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Special pooja at Thumbay dam offered

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February 14, 2011

Mangalore, February 14: Krishna J Palemar, District in-charge Minister offered a special pooja for Thumbay vented dam through “Bagina” (thanksgiving) tradition on Monday at Thumbay near here.

Speaking to media persons later, he said the new vented dam which will be completed within a year, could store 14.70 Million Cubic Meters (MCM) of water against the 4.5 MCM capacity of the existing one.

While the storage at the existing dam lasted for 20 days at zero-inflow, the water stored in the reservoir after the construction of the new dam would be sufficient to serve for 90 days with zero-inflow, he said.

The villages such as Haleyangady, Moodushedde, Mala, Saripalla, Mulky, Neerumarga, Thellar and the like will get sufficient water from the new vented dam, he added.

He said the new dam is of seven metres height as against four metres of the present dam.

Mayor Rajani Dugganna, MCC Commissioner Dr KN Vijaya Prakash, Shantha, Ranganath K and other corporators were present.

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January 9,2020

Udupi, Jan 9: State Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Wednesday that the state government is embarking on a novel method to ensure that social security schemes were available to the beneficiaries at their doorsteps.

Speaking after inaugurating the Mini Vidhana Soudha here, he said government will look into the Aadhaar number and income certificates to decide the eligibility of the beneficiaries. The initiative will help the poor to access welfare schemes without any hassles.

The initiative will be launched as a pilot project in Udupi district. Later, the project will extend to other districts in a phased manner. In Udupi district, 30,000 beneficiaries have been identified. The government has set aside nearly Rs 7,000 crore for social security schemes. The initiative will not only eliminate middlemen menace but will help the government save Rs 1,000 crore.

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January 4,2020

Madikeri, Jan 4: Two girls were seriously injured after a wild elephant attacked them on their way back to home near Injilagere here, Forest officials said on Saturday.

The officials said that Nityashree of class four, along with her younger sister Yuvashree of class two, were on their way back home from Government Primary School. The students are the daughters of Mani, resident of School estate line house in Puliyeri village.

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July 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 8: A seven-day-old baby from Kallapu near Permannur village, within Ullal town limits in Mangaluru taluk has tested positive for COVID-19.

The baby’s mother, while pregnant, was admitted to a private hospital in the town on June 30. 

Her samples, which were sent for testing before delivery, reported positive, doctor said.

On Wednesday, the baby’s tests too reported positive for COVID-19.

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