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Great Bombay Circus show begins in city

March 19, 2011
Mangalore, March 19: The 'Great Bombay Circus' show with a troupe comprising of African, Russian and Chinese artists, was inaugurated at 'Karavali Exhibition Ground' here on Friday.



Mangalore City Corporation Mayor Pravin inaugurated the show.


Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee Vice President Ivan D'Souza, Corporators Roopa D Bangera, Sudhir Shetty, Ganesh Hosabettu and others were present.


Regional Promoter of the circus Sachindranath welcomed the gathering.


The performers exhibited Chinese Roller Act, Cube Pyramid Juggling, Russian Palotna Acrobatics, Chinese candle balance, American Limping Board, Russian Spider Ring Act, Vertical Swinging Acrobat, Russian Devil Clown Act, High Wheel Cycle Skipping Act and Pocket Cycle, Russian Clown Skipping Act etc



Besides, the troupe has 64 animals, consisting of elephants, horses, camels and rare birds such as the scarlet macaw, blue and yellow Macaw, Moluccan cockatoos, African lory, African grey parrot and pigeons. The highlight of the circus was the cricketing skills displayed by an elephant.

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"People are comparing me to Usain Bolt. He is a world champion, I am only running in a slushy paddy field," said Srinivasa Gowda.

People took to social media and drew a parallel between him and Bolt. Twitterati hailed Gowda and his accomplishment on the muddy grounds.

Kambala is an annual buffalo race held in the southwestern state of Karnataka.

Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.

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January 10,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 10: A person has been booked for forwarding provocative message on WhatsApp against the Dakshina Kannada Khazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar.

According to police, the accused Hassan forwarded provocative messages against the Khazi in a WhatsApp group on December 31, following which he was booked under several sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Mangalore North Police are looking into the matter. 

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April 18,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Three people, including a woman, who were being treated at the city's Wenlock Hospital have been discharged after they recovered from Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

With this, a total of 12 people who had tested positive for the virus until Thursday have been discharged from various hospitals in Dakshina Kannada.

A 39-year-old advocate from Uppinangady tested positive for Covid -19 on Friday, he has been admitted to the Wenlock Hospital and is being treated. With this, only one COVID-19 positive patient is being treated at Wenlock Hospital till Friday evening.

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