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Mangalore
- a haven for Flesh Trade ???
Mangalore
from days bygone has been always been compared to mini
Bombay. The affluence of the people, the western influence
on their lifestyles, their dress sense etc..has been a
matter of pride for the city, for even the capital of
the state, learns its fashion, lifestyle etc. from this
coastal city. However with all things come the bad things
and Mangalore is not far behind Bombay as far as mafia
wars, flesh trade, smuggling and other nefarious activities
are concerned. This week I take you round the city where
flesh trade has been going on undeterred with the connivance
of a few public servants, who in their quest for richness
seem to have compromised on their values.
Let
me take you to the Kudroli area near the famous Gokarnatheshwara
temple. Here exists a lodge which makes its money through
is anti -social, Immoral activity. The result ? Sex starved
Maniacs flock to this area as the evening sets in, and
enter the houses of decent people in the locality asking
"maal Unda", "piece Unda" which incidentally is the codename
for a Call girl in the local Tulu dialect. Well Business
should be carried on for the society. There should be
a social responsibility. We read this in our text books
on business organisation and mangement. I guess this is
what we call Business for the society!
Another
area is the downtown Old kent Road with its dilapidated
lodges which invites open heartedly men and women of loose
morals, to experience a night of passion! No doubt this
road houses some of the most decent and affluent families
of the district. but alas, their voice is not heard by
anyone. A call to the Corporation or The police station
would get you into trouble as usually the guardians of
law too are hand in glove with these brothel keepers.
One
of the areas which make it to the yellow pages of sex
is Kankanady. Accoring to a confidential source, even
students studying in various professional colleges sell
their bodies to earn a few bucks so as to live a life
of glamour and luxury like their classmates. A flashback
will remind us that in April last year the police of the
city had apprehended a ring called the Hi-tech prostitution
ring, which has a clientele ranging from doctors to highly
placed executives. Amidst all this chaos stand tall our
heroes. The upright guardians of law like Mr. B. J. Bhandari,
Sri. Shantappa, Sri. TCM Shareef , Sri Pankaj Kumar Thakur
whose whole hearted efforts have borne fruit, the havens
of Flesh trade in the kankanady area have now shifted
over to other areas.
There
are Hundreds of Womens right organizations, Jana Hita
vedike's , Public Interest groups etc.. who make a hue
and cry when immoral activities like these take place.
But it is a tragedy that usually they do not have the
will or the courage to fight against these anomalies.
They would prefer to float with the current rather than
swim against it and be in the bad books of the people
involved in these immoral activities, for most of them
are influential men of honour! Its time the Citizens of
Mangalore Wake up and Fight before Mangalore too follows
the footsteps of Mumbai and gets the distinction of having
a red light area, in the heart of the city!
Diety
Installed:
At a programme held this week at Sri Anjaneya temple,
at Jyothinagar in Kavoor, The Statues of Sri. Anjaneya
and Naga were installed and consecrated., by the vedamurthi
Sri Vitaldas tanthri.Sri. Kshetra odiyoor Sri. Gurudevanand
Swamiji led the devotees in prayer which was followed
by an Annasantharpana Programme. The Office bearers of
the temple governing body and others were present.
Flower
Exhibition in city: Wtch out Mangalore….!!!The horticultural
department of the district will be organising a Flower
exhibition in the second week of February at the Kadri
Park. In this regard, various preparations are being carried
out at the park.
20th
year of establishment celebrated: The AKU High school
and pre-Univeristy college for women celebrated its 20th
anniversery of establishment this past week in the school
campus under the leadership of The president of the Thumbe
education trust, Sri Ahmed Haji Mohiuddeen.
Relief
For Gujarat: The nation woke up to a very tragic 51st
republic day on the 26th of January. The whole of Gujarat
shook under mother natures fury and thosands lost their
lives and lakhs are missing. in this regard, various organisations
have come forward to contribute their mite to ease the
suffering of the people of Gujarat.
I
saw the following different people and organisations in
action:
A
fund collection drive was organised by Suratkal MLA sri.
Vijaykumar shetty at Bejai.
Mangalore
institute of Fashion technology has come forward to provide
Free education to Five students, of the earthquake ravaged
Gujarat. At a special interview the Director of MIFT,
sri. MG hegde, Told us that his college would make this
contribution though small, so as to rebuild the shattered
life of the students there as well as to provide them
with an opportunity to continue their higher education.
The
Pandeshwar Nagarika hitarakshana vedike and Pandeshwar
Mahila Mandal, jointly organised an aid collection drive
to collect funds to help the people of Gujarat. These
organisations have been playing an important role in shaping
the life of the people of the community in the pandeshwar
area, and their work was whole heartedly supported by
the residents of pandeshwar by donating clothing, cash
and other articles.
The
hindu Yuva sena organised a padayatre to collect funds
and to express solidairty with the people of gujarat.
Maaaya
Jinke released: the dead can never come back to this
world. whats going to happen if they do ? this happens
to be the theme of the suspense thriller movie Maaya Jinke,
which released on 29th January at a programme held at
hotel woodlandsby The Commissioner of excise, Sri Yellappa.
This programme was presided over by eminent lawyer sri.
Padma prasad hegde. on this occassion MLA sri. Yogish
Bhat, businessman Sri. sadanada shetty, Sri. suresh Ballal,
Former Prresident of Muda, the female lead of Maaya Jinke
Ms. Saujanya hegde, the director Sri. Purushottam and
others were present. Kannada Film lovers in Mangalore
now have a reason to celebrate. The young entraprenuer
from mangalore, mr. Sundar hegde has produced a movie
Maaya Jinke which was released this past week in theatres
all over the state. the movie which has introduced to
the film lovers new faces including Ms. saujanya hegde
in the lead role.In this regard at a press conference
held this week, he spoke about the movie, as well as gave
a brief insight into the story.
Ganga
Pooje: A ganga Pooje was carried out by the Mayor
of the MCC, Ms. Sundari at the Thumbe vented Dam This
past week Under the auspices of the MAngalore city corporation.
On this occasion the deputy Mayor, sri. Bashir Baikampady,
The commissioner of MCC, Sri. J.R. Lobo, Members of the
standing committee, corporators and MCC Officers and staff
were present.
Water
testing campaign: For the first time in Mangalore
a campaign for testing the purity of the water that we
drink has been organised under the auspices of TEC services
in association with KREC Step. In this regard, at a press
conference held last week the former deputy mayor of the
MCC, Ms. Judith Mascarenhas explained to us the necessity
of such testing. water is one of the very important requirements
of man. Man may go without food but he can never live
without water. water is the source of life. thewater that
we use should be clean and free from pollutants. or else
there is a possibility of getting a variety of water borne
diseases. hence in order to test the purity of the water
that we use, as well as to create an awareness among the
people as regards maintaining the purity of water TEC
services has been established. heres a look.
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