Swachh Mangaluru drive: Volunteers of Ramakrishna Mission clean Bunder area

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January 27, 2019

Mangaluru, Jan 27: The eighth Shramadan of fifth phase of Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan was carried out in the Bunder area from 7.30 am to 10.30 am on 27th January 2019. The Shramadan was flagged off at Azizuddin Road at 7.30 am by local councillor Rameeza Nasir and Sri Harish Achar, D K Dist. Cooperative Union.

Speaking on the occasion, Rameeza Nasir said, “Everyone should maintain cleanliness. Ramakrishna Mission has been successful in instilling in the minds of people awareness about cleanliness through this Abhiyan for the last 4 years. We wish to see it carried on and we shall extend all possible cooperation from our end.”

Harish Achar said, “It is significant to note the development of the Abhiyan by Ramakrishna Mission and how it has influenced people of this region. Along with Shramadan, Mission is also conducting awareness campaigns which is admirable. We shall join hands with the Mission.” Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Convener of Swacchata Abhiyan, Nazeer Yadgar, Vijayendra Chilimbi, Imtiyaz Sheikh, Surendra Kudva, Srikanth Rao, Kodange Balakrishna Naik and many others were present on the occasion.

Cleanliness: Cleanliness was carried out in Azizuddin Road, Kandathapalli Jumma Masjid, Car street. Five heaps of garbage were spotted. Since days together, heaps and loads of garbage used to accumulate and was ruining the beauty of the city and the stench was a nuisance to passers-by. Today all of them were removed and cleaned.

First spot was cleaned by Preetham Mugil & others by using JCB and tippers by removing big stones & slabs. Another spot at Azizuddin cross road was cleaned by Shishir Amin, Avinash Anchan & other volunteers by removing plastic papers etc. Third spot in Bunder area was cleaned by Kamalaksha Pai, Ramkumar Bekal and others. With the help of the local councillor two more spots were thoroughly cleaned. Female volunteers swept clean the road sides, footpaths etc. The black spots that were cleaned were converted into green spots by placing flower pots. Care will also be taken to see that these spots will be maintained clean in future too.

Airport Road: The Students of Karnataka Polytechnic took up cleanliness work on Udupi Highway. Principal Major Vijay Kumar & Santosh Kumar flagged off the drive. Rajendra Subramanya, Mahagunda & Gautham coordinated the drive.

Swacch Soch Seminars: Six Swacch Soch Seminars were held in connection with Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan in 6 different colleges. Seminar consisted of Talks, interaction and demonstration. Prof. Rajamohan Rao, Sri Gopinath Rao & Dr Nivedita were resource persons. These seminars were held in University College, Hampankatta, Ramakrishna Degree College, Srinivasa Degree College, Govt. ITI College, University PG division, Srinivasa Physiotherapy Colleges. Ranjan Bellarpady, Chief coordinator of Swacch Soch Abhiyan coordinated these seminar programmes.

Swaccch Gram: Swacch Gram Abhiyan were carried out in 40 villages of Dakshina Kannada & Udupi Districts in association with Zilla Panchayat. Aranthodu, Kalanja, Volamogaru, Bettampady, Aladangadi, Arji, Nallur, Sanoor, Durga, Mala, Mudradi, Kayarthdaka and other village Gram Panchayats carried out the Abhiyan.

Swacch Aivarnadu: With the cooperation of Gram Panchayat, Shramadan was carried out in Aivarnadu. Shramadan was carried out from main town till Sri Panchalingeshwar Temple. More than 300 volunteers participated in the Shramadan. Sri U D Shekhar, Village PDO coordinated the Shramadan. MRPL is sponsoring all these drives.

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Well wisher, Riyafh
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Monday, 28 Jan 2019

Its useless ....

 

This kind of cleanilness awarrness is just bogus...doesnt give any result...

Govt should appoint enough cleaner in every area to maintain cleanliness . ..

This kind of practice won't improve unless govt really involve to assign enough appointed cleaners ...vehicles ...bins...etc etc 

 

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February 8,2020

Udupi, Feb 8: A rare sixth century granite idol of ‘Lajja Gauri’ has been discovered fixed on the road in Barkur village of Udupi district, according to information furnished by Dr. Shivakant Bajpai, Superintending Archaeologist of ASI Bangalore Circle. Lajja Gauri is depicted in nude form and is said to be a fertility symbol. The idol is rare, though very popular among certain cults.

Dr Shivakant Bajpai, who is on a tour of the coastal districts, said that he first came across the image when it went viral on social media. He subsequently traced it to a public road in Barkur, which is an ancient historical town of coastal Karnataka. It was the ancient capital of the Alupa kingdom and a seat of power for several centuries.

“This is a very important idol and hundreds of vehicles pass over it every day. We are rescuing it and I have issued an order to my local in-charge to keep it in safe custody. I have also sent a mail in this regard to the DC and SP of the district,” he said.

The idol is likely to be of 6th or 7th century, though further study is required to confirm a date, Dr. Bajpai said.

Lajja Gauri is a lotus-headed Hindu deity associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as Lajja ("modesty").

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Anna
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Sunday, 9 Feb 2020

there is only one GOD, that is real GOD...

worship the Real GOD not the stone.

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March 19,2020

Kodagu, Mar 19: One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Kodagu on Thursday, taking the tally of confirmed cases in the state to 15.

The man has a travel history to Saudi Arabia.

"One person has tested positive for #COVID19 in Kodagu today; he has travel history to Saudi Arabia. He is being treated in an isolation hospital. Total number of positive cases reaches 15 in the state," said B Sriramulu, Karnataka Health Minister.

A total of 169 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in India so far, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

Globally, the virus has infected more than 184,000 people and killed more than 7500, as per the data available on the World Health Organisation website.

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April 29,2020

New Delhi, Apr 29: WhatsApp on Tuesday said it will now allow up to eight people to connect on a group video call as an increasing number of people turn to digital platforms to connect with friends and family amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Facebook-owned company said over the last month, people on average are spending over 15 billion minutes talking each day on WhatsApp calls, well above a typical day before the pandemic.

"...we see that people all over the world are turning to voice and video calling on WhatsApp more than ever before. Group calling has been particularly useful and our users have asked to connect with more people at once," WhatsApp said in a blogpost.

Starting Tuesday, the company is doubling the number of participants one can have on a WhatsApp video or voice call from 4 to 8 people at a time, it added.

WhatsApp emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its platform are protected with end-to-end encryption.

"We have built group calling in a way that makes it available for as many users as possible, including people on lower-end devices and slow network conditions," it added.

Also Read: Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths

WhatsApp said that to access the new, higher participant limit on WhatsApp calls, all participants in a call need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp available on iPhone or Android.

Video calling tools like Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and others have also seen a significant jump in userbase and traffic as people connect while maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Last week, Facebook had introduced Messenger Rooms that will soon hold up to 50 people with no time limit.

It had added that the company will also add ways to create rooms from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp and Portal.

Noting that between WhatsApp and Messenger, more than 700 million accounts participate in calls every day, Facebook had said, adding that video calling on Messenger and WhatsApp more than doubled in many countries.

Also, views of Facebook Live and Instagram Live videos have also increased significantly in March, it said.

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