Revision of voter list begins; People urged to apply and register

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October 1, 2012

Mangalore, October 1: The revision of voter list in six Assembly constituencies of the district as per the order of the Election Commission of India, will begin from October 1 and last till October 31, Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK district said.

Briefing mediapersons about the voter list revision process at his office in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Gowda said that the draft voter list is being released today (October 1). Revision of the voter list will be held between October 1 and October 31, which is also the duration for eligible voters to apply and register themselves. The final announcement of the list will be made on January 5, 2013. The DC, however clarified that these dates apply to constituencies which are outside Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) limits. The duration for revision of voter list in constituencies coming within MCC limits (Mangalore North and Mangalore South) will be from October 16 to November 15, he said, while informing that the draft voter list for the same will be released on October 16. The final list for these constituencies will be announced on January 16, 2013.

Those who are eligible for voting (above 18 years of age) and have not registered themselves in the voting list can apply by submitting documents verifying their age and residential proof along with passport size photograph. The earlier system of taking photographs via computers and accumulation of finger prints is not being used this time, the DC said. He however mentioned that although people may possess photographed voter ID cards, they must make sure that their names are figuring in the draft voters list. In case they are not there, they will have to submit a fresh application, the DC said.

Applications can be submitted to appointed Booth Level officers in each constituency, Tahshildars of respective taluks, Revenue Officer of the Mangalore City Corporation, Assistant Commissioner, and even in the drop boxes set up at Taluk Offices, Office of the Assistant Commissioner, and Mangalore City Corporation. Applications can also be submitted online at ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in

In case of removal of one's name from the draft voters list due to death of a registered person or migration to another place, an application can be sent using Form 7. In case of any correction of names, spelling, etc in already existing ID cards with photograph, applicants can submit application using Form 8. In case of change of address from one constituency to another, application can be submitted using Form 8A.

To create awareness among the masses of these notifications, the district administration has planned staging of road shows, street plays, magic shows, competitions in schools etc, the Deputy Commissioner said. A meeting with Principals of various schools and colleges to direct students above 18 years of age to get themselves enrolled in the voting list will also be held, he said.

As of now, there are 13,91,918 registered voters off the 21 odd lakh district population, Mr. Gowda said.

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Mandya, Apr 7: A man who was suspected of having the COVID-19 infection, escaped from the isolation ward of the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), on Monday, creating panic among the people and hospital staff.

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On Monday morning, however, the hospital staff found missing from the ward. They immediately reported the matter and launched a search for him. Superintendent of Police K Parashuram and Additional SP V J Shobharani and others rushed to the spot and began an inquiry. They also viewed the CCTV footage.

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Kamal Pant is new Bengaluru police chief; Bhaskar Rao transferred

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Birders ‘Walk the Chirp’ in Manipal

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February 3,2020

A motley group of as many as 150 birders ‘walked the chirp’ in search of their feathered friends in and around the countryside of Manipal. The occasion was the 10th Edition of Manipal Bird Day organised by Manipal Birders Group on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020.

The day began ‘Bird Walk’ from Hotel Sheela Sagar (Opposite MIT campus) at 6:30 a.m. The birders divided themselves in smaller groups of 10-12 members and followed 13 different trails which took them through different terrains like hills, plains, paddy fields and wetlands. The idea was to sight as many birds as possible and record their presence in the region.

When the walk ended at about 10:00 a.m., the different groups have recorded a total of 125 species of birds, which was a bit lesser than the sighting of the yester years. “The 10th edition this year has seen a very good growth of interest among people. At the same time a decline has been seen in the bird species sighted compared to previous years,” said one of the organisers. Some of the rare birds sighted were Indian Pitta, Oriental Turtle Dove, Fork-Tailed Drongo Cuckoo, Orange Breasted Green Pigeon, Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Malabar Pied Hornbill.

The bird walk was followed with an interaction session at KMC Food Court and MAHE Vice Chancellor Dr. H. Vinod Bhat presided over the function. He felicitated six people who actively participated recently in a rescue mission of abandoned birds in Manipal.

A program then continued with a talk on ‘Ethical Photography’ by Dhruvam Desai, final year student of MIT, Manipal. This was followed by ‘Backyard Birding’ with Shubha Bhat from IISc Bangalore. She spoke on different ways to feed the birds with water using different materials for bird baths. “I have recorded 120 species of birds from bird baths in my garden,” she said. She encouraged the participants to have bird baths in their gardens or flats which will help quench the thirst of these little winged wonders during summer.

The participants involved themselves actively in the interaction sessions. The event was accompanied with an art exhibition titled ‘Feathered Jewels’ by Aditya Bhat. He presented around 18 paintings all from his memory of birding encounters.

Participation in Manipal Bird Day was open to all and entry was free.

MANIPAL BIRD DAY

Manipal Bird Day is an annual event dedicated to celebrating birds in Manipal. This day long event brings together a large number of birders from Manipal, Udupi, Mangalore, Mysore, Bangalore, Davangere and other places. Around 150-200 people gather and are split into different teams. They visit the assigned regions and count as many birds as possible. This non competitive event focuses on spreading awareness regarding the diverse avifauna around us. Turn out for this event has been increasing from 3 people to 200 in last 10 years. This is the 10th edition of Manipal Bird Day.

MANIPAL BIRDERS CLUB

Manipal Birders Club started as a Facebook group after the release of the first edition of “A Birders Handbook to Manipal” to share information about the latest sightings. It is now a formal group of over 500 like-minded members that meets at least once a week to go on bird walks. It is now a large birders community and a medium to organize events, bird walks and discussions about birds and sightings.

The next step would be to involve a higher number of local and young birders who will dictate the change in environment around the town in the coming years. With the co operation of Zoology and natural sciences students and other nature enthusiasts and faculty of different colleges weekly birding sessions have been conducted to involve and encourage more and more people to bird and get connected to the nature and to try to understand the changes happening around us, the media release issued by the group said.