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District Administration to host 'Rave Party' at St Mary's Island

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February 1, 2012

islndUdupi, February 1: Udupi district administration and 3W Concepts have come together to host a kind of Rave Party, at St Mary's Island from February 3-5.

This party termed as the Island festival `Spring Zouk- 2012' will play host to foreigners and high profile tourists from for the first time at St Mary's Island, in Udupi district from Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and other metros.

This Island festival, aimed to promote the local and tribal art forms such as Yakshagana, Kudubi and various other tribal art forms such as Thalavattam, will also have the Indo-Western Music and arts.

Deputy Commissioner of Udupi MT Reju and Managing Partner of 3W Concepts Girish Shetty in a press release said: This is aimed at highlighting the tribes thereby giving a much needed awareness and boost for their respective art-forms.

With such performances, the local artists are therefore sharing the platform with world famous musicians such as Juno Reactor, Prem Joshua. Some of the best national and international DJs will also participate in the festival. Apart from tourists from all over the world, tourists The event will play host to two music stages, along with the fun and frolic of a market named Zouk Bazaar. Various food and beverage outlets will be available to cater to everybody's needs. The event is well secured with lifeguards throughout the festival and round the clock police security.

This has been conceptualised to create an annual gathering that will boost the popularity of such arts and create a high quality platform for such gatherings across country. It also aims to promote tourism and trade in the region by making people aware of the Island, its geographical importance and also the surrounding areas, which for a large part have been left to be undiscovered, said a press release.

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March 21,2020

New Delhi, Mar 21: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister B. Sriramulu on Saturday informed that one more person was tested positive for the coronavirus in the state.

He said that a total of 16 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in the state so far.

The victim had come from Mecca and was kept in quarantine facility by the state authorities.

"For a 32-year-old man, who had just returned from a trip to Mecca has found COVID-19 positive. The infection has been confirmed. He has already been treated at an isolated ward of the hospital. Citizens must not have any sort of anxiety," tweeted Sriramulu.

Also, the news and public relations department, the Indian Red Cross Society and the Karnataka State Labour Studies Institute have invited volunteers for the programme to provide real-time information to people to avoid spreading rumours and misinformation about coronavirus.

At least four volunteers will work in four shifts per day in each taluk of the state. There are about 120 volunteers in Bengaluru city and about 3,000 Corona Warriors are expected to register from across the state. Over 400 volunteers have registered via online application on the first day.

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: Karnataka government has said that as of now six cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state, including one person who died.

"Till date six COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state including one death. The 5 Coronavirus positive cases are in isolation at the designated hospital in Bengaluru," the Karnataka government said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Health Department of Karnataka on Sunday said that all the family members and other contacts of the 76-year-old man who died of coronavirus in Kalaburagi are being monitored closely.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that India's tally in the number of positive cases for coronavirus has reached 107 on Sunday.

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: Fishing boats returned to the old Port in Mangaluru after the government prohibited deep-sea fishing till further orders on Wednesday to prevent the assembly of a large gathering here in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

According to officials, deep-sea fishing activities result in the gathering of a large number of people and is much against the government's direction on maintaining social distancing. 

According to the Department, the 42-Km coastline in Dakshina Kannada hass 57 purse seine boats, 1,270 trawl boats, 1,483 gillnet boats, 549 other mechanised boats.

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