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Special kids chirp at Chili-Pili Park

December 30, 2011

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Mangalore, December 30: The idea of a special park for special kids in the city was materialized with the inauguration of 'Chili-Pili' adjacent to Gandhinagar Park at Manna Gudda here on Friday.

In a novel ceremony, special children representing Chethana, Sanidhya and Roman Catherin special schools inaugurated the Chili-Pili Park by taking the stage and sharing their feelings.

Speaking on the occasion, Hundi Prabha Kamat, a member of Gandhi Nagar Park Trust, said such a park was necessary in this city, as there were many instances of discrimination faced by special children in parks.

She also thanked MCC for its cooperation in establishing a special park.

Conceptualised a year ago, the special park inspired by special parks as in Bangalore was designed keeping needs of special children in mind, Park's architect Venkatesh Pai said.

Spread over 35 cent area at the northern end of three-acre Gandhinagar Park, the Chili-Pili Park, ensures hassle-free entry for even children confined to wheelchairs.

There is also a 'sand table' to help the children in wheelchair to play with sand. Safety has been accorded the highest priority, he reveals while explaining how swings had been designed to prevent the fall of children.

A sensory walk with patches of grass, smooth granite has been designed to help the differently-abled children to realize the experience of walking on different surfaces. The Park built at a total cost of Rs 20 lakh will be open between 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm on all days except Mondays.

Zilla Panchayath CEO Dr K N Vijayaprakash, Deputy Mayor Geetha Nayak, office bearers of GPT and children from Chethana, Sanidhya and Roman Catherin Special schools were present on the occasion.

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February 8,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 8: The BJP on Saturday drew flak on Twitter for taking a swipe at Muslim women who appear to be standing in a line to vote in Delhi's assembly polls. ""Kaagaz Nahi Dikayenge Hum" ! ! ! Keep the documents safe, you will need to show them again during NPR exercise (sic)," the party's Karnataka Twitter handle posted using the hashtag #DelhiPolls2020. 

The video, which appears to have been taken from one of the polling booths in Delhi on Saturday, shows burqa-clad women flashing their voter ID cards. While the threatening tone of the tweet is unmissable, the tweet contradicts the government's statement that no person needs to submit any documents during the house-to-house survey for updating the National Population Register (NPR) and that information provided by individuals would be accepted and recorded. 

The tweet has added to the prevailing confusion regarding the NPR exercise in the country. 

The NPR is a list of "usual residents" of the country. In 2010, the data for NPR was collected along with the house-listing phase of the Census of India 2011. The data was updated in 2015 by conducting a door-to-door survey.

Currently, it has been decided to update the NPR along with the house-listing phase of Census 2021 during April to September 2020 in all the states/union territories except Assam.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Schools will remain closed and are expected to be opened in the month of August or September in the view of rising COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, said S Suresh Kumar, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka on Tuesday.

Speaking on the issue, Kumar said, "Schools would not open for the time being. The children will be taught through media."

"The state is also working on the new schemes to improve the learning process for the students," he added.

As many as 5,536 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.

The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,07,001 including 64,434 active cases, 40,504 discharges and 2,055 deaths.

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May 15,2020

Bengalur, May 15: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan on Friday said that stern action will be taken against the persons responsible for organising the village temple fair in Ramanagara district.

"Stern action will be taken against the person responsible for organising the festival. This should not have happened," the Deputy CM said.

Flouting all social distancing norms, people had gathered in large numbers for a temple fair in Kolagondanahalli village of Ramanagara. People were even not wearing masks.

They had taken permission for gathering from Panchayat Development Officer NC Kalmatt.

Kalmatt has been suspended by Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner following a report by the Tehsildar.

Meanwhile, 45 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Karnataka, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 1,032 on Friday, according to the state Health Department.

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