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Hockey hero Sunil Acharya feted at Temple

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March 10, 2012

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Mangalore, March 10: The Kalikamba Vinayaka Temple Trust which is celebrating its 'Yugadi Mahotsava' felicitated a sports hero of the nation.

The recipient of this honour was Sunil Acharya, member of the Indian National Hockey team.

He was felicitated with a shawl, citation and fruits in the presence of Shree Kalahasthendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji and Aremadanahalli Shiva Sujnana Murthy Swami and Sadananda Shetty, the president of the Shree Devi Education Trust.

Responding to the honour he said: “I am really moved by the warmth shown by all the people here. I have worked really hard and without the encouragement of my elders it was not possible to reach this level. I am excited about playing for the nation at the Olympic Games and will surely try to win gold for India. I hope all of you pray that I become successful in my venture”

Sunil Kumar, a local lad who is representing India at the forthcoming Olympics, has made his mark in sports, in a very hard way. He hails from a small village where there was no option of playing hockey. Thus he used to use branches from coconut trees and use it as a hockey stick to practice the game.

Eventually he moved to Belgaum and got selected for the Army regiment and became the part of the junior hockey team of India. This is where he was trained well and began shaping up as a hockey player. He is in the Indian team since five years and has been showing consistent performance.

In 2007 he won the Asian cup gold, in 2009 he won the gold medal at Malaysia, In 2010 he won the gold at the India-Canada hockey tournament and in 2011 he won the gold medal at the India-South Africa invitation cup.

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J C Madhuswamy, district in-charge minister, has instructed the district administration and the Animal Husbandry department to subject the sheep to Covid-19 tests.

The move followed after five sheep found dead in mysterious circumstances at the village. All 43 sheep of the infected person have been isolated from the herd and kept at a place in Jakkanahalli.

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Bengaluru, Aug 8: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday demanded that the state government drop its plan to provide doorstep delivery of liquor.

"After faltering in mopping up revenue, the state government is mulling over allowing doorstep delivery of liquor by enabling online sales and starting new MSIL liquor shops in rural areas. I demand that the state government drop its plans," he tweeted.

"I came to know that the excise commissioner is keen to hold talks with a private firm to enable online sale of liquor. The government should back out from such a foolish decision. Otherwise, agitation is inevitable," Kumaraswamy said.

He said opening new liquor shops or online delivery will ruin the health of society.

"Post-COVID outbreak and subsequent lockdown, people are facing financial distress, struggling to lead day-to-day life. 

The government must withdraw such an imprudent decision to deliver liquor at doorsteps. Opening new liquor shops or the decision of online delivery in times of distress like this will spoil society's health. 

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In his letter, the Chief Minister said "the need of the hour is unity among all Indians who wish to protect and preserve our cherished values of democracy and secularism."

People from various cross-sections of the society irrespective of any difference they might have, need to stand united in preserving the basic tenets of our polity which form the cornerstone of Indian democracy, he added.

"We are sure that our unity in diversity, which has stood the test of times will ultimately emerge stronger. Kerala has decided to address the apprehensions about NRC and that preparation of NPR will lead to NRC by staying all activities relating to NPR in the State," Mr Vijayan said.

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"The resolution requested the Central Government to repeal the CAA, 2019. States, which have the opinion that CAA should be repealed can also consider similar steps so that it will be an eye-opener to the proponents of the CAA and the NRC," the Chief Minister pointed out.

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