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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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August 8,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 8: As visuals of the Air India Express flight crash at Kozhikode international airport emerge, one cannot help but be reminded of an eerily similar and unfortunate accident that occurred a decade ago. The August 7, 2020 tragedy brought back memories of the 2010 crash.

It was on May 22, 2010 that an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 flight from Dubai to Mangaluru over shot the runway while landing at Bajpe airport and fell into a cliff. Of the 160 passengers and 6 crew members on board, 158 were killed (all crew members and 152 passengers) and only 8 survived.

Even back then, the plane had split into two. The crash has been termed as one of India's worst aviation disasters.

The final conversations between Air traffic control (ATC) and the pilot prior to the landing showed no indication of any distress.

Like the Mangaluru accident, Karipur crash too happened when the flight was attempting to land.

The captain of the aircraft which crashed at Mangaluru, Z Glucia, was an experienced pilot with 10,000 hours of flying experience and had 19 landings at the Mangalore airport. Co-pilot S S Ahluwalia, with 3,000 hours of flying experience had as many as 66 landings at this airport. Both the pilot and co-pilot were among the victims.

An investigation into the accident later found that the cause of the accident was the captain’s failure to discontinue an ‘unstabilised approach’ and his persistence to continue with the landing, despite three calls from the First Officer to ‘go-around’.

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February 18,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 18: Within days after Kambala racer Srinivasa Gowda emerged a national hero, another Kambala racer Nishant Shetty has grabbed headlines. 

Nishant Shetty from Bajagoli Jogibettu reportedly broke Gowda’s record at the Venoor Kambala on Sunday. Shetty recorded 143m in 13.68 seconds. If calculated for 100m he clocks it in 9.51 seconds. His speed is faster than Gowda who clocked 9.55 seconds.

According to Kambala organisers, with Shetty’s feat, four participants have joined the elite club of racers who have completed the 100 metres in less than ten seconds.

They are Iruvathur Anand (9.57 secs), Akkeri Suresh Shetty (9.57 secs), Srinivas Gowda (9.55 secs) and Nishant Shetty (9.51 secs). Anand and Suresh Shetty had participated in the same Venoor Kambala where Nishant emerged first.

Kambala is an annual race held in Karnataka where people sprint 143m through paddy fields with the buffaloes. During the race, the racers try to bring the buffaloes under control by holding their reins tight and beating them, making it amply clear that the animal plays an equally important role in achieving the timing. Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.

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June 14,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 15: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka reached the 7,000-mark on Sunday, with the state reporting 176 new cases and five related fatalities, taking the toll to 86.

The day also saw 312 patients getting discharged in the state after recovery while the total number of positive cases in the Udupi district alone breached 1000 cases mark.

As of June 14 evening, cumulatively 7,000 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 86 deaths and 3,955 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin. It said, out of 2,956 active cases, 2,940 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 16 are in ICU.

The five dead include- thee from Bengaluru urban, and one each from Dakshina Kannada and Bidar. The three from Bengaluru include- two women aged 57 and 60 respectively and a man who was 50 years; while the person who died in Dakshina Kannada was a 24-year-old man.

Also, a 76-year-old man from Bidar, who died at his residence on June 6, later tested positive for COVID-19. Out of 176 new cases, 88 are returnees from other states, the majority of them from neighboring Maharashtra. While 6 are those who returned from other countries.

Among the districts where new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounts for 42, Yadgir 22, Udupi 21, Bidar 20, Kalaburagi 13, Dharwad 10, Ballari 8, Kolar 7, Uttara Kannada 6, five each from Mandya and Dakshina Kannada, Bagalkote 4 and Ramanagara 3. Besides, two each from Raichur and Shivamogga, and one each from Belagavi, Hassan, Vijayapura, Bengaluru rural, and Haveri.

Udupi district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 1,026 infections, followed by Kalaburagi 896 and Yadgir 809.

Among discharges also Udupi tops the list with total of 713 discharges, followed by Kalaburagi 427 and Bengaluru urban 327. A total of 4,43,969 samples were tested so far, out of which 7,451 were tested on Sunday alone. So far 4,27,608 samples have been reported as negative, and out of the 6,835 were reported negative today.

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