Study on alternate commercial uses of areca needed'

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April 25, 2012

Mangalore, April 25: An extensive study to figure out potential profit making alternatives of areca crop is necessary, said Tamil Selvan, Director, Directorate of Areca and Spices, Calicut.

Speaking after inaugurating a seminar on 'Choice of Fertilizers in Areca Farms' organized by Campco Ltd and Areca Research and Development Foundation, Mangalore, in the city on Wednesday, Mr. Selvan said that although arecanut is not injurious to health, the general perception is that since it is used as an ingredient in gutkhas, it is harmful for health and this perception had been hitting the areca business real bad. “Areca as such is not injurious to health. It is tobacco and other ingredients that go into gutkhas that are harmful. Governments are banning gutkhas and hence areca growers are facing problems. The real problem however is that so far a comprehensive study has not been made as to what other alternative means of using areca as a commercial commodity are available”, he said.

Mr. Selvan advised farmers to not depend on areca crop alone and adopt multi-crop system to avoid financial risks caused by marketing issues and also diseases such as 'kole roga'. “Prices are a major problem. 75% of the marketing is done by private parties and the farmers are not getting the retail price that they deserve”, he said, adding that during times when the farmers are concerned about protecting the crop from diseases, the chemical and fertilizer companies exploit them by hiking the prices.

Stating that expansion of cultivation area is not the solution, Mr. Selvan said that it is the increase in productivity using better technology that is more important. “Karnataka produces 2, 58,000 tonnes of areca over an area of 1.95 lakh hectares of land, almost half the areca produce of the country. The right technology and fertilizers will help in increasing productivity”, he said.

Konkodi Padmanabha, President, Campco Ltd, Mangalore presided over the inaugural session.

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March 4,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 4: With details of the Bengaluru links of the Covid-19-positive patient from Hyderabad emerging, state health authorities on Tuesday got down to tracking any infection trail he may have left behind before heading home.

Schools from southeast Bengaluru asked parents to send students with masks and hand sanitizers or keep them at home if they had fever. Medical shops in Bengaluru reported panic buying of masks and hand sanitizers.

Two persons with no symptoms — the Hyderabad man’s flatmate in city, and a colleague — reported at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases and put under watch at the isolation ward. Their test results are expected on Wednesday.

The authorities tracked down 71 people who had come in contact with the Hyderabad man and put them under surveillance. The 24-year-old techie had travelled to Dubai for work on February 15 and returned to Bengaluru on February 20. He attended work on February 20 and 21 before taking a bus to Hyderabad. His flat has been sealed for sanitizing.

According to Telangana officials, at least 36 of the 88 people who came in contact with the techie are showing some symptoms of Covid-19.

Contrary to reports, the infected person was not tested at the KIA since guidelines don’t say flyers from Dubai must be screened. WHO guidelines say identification of the infected person should not be revealed. However, WhatsApp groups were flooded with messages on where the infected person lived and details of his flatmate.

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June 29,2020

Mangaluru, June 29: An elderly man, who was under quarantine at a lodge was inhumanly dragged on the floor and abandoned on the roadside by his own son. 

The shocking incident occurred in broad daylight at Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city today. 

The father and son are said to be natives of Uppala in Kasaragod district. The duo stayed in a hotel room at Deralakatte after returning from Mumbai a few days ago. 

Today the son dragged his father mercilessly on the floor and escaped after abandoning him on the road side. A CCTV camera has captured the incident. 

The jurisdictional Konaje police are trying trace the miscreant.

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January 20,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 20: A suspicious unattended laptop bag with the suspicion of containing “something harmful” was found abandoned at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday.

The bag was found kept in the rest area meant for the passengers outside the airport. According to reports, two men came in auto and left the bag near the ticket counter, which is near the VIP vehicles parking area.

The bag, which was lying unattended near the entrance of the airport was removed from the spot by the airport security personnel at 8.45 am.

Bomb detection squad personnel has rushed to the spot and shifted the bag to a safe zone, said Mangaluru Commissioner of Police P S Harsha.

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