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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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Bengaluru, Jun 26: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Thursday suggested that the cost of building and installing a new statue of Nada Prabhu Kempegowda in the Bengaluru airport should be borne by Kempegowda international airport (KIAL).

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April 9,2020

Gadag, Apr 9: An 80-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest in Gadag, the district's Deputy Commissioner said.

She also had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). Her body was disposed of as per the protocol, officials said.

According to the Karnataka Government, 10 new positive cases have been reported in the State today, taking the total COVID-19 cases to 191, including 28 discharged patients and six deaths.

With an increase of 540 positive COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 5,734, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

Out of the 5,734 cases, 5,095 are active COVID-19 cases and 472 patients have recovered while 166 have died.

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July 31,2020

Mangaluru, July 31: Coronavirus related deaths in Dakshina Kannada continued to surge, with the district administration recording five more fatalities in a day, thus taking the tally to 155.

The district has recorded multiple deaths every day from July 1 to 31. A majority of the deaths are due to comorbid conditions.

Among the five deaths reported today, a 47-year-old man from Mangaluru, was admitted to private hospital on July 30, and breathed his last on the same day. He was suffering from ARDS, Type 1 respiratory failure, COPD, Type II DM, HTN and died due to cardiac arrest.

Another patient was a 75-year-old man from Bantwal, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 23, and passed away on July 30. He was suffering from acute coronary syndrome, pneumonia (ARDS), metabolic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, systemic hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The third patient was a 63-year-old man from Mangaluru, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 18, and passed away on July 30. He was suffering from ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, and secondary bacterial infection.

The fourth patient was an 88-year-old woman from Davanagere, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 9, and passed away on July 30. She was suffering from septic shock, and secondary bacterial infection.

The fifth patient was a 75-year-old man from Mangaluru. He was admitted to Wenlock hospital on July 15, and passed away on July 30. He was suffering from refractory ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, acute coronary event, arrhythmias, pulmonary thromboembolism, and hemoperitoneum.

The district administration said that though the above patients contracted coronavirus, the exact cause of their deaths is being investigated by a team of experts and their report is awaited.

On the other hand, Dakshina Kannada district recorded a total of 204 fresh cases, taking the tally to 5,713. Among the 204 new cases are 75 primary contacts, 63 with influenza-like illness (ILI), and 14 with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI). As many as 52 cases are under investigation. As many as 70 patients were discharged on Friday from Wenlock as well as private hospitals.

As per the district health bulletin, a total of 40,706 samples have been tested so far and 34,993 out of them have tested negative. Among the 5,713 positive cases reported in the district, only 2,929 are currently active. As many as 2,631 persons have recovered and been discharged.

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