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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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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: The state government today hinted that places of religious worship belonging to Hindus will be allowed to reopen from June 1, keeping social distancing and other norms in place.

In principle, the government has decided to open temples coming under the Muzrai department after Lockdown 4.0 ends on May 31. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

“Movement of people on air and rail has started. We have been receiving repeated pleas from devotees that temples should be opened. When this was discussed with the CM during a review of the Muzrai department, it was decided that temples can start from June 1,” Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary told reporters. 

Poojary said all day-to-day activities will be allowed in temples. “But religious fairs and ceremonies will not be permitted,” he said. 

Mosques and churches

Asked whether his government will allow opening of mosques and churches too from June 1, he replied that they don't come under his Muzrai dept.

Howvever, government sources said this may apply to mosques, churches and other places of religious worship as well. However, this decision will be subject to whether or not the Centre will allow places of religious worship to be open for the public after Lockdown 4.0, an official said. 

All places of religious worship have been closed for the public ever since Karnataka enforced a state-wide lockdown on March 24 to contain COVID-19. 

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July 7,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 7: The residents of Bangle Gudde, Mathadagudde area in Gurupura Gram Panchayat in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, where two teen aged children were buried alive, were shifted to safer places.

District officials said on Tuesday that the residents have been provided temporary shelter in Gurpur school, PU college, and hostels, while few others were shifted to Ashraya centers. Total 40 houses out of 180 houses in this area located in the red zone were damaged due to heavy rain.

If the residents want to stay in the rented house, the revenue department is ready to pay a sum of Rs 2,500 towards rent, official sources said.

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April 4,2020
Udupi, Apr 4: District Commissioner Jagadeesh has warned that the vehicles of people who break lockdown norms will be seized.
 
Addressing the media, he said, “People who want to buy essential items are allowed come out of the house between 1100 hrs and 1900 hrs, but we have noticed that some are unnecessarily coming out and blocking the roads. If this continues, vehicles of such people will be seized.”
 
No new COVID-19 positive cases were reported since Friday Udupi district.

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