth affairs and sports and director of the academy, agreed to a proposal from the DC to give a demonstration of water skiing. The houseboat rides assured in preparatory meetings of the youth festival too would be held off Sri Kshetra Kadekaru and they would be nominally charged, the DC said.

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8 returnees from Gujarat test covid-19 positive in 'green zone' Shivamogga

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May 10,2020

Shivamogga, May 10: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Sunday informed that eight people who returned to the state from Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga district.

Shivamogga district is under the green zone category.

"Eight people who have returned from Ahmedabad, Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga," said Eshwarappa.

Last week, the district administration had asked shopkeepers to open their shops on alternate days in order to avoid crowding.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state has so far 794 confirmed COVID-19 cases which include 386 cured or discharged cases and 30 deaths.

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This is fake news...I request Coastal Digest to do proper research pn this news..there is no report that shows those people are positive..pls do not publish fake news..

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Shivakumar urges Karnataka CM to resolve farmers' issues amid lockdown

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May 2,2020

Bengaluru, May 2: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar has urged Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to help the farmers in sending their produce to a market here amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The Congress leader made the appeal to the Chief Minister after listening to the farmers' issues while visiting KR Puram market on Friday.

Farmers told Shivakumar that the police are stopping their vehicles going towards the market despite the order passed by the Centre permitting the movement of vehicles carrying essential commodities during the lockdown.

"I have received calls from more than 100 farmers in the past few days. Every day, farmers from Kolar, Chikballapur, Malur and many other places come to KR Puram market to sell their agricultural goods, but their vehicles are stopped by the police. The cops do not allow them to sell fruits and vegetables. I request the Chief Minister to look into the matter and help the farmers," Shivakumar told reporters.

"I got to know that more than 50 vehicles were sent back. This government is of no use if they cannot secure the interests of the farmers. This government is not providing required support to the farmers," he added.

The Congress leader was accompanied by MLC Narayana Swamy and former president of Hoskote Authority Narayana Gowda during the visit to KR Puram market.

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Zomato acquires Uber Eats in India

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January 21,2020

Jan 21: Info Edge (India)'s shareholding in Zomato reduces to 22.71%; Uber receives 9.99% stake in Zomato.

Info Edge (India) announced that Zomato Media (Zomato) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Uber's food delivery business in India (Uber) in an all-stock transaction, which gives Uber 9.99% ownership in Zomato.

Uber Eats in India will discontinue operations and direct restaurants, delivery partners, and users of the Uber Eats apps to the Zomato platform, effective 21 January 2020.

Upon closing of said acquisition, the company's shareholding in Zomato shall stand reduced to about 22. 71 % on fully converted & diluted basis.

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