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Anti plastic drive: Cotton carry bags distributed in city

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November 24, 2012

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Mangalore, November 24: 'Eco Be Green', Mangalore, has launched a campaign against usage of plastic bags, in association with Jayashreekrishna Parisara Premi Samiti, an NGO, in order to acquaint the citizens with eco-friendly cotton bags.

The campaign was inaugurated and the free cotton carry bags distribution drive was launched at a programme jointly organised by the two organisations here on Saturday.

Delivering the inaugural address on the occasion, former Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University and district president of the Samiti Dr B M Hegde said that while humans were not trained to be altruistic, we were created to help others. “The best way to help others is to maintain the environment for the next generation. Change the education system, and prepare your children to be altruistic, kind and compassionate from the beginning. Changing the habits in society is not easy, hence you should start with children,” he said.

Speaking on the role of self in protecting the environment, he said that each individual had a responsibility towards the environment, as it was an extension of oneself. “It is a part of you. Any attempt in spoiling the environment would be an attempt in spoiling the 'you'. Plastic is not bio-degradable; don't pollute the environment with anything that is not bio-degradable. Spread the message and keep the world clean for the next generation,” he urged.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology Srikanth Prabhu said that cloth bags had an advantage over plastic due to their re-usability and handiness in domestic use. The ones who mostly use plastic bags are those below poverty line (BPL) who are uneducated and poor. Education could greatly help in cutting down the usage of plastic bags. It is the duty of all the state governments to follow the example of Kerala, where Palakkad and Ernakulam have attained the maximum literacy rate. Although in some scenarios such as hospitals, where it cannot be avoided, plastic bags should be forbidden, he said.

Dakshina Kannada Regional Transport Officer C Mallikarjuna urged the youth and students to keep the city clean, and to spread awareness among the citizens on the ill-effects of plastic bags, since they created a lot of mess.

On the occasion, environment-friendly cotton bags were handed out to representatives of various colleges who were encouraged to spread the message. As part of the cotton bags distribution drive, over 50,000 will be distributed free of cost to targeted areas across the city such as malls, colleges, railway stations, bus stands, cinema theatres and petrol pumps, over a period of three months.

Co-founder of Eco Be Green Ashwath Prabhu welcomed the gathering, while Ananth Prabhu delivered the vote of thanks.

Eco Be Green is an initiative started by two like-minded people Ashwath Prabhu and Ananth Prabhu, with the intention of transforming Mangalore into a clean and plastic-free city.

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June 13,2020

Chikkamagaluru, Jun 13: Deputy Commissioner Dr Bagadi Gautham said that movement of heavy vehicles has been banned from Tanikodi to S K Border on NH 169 (Mangaluru to Solapur) from June 15 to August 15.

In an official statement issued here on Friday evening, he said that due to heavy rain lashing in the District the minor bridges on the stretch at Umbalagere, Goravanahalli and Gulaganji are in a dilapidated condition. As a precautionary measure, the movement of heavy vehicles has been banned.

As an alternative, all the vehicles (below 15 tonnes) from Chikmagalur can travel via Baliho Nur-Magundi-Kalasa-Kudremukh-SK Border. The vehicles from NR Pura (below 15 tonnes) should travel via Koppa-Hariharapura-Bidaragodu-Agumbe.

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May 28,2020

Bengaluru, May 28: A thousand government schools in Karnataka are set to get Englishmedium sections from this academic year (2020-21). These institutions will function in both English and Kannada medium.

The decision was taken by primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar and officials of the education department at a meeting on Wednesday.

Suresh Kumar said dualmedium will help improve the standard of schools and enable their development. The poorest of the poor spend almost 40% of their income on their children’s education in private schools. With the introduction of dual-medium, the government hopes such families will be able to save their earnings, he said. These schools will impart lessons in both English and Kannada. They will also provide textbooks in both languages.

‘Kannada must for all’

The meeting reviewed implementation of the compulsory Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015. Officials from the Kannada Development Authority were present at the meeting who claimed that some private schools have failed to implement the Act properly.

“Action will be taken against such institutions. Every child studying in schools across the state must learn Kannada,” Kumar said at the meeting.

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July 17,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 17: Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare B Sriramulu on Thursday clarified that his remarks have been misinterpreted, wherein he apparently said that ''only God can save people from Covid''.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader slammed KPCC President D K Shivakumar for spreading false information and said that my words were not meant to cause panic among the masses.

''Respected Shivakumar, this is a clarification regarding my words that have been misinterpreted and misunderstood.

While responding to claims of the opposition that the government’s negligence, irresponsibility and the lack of coordination among ministers are responsible for the rise in cases in the state, I stated that ‘these accusations are far from the truth. People need to be aware and cautious to avoid the spread of the virus. This plays a vital role in controlling the pandemic. If we fail at this crucial step the situation can get complicated. And if things go worse, then only God can save us'', Mr Sriramulu said in a series of posts on Twitter

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