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Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan: Over 700 volunteers clean 9 venues

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October 18, 2016

Mangaluru, Oct 18: The second week of 9 cleanliness drives of the 400 abhiyans being organized by Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaluru took off last Sunday at 9 different venues in the city. About 700 volunteers took active part in these drives.

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Kodialbail – Members of Prerana Team under the leadership of Sri Sadananda Upadhyaya took up the cleanliness drive near PVS Circle. Swami Purnakamanandaji & Swami Jitakamanandaji of Ramakrishna Math, Mangalore jointly flagged off the 11th drive. Different teams like Ragataranga, Lions Club Metro Gold and members of Leo club joined them in the drive.

Bejai – Members of Mangalore Senior Citizen club, “Mangalore Seniors” carried out the cleanliness drive in and around KSRTC Bus stand. Swami Purnakamanandaji of Ramakrishna Math & Sri Nagesh, Secretary, Senior Citizens Forum jointly flagged off the 12th drive. Swamiji opined that the zeal of the senior citizens will nspire the youngsters of today.

Kottara Chowki – The members of group “Kumara Gym Friends” under leadership of Sri Kiran Kumar cleaned the over bridge & surroundings of Kottara Chowki. Capt. Ganesh Karnik & Br Shivakumar of Ramakrishna Math flagged off the 13th drive. JCB & tipper was used to clear the construction debris.

Nanthur – The members of “Havyaka Mahasabha” cleaned the Nanthur-Padua region. Swami Jitakamanandaji inaugurated the 14th drive. Cleanliness was carried on for 2 hours. Dr. Rajendraprasad, Sri G K Seraje, Sri Venugopal, Sri Ramachandra Bhat & others participated in the drive.

Kankanadi – The students of Sahyadri Engineering College carried on the 15th drive in Kankanady area under the guidance of Sri Sheshappa Amin. Swami Dharmavratanandaji & Sri Umashankar, Dean of Sahyadri Engg. College flagged off the drive.

Garodi – “Swacch Garodi for Swacch Mangalore” group formed to create awareness among the public took up the cleanliness drives in Garodi area. Sri J R Lobo & Smt. Asha D'Silva, Corporator, MCC flagged off the 16th drive near Garodi. Swami Ekagamyanandaji of Ramakrishan Math was present. Members of Team Garodi, Googly Cricketers, Nagori, Garodi Multi Gym, Billava Seva Samiti actively participated in the drive.

Padil – Swami Ekagamyanandaji & Sri Vasudev Kottari jointly flagged off the 17th cleanliness drive in front of Mahadevi Bhajana mandir. About 75 volunteers under the leadership of Sri KOdange Balakrishan Nayak carried out cleanliness work for about 3 hours.

Bendoorwell – Bhandary Foundation has helped the Swacch Mangalore Abhiyan immensely. Students of Sahyadri Engineering College under the leadership of Sri Umanath Kotekar cleaned the road leading from Bendoor well circle to St. Agnes College. Swami Dharmavratanandaji & Sri Umashankar, Dean of Sahyadri Engg. College flagged off the 18th Drive. Smt. Shreelatha UA convened the drive.

Hampankatta – Auto drivers of Sri Krishna Bhavan Auto shelter dedicated their time and efforts in cleaning the Hampankatta Area under the able guidance of Sri Dilraj Alva, Convener of the Abhiyan. JCB & Tippers were used to clear the heaps of garbage lying in the corners for years. Interlock tiles were re-laid in the footpath to help the pedestrians. Swami Chidambarananda flagged off the drive.

Nitte Education Trust & MRPL are patronizing this 3rd phase of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan. We have attached few snaps of all the 9 drives. Kindly cooperate with us by publishing this as news item in your esteemed daily/channels.

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Comments

ali
 - 
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2016

RSS should come forward and join hands with municipality people to take garbage from the district. After all you have got the same uniform of municipality department.

Fairman
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

Thank you for cleaning.

Mainly It is required to clean of our heart and brain. Otherwise it will be like wearing clean dress without taking bath.

Therefore required to free the society from all types of public evils like discord (disharmony), rites, bribes, corruption, hunger, crimes.
we need to have healthy relation amongst all our communities.

May God help.

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March 16,2020

Kottayam, Mar 16: A trial court in Kerala  on Monday dismissed a discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal, in connection with the case of alleged rape of a nun in which he is the prime accused.

In his plea filed before the Additional District and Sessions Court I, Mulakkal had claimed that prima facie there was no case to frame charges against him.

Dismissing the plea, the trial court said the bishop should stand for trial in the rape case.

The bishop's lawyer said an appeal would be filed in the High Court against the trial court order.

The prosecution had filed its objection to the plea filed by the bishop, accused of raping and sexually assaulting a nun of the same diocese.

The bishop had filed the plea just ahead of commencement of the preliminary hearing on charges against him in January this year.

The case is based on a complaint filed against the bishop by the nun.

In her complaint to the police in June, 2018, the nun had alleged that she was subjected to sexual abuse by the bishop during the period between 2014 and 2016.

The bishop, who was arrested by the Special Investigation Team which probed the case, has been charged with wrongful confinement, rape, unnatural sex and criminal intimidation.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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July 22,2020

Bengaluru, July 22: Complete lockdown on Sundays and daily night curfew would continue across Karnataka to contain the coronavirus spread, a top officia.

"Though lockdown will be lifted from 5 am on Wednesday across the state, night curfew will continue daily from 9 pm to 5 am to restrict movement of people and vehicles. Total lockdown on Sundays will also continue on July 26 and August 2," said state Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar in an order here.

The order to unlock Bengaluru and four other districts - Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Kodagu, which have been under 7-9 day lockdown since March 14 night came after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa declared that lockdowns would not be re-imposed across the state hereafter.

Besides restrictions in containment areas to control the virus spread, the order banned reopening of gyms and prevented use of benches in parks by walkers or joggers.

"All vegetable and fruit markets in cities and towns across the state will be shifted to the suburbs or outskirts to decongest them and prevent crowding," said the order in Kannada.

Wearing mask, sanitising hands and maintaining social distancing will be strictly enforced and violators will be fined.

Suburban train and metro services will continue to remain shut till further orders.

Select long-distance express trains will continue to operate as per the standard operating procedure given by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on May 30.

"State-run and private buses in cities and on intra-state and inter-state routes will operate with limited number of passengers to ensure physical distancing. All buses will be sanitized and fumigated after every trip," said the order.

Schools, colleges, cinema theatres, multiplexes will remain shut to prevent crowding and violation of social distancing.

Ban on religious functions and mass gatherings will also continue.

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