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Mangalore's TRF-sponsored students from Bidar college excel in PU exams

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May 29, 2012

Bidar, May 29: Hundreds of students from Bidar go to Mangalore every year to seek admission to pre-university colleges there.

Hasina Banu and Mohammad Jazeel, however, have reversed this trend.

Students of Shaheen PU College here, these two are from Dakshina Kannada district and have excelled in the II PU examination.

Haseena's father, P. Mohammad, who runs a roadside tea shop at Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada, has four children. Her elder brother is battling cancer and her mother works as a farm labourer.

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Clockwise from top left: Mohammed Jazeel, Mohammed Omer Sharief K, Neeta Manohar and Ratnava R B

Spotted

Mangalore-based Talent Research Foundation spotted her after she got 85.6 per cent in SSLC. The foundation referred her to Shaheen college.

She was accepted into the Shaheen Scholars Group and given free tuition and boarding. She secured 86.33 per cent in the PU exam. Haseena is keen on pursuing a career in medicine.

Mohammad Jazeel from Pajuri village in Dakshina Kannada belongs to an impoverished family. His parents are farm labourers and he has 10 siblings. He was sent to Bidar by the Talent Research Foundation. He has scored 90.67 per cent.

Most of the Shaheen Scholars Group members, who are talented students from deprived backgrounds from across the State, have done well.

Omar Sharief of Bangalore won a scholarship to study in the college.

He secured 91.2 per cent in the SSLC exam and 86.33 per cent in the II PU exam. His father, Khader Sharief, works in a tea shop.

Dharwad-based NGO Vidya Poshak had sponsored some students.

Neeta Manohar of Latgeri in Bijapur district is one among them and has secured 85 per cent. Her father is a farmer.

Rathnavva Ramappa of Mulagi in Haveri district, another in the group, has got 82.5 per cent.Her father is a farm labourer who keeps migrating to cities in search of job. She has three sisters.


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April 15,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 15: Santhosh Kumar Padil, ASI attached to Mangaluru East (Kadri) Police Station, has helped two children unite with their parents in Kerala.

The children had come to Mangaluru during the holidays and could not return to their native place following the closure of border and lockdown. The two children, hailing from Manjeshwara in Kasargod district, were in the house of their relatives in Mangaladevi and were eager to join their parents.

The relatives of the children had brought the issue to the notice of the ASI and sought his help in the matter.

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April 3,2020

Udupi/Mangaluru, Apr 3: As many as 11 liquor addicts in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts have committed suicide, due to non-availability of liquor.

It is said that the District administration, in association with Psychiatrists, have taken the initiative to provide counselling services, along with telemedicine, to the addicts.

Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh said on Thursday that arrangements will be made to provide treatments and personal counselling for the liquor addicts.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Karnataka on Tuesday reported its biggest single-day spike of 6,259 Covid-19 cases and 110 fresh deaths, taking the total infection count to 1,45,830 and the toll to 2,704, the health department said.

The day also saw a record 6,777 patients getting discharged after recovery, outnumbering the fresh cases. Out of 6,259 fresh cases, a total of 2,035 cases were from Bengaluru Urban district. The previous biggest single-day record was on July 30 when the state added 6,128 cases.

A bulletin from the department said cumulatively 1,45,830 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and it included 2,704 deaths and 69,272 discharges. Out of the 73,846 active cases, as many as 73,212 patients were stable in isolation at designated hospitals while 634 in the intensive care units.

Among the fresh deaths, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 30 followed by Dakshina Kannada (13) and Mysuru (9).

Most of the people who succumbed either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI), the bulletin said. Besides Bengaluru Urban, the other districts which reported higher fresh cases on Tuesday are Mysuru 662, Kalaburagi 285, Ballari 284, Belagavi 263, Dakshina Kannada 225, Davangere 191, Dharwad and Hassan 188. Bengaluru Urban district continued to top the list of positive cases with a total of 63,033 infections, followed by Ballari 7,638 and Dakshina Kannada 6,388.

Among discharges too Bengaluru Urban tops the districts with 27,877 discharges, followed by Ballari 3,724 and Kalaburagi 3,470. A total of 14,89,016 samples had been tested so far, out of which 42,458 on Tuesday with 29,488 being rapid antigen tests.

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