Orphanage Olympics held in Managluru

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January 10, 2016

Mangaluru Jan 10: It was a special and eventful day for the very enthusiastic 600 children of 10 Orphanage schools operating in Dakshina Kannada district who crave for parental love and affection but unfortunately deprived.

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They felt the sense of freedom and freely mingled, played, danced, with other orphanage school children and shared their memorable moments. It was a platform provided by Rotary Club of Mangalore Central to showcase their hidden skills & talents in the field of sports and cultural events. All the guests could see the enjoyment in the faces of the children.

Rotary Club of Mangaluru Central jointly with Rotaract Club of Mangaluru city organised their 17th Annual Orphanage Olympics exclusively for the inmates of the different orphanages operating in the district on Sunday at Canara High School Urwa Campus in the city. It was a one day long fun fair festival of sports and cultural events wherein 600 children belonging to 10 different orphanages of the dist. participated with zeal and enthusiasm.

Mangaluru South MLA JR Lobo in his inaugural address advised the children to grab the rare opportunity provided by the society and participate actively by exhibiting hidden talents and skills to achieve success in their future. The Rotary Club has responded to the needs of the orphanage children by providing a platform and equal opportunity in order to eliminate social inequality. He also lauded the selfless service of Rotarians rendered to community development and recalled club’s substantial financial contribution of Rs. 18 Lakhs towards setting up of Planetarium at Pilikula in the year 1998. Asst. Governor Zone IV Rtn. K R Kamath was the guest of honour on this occasion.

Chairman of the organising committee Rtn. Dr. Devdas Rai in his address revealed that this is club’s prestigious community service project, the aim and objective of the event is to bring a smile on the faces of the lovely children and a feeling that they are not lonely.

President of the club Rtn. Elias Sanctis welcomed. President of Rotaract Club of Mangalore City Rtr. Rajesh Devadiga proposed a vote of thanks. Rtn K. M Hegde compeered the program. On the dais Secretary Rtn. Prasad Shetty and Rtr. Yathish were present.

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Fairman
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Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Is it not possible to combine these children with other
non-Orphanage children.

Naming the program as orphanage, might cause the orphan-children to think, that they are being separated from the society or from other children.

I remember I heard that (if I am not wrong)
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him ) said, whoever look after the orphans, they will be accompanied with him in heaven.

Regardless of religion, race, we should always wholeheartedly help these kids as they never feel they are deprived of parental affection

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May 18,2020

Bengaluru, May 18: A large number of people in India are planning inter-city bus travel within a month of the lifting of travel restrictions, according to a randomised online survey of over 10,300 customers of redBus, India's largest online bus ticketing platform.

Nearly 57 per cent of the respondents are planning to travel within a month post the lockdown. However, there is a high standard of expectation on the implementation of measures to make buses safe for travel with over 79 per cent wanting deep cleaning and sanitisation of buses after every trip.

Hand sanitisers, mandatory masks and temperature screening for all passengers are next in expectations for bus travel. Over 78 per cent of the respondents want the implementation of hygienic conditions at boarding points and 70 per cent want social distancing protocols to be implemented at boarding points.

"The survey does underscore the fact that given the adherence to safety protocols, bus travel is possibly one of the safest options for travel since the number of travellers are fewer, checks can be done individually and the whole factor of pick up and drop as close to home as possible minimises the number of contacts throughout the journey," said redBus Chief Executive Officer Prakash Sangam.

In addition, online booking further reduces the number of contact points as people can book bus tickets directly from their home. Further, there is a heightened awareness of personal hygiene and safety measures which is important for the travel to be safe.

"The large number of people waiting to travel not only points to the need but also the importance it has for the revival of economic activity as very few of them would be travelling for leisure," said Sangam.

The survey also showed that passengers put a very high consideration on hygiene, sanitation and disinfection -- over 73 per cent -- and social distancing (63 per cent) and much lower consideration to traditional factors such as travel cost (22 per cent), comfort (21 per cent) and punctuality (18 per cent).

The survey was conducted among redBus customers across India. Only 5 per cent of the respondents were willing to postpone their travel to over six months while the rest had plans to travel within that period.

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January 13,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Though he submitted his resignation as leader of the opposition over a month ago, former chief minister Siddaramaiah continues as the face of the Congress in Karnataka.

However, this may change as All India Congress Committee (AICC) interim president Sonia Gandhi has summoned Siddaramaiah to Delhi for a final consultation over change of guard. Over the past month, there has been speculation over the possibility of Congress persisting with Siddaramaiah as opposition leader and either party troubleshooter DK Shivakumar or former ministers MB Patil, HK Patil or Eshwar Khandre replacing incumbent president Dinesh Gundu Rao. Both tendered resignations owing moral responsibility for the party's dismal performance in the 15 bypolls held last month.

In the past 24 hours, there has been talk of Siddaramaiah being asked to be the state unit president and vacating the other post for a young turk or experience legislator including the likes of Shivakumar who could be the face of KPCC by 2023 if he gets a clean chit from the ED in cases of money-laundering, etc. Seniors, including former KPCC president and DyCM G Parameswara and former minister HK Patil, are strong contenders to be leader of the opposition if Siddaramaiah is asked to vacate the post.

However, sources in the Siddaramaiah camp dismissed the possibility of him becoming KPCC president. "He has never aspired for the post and the high command is not inclined to do it," said a member in his camp.

Siddaramaiah may meet Sonia on Tuesday morning. It's still unclear if any other KPCC functionaries have been summoned. Sources said Sonia is scheduled to leave India for medical treatment on January 15 and wanted to complete the consultations about Karnataka. The high command has reportedly gone through reports submitted by party observers Madhusudan Mistry and Parameswara.

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February 11,2020

Udupi, Feb 11: In a tragic incident, a 62-year-old man from Chennai died of drowning in Sri Krishna Mutt’s Madhwa Sarovar (pond) during the wee hours of Tuesday.

Police said the deceased has been identified as Capt G Sridharan.

It is suspected that Sridharan accidentally fell into the holy pond while taking a bath. The incident is said to have occurred around 4 a.m.

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