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Walk for amity begins; Rai vows to defeat communal forces in DK

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December 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Hundreds of people belonging to various secular and progressive organizations and political parties took part in the much awaited amity walk on Tuesday under the leadership of Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai.

Mr Rai formally inaugurated the walk at Farangipete in Bantwal taluk at around 9 a.m. by releasing balloons into the air in the presence of multilingual actor Prakash Raj, former minister Amarnath Shetty and others.

The walk titled ‘samarasya nadige souhardateyedege’ will cover about 22 km on NH-75 and culminate in Mani at 5 p.m. today.

Speaking after launching the event, Mr Rai said that those who believe in secular principles are participating in the walk. He also vowed to defeat communal forces in Dakshina Kannada.

“This walk is a symbolic agitation. The peace-loving people of this district will definitely foil the attempts of communal forces to divide the society on communal lines,” he said. 

Mr Rai said that the intention of the walk was to create communal harmony in the district and not to create any problem. Hence no slogans would be raised during the walk. The organizers would ensure that traffic movement on the highway was not hampered, he added. Details are awaited.

Also Read: Trouble mongers pelt stones at govt buses ahead of amity walk

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February 16,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 16: An elderly woman from Tamil Nadu was on Saturday reunited with her daughter and son after 14 years at the Mangaluru's White Doves destitute home.

"Mary only knew her name when she came here 10 years ago. Recently, she told us about her home town," Corrine Rusquinha, founder of White Doves told media.
Mary had gone missing 14 years ago from her hometown Kortampet in Tamil Nadu.

"Ten years ago, she was spotted by Mangaluru police who brought her to White Doves home late one evening. Initially, she could only speak Tamil, so it was presumed she was from Tamil Nadu. She was on psychiatric treatment," Rusquinha said.

A few days back, a visiting priest at the White Doves home spoke to Mary in Tamil and asked about her hometown.

"Surprisingly, she could recall the name of her hometown, following which the visiting priest contacted the pastor at Kortampet. Mary's family, including her daughter Gnana Anthony, who is a paramedic student in Coimbatore, was informed about Mary," she said.

Soon after, Gnana and her elder brother came to Mangaluru to take their mother back to their home.

Mary's husband Jhonson, who worked as a cook, had died within a year of losing his wife.

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June 26,2020

Bantwal, Jun 26: A day after expressing gratitude for the overwhelming response from students for the SSLC examinations, Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Friday took to Twitter to laud a student who didn’t let his physical hurdles deter him from writing the examination.

Sharing image of the student, Kaushik, who wrote the SSLC examination at Bantwal’s SVS High School, the Minister said that he was taken aback by the boy’s spirit for writing the exam independently without relying on anyone’s help. Such individuals give new meaning to life. Others should learn from this.

In the picture, Kaushik is seen seated on the floor and using his toes to write answers.

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February 17,2020

Hubli, Feb 17: A local court here on Monday sent three Kashmiri students who were arrested on charges of sedition to judicial custody till March 2.

They were arrested for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of the same on social media, told police.

All three were taken into custody by the police on Sunday night and were produced before a local court on Monday.

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