Swacch Mangaluru drive gives a new look to Kadri-Bunts Hostel road

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February 25, 2018

Managluru, Feb 25: Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan’s 17th week’s drive was held on Sunday, February 25, from 7.30 am to 10.30 am at Kadri Bunts Hostel Road in the city. Chandrakant Kulkarni of Pune, retired teacher lauded for his dedication and efforts regarding Swacch Bharath by the Prime Minister and Jagan, physically challenged and yet mentally invincible volunteer of the Abhiyan flagged off the drive in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji.

Chandrakanth Kulkarni addressing the volunteers said, “I have been voluntarily travelling all over India to witness the Swacchata Abhiyan. I have participated in Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan for the last 2 days. I have never seen any other movement regarding Swaccata Abhiyan as consistently & as successfully being carried out like the one in Mangaluru. I credit Ramakrishna Mission for this. When I donated 1/3rd of my pension amount to Swacch Bharath fund, Prime Minister honoured me and recognized my humble deed and this shows that India is changing for better. I have no doubt that Mangaluru will soon become one of the cleanest cities.” Capt. Ganesh Karnik, Vittaldas Prabhu, Umanath Suvarna, Kamalaksha Pai, Dilraj Alva and several others were present on the occasion.

Cleanliness Drive: All the guests including Swamiji cleaned the area on Kadri Road for some time leading the group. Volunteers were divided into 5 groups. One group under the guidance of Ramachandra Bhat cleaned the left side of the road from Bunts Hostel Circle to Kadri Main Road. Another group of volunteers under Dr Satish Rao cleaned the right side of the road. Students of St. Aloysius Management college under Forens D’Souza & Jaswat cleaned the road dividers. Smt. Nalini Bhat & members of Hindu Warriors group helped in loading the garbage into tippers.

Beautification of bus shelter: The bus shelter in front of Kadri Natural Ice Cream Parlour was neglected and was full of dirt & heaps of garbage. Volunteers of the Abhiyan under Mukesh Alva cleaned the shelter by washing with water and painted thus giving it a facelift. They have also erected a board on the spot to create awareness.

Cleaning of garden: A small garden lying behind the bus shelter was full of weeds and overgrown grass and was ruining the beauty of the spot. Sri Shishir Amin, Sri Sujith Pratap & about 20 youths cleaned the whole area.

Removal of flex banners: Illegally put flex banners that are ruining the beauty of the city and are posing problems to pedestrians were removed by the volunteers under Souraj Mangaluru, Sudhir Vamanjur & others youths. They removed nearly 1000 banners in A B Shetty Circle, Clock Tower, Hampankatta, Balmatta, Karangalpady, PVS, Kadri Main road etc.

Continued Work: A portion of the area in Attavara was cleaned last week. The area where garbage was being dumped before and a small garden was created to prevent people from throwing garbage was maintained today by cleaning the area and further beautified with more flower pots etc by Mohammad Shameem, Mubarak and others.

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Officials demanding bribe from beneficiaries will face stringent action: CM

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January 28,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 28: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday warned the officials that strict action will be taken against the officials, who demand bribe from beneficiaries in various schemes.

Speaking after distributing the regularising letters to around 1000 people belonging to the Backward class in government lands, Mr Yediyurappa said the government was itself coming to the doorsteps of people.

“Officials will visit door to door to distribute the regularization letters and if any officials demand bribe bring to the notice of the government which will take action against such persons,” he said.

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Mangaluru: Thousands rush to buy essentials as COVID-19 lockdown eases

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March 31,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 31: With the Dakshina Kannada district administration relaxing the lockdown from 6 am to 3 pm to purchase essential commodities, panic-stricken citizens rushed to the shops early in the morning itself.

The citizens had formed a serpentine line in front of shops and supermarkets in different parts of Mangaluru and on the outskirts of the city to purchase their requirements.

As a precautionary measure, many were seen wearing masks.

“In spite of waiting in a long queue to purchase, we are not able to get the required essential commodities. Why can’t the district administration ensure enough stock of commodities in the shops and supermarkets,’’ asked a customer who had stood in a queue outside a supermarket at Chilimbi.
People were seen crowding outside markets at Kankanady, Mallikatte, Urwa and Central Market, violating the purpose of social distancing.

Consequently, vegetable prices have increased in the markets and shops. This is despite abundant stocks being available in these markets.

Trucks had unloaded the vegetables at Central Market on Sunday, according to sources. The prices of onions are skyrocketing yet again and is sold from Rs 50 to Rs 55 while a kg of carrot costs Rs 100.

"Why can’t the authorities check the rise in the price of vegetables and ensure that the poor are not inconvenienced," asks Lakshmi, a housewife.

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2nd repatriation flight from Dubai to Mangaluru on May 18

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May 15,2020

Mangaluru, May 15: The second evacuation flight from Dubai to Mangaluru is expected to bring nearly 180 stranded UAE Kannadigas on May 18.

Air India Express B737-800NG aircraft will take off from terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport at 1.30 pm UAE time and land in Mangaluru International Airport at 6.30 pm local time, sources said.

Mangaluru Airport had witnessed chaos when the first repatriation flight arrived on May 12. Now many passengers of the first flight tested positive for the covid-19.

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