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Republic
Day celebrated
The
republic day was celebrated in Mangalore and was inaugurated
by sri. Ramanath Rai, the Minister In charge of Dakshina
Kannada District. Speaking on the occasion he said that
the new "Santwana Yojana", will be started in the state
to solve the problems of women undergoing harassment and
abuse, and that the scheme would provide financial help
and shelter to such women.
He
prevailed upon the people to strengthen their belief in
secularism and peaceful-coexistence , equality and harmony
as dreamt by the founding fathers of the country. The
said that people of different cultures and traditions
and who spoke different languages and followed different
religions had been peacefully coexisting for hundreds
of years, and that of late certain selfish minds were
sowing seeds of disharmony and mistrust in the minds of
people and that this shouldn't be allowed.
He
said that his government has been striving to strengthen
the health and education sectors which are the two important
pillars of any society. He said that a task force had
been established for the purpose of giving a long term
perspective to the developmental works in the city.
Eleven
contingents took part In the republic day parade in which
the Bharat Seva Dal Contingent was awarded the best Contingent
award. Sri. P. V. Kungiraman of the special Police Branch
was awarded the presidents medal.The awards instituted
by the district administration in various fields were
also given away on the occasion. Mr. Ramo Vishwanath was
given the award for meritorious performance in the field
of literature, Mr. K. Govinda Bhat for Yakshagana, Mr.
V. B. Hosamane for Journalism, Mr. G. R. Mugerthi for
Folklore, Mr. K. R. Manjunath for art, Mr. K. Muralidhar
Rao for dance and Ms. Sukshma Kumari for sports.
The
Nehru Yuva Kendra awards were also given away to Mr. P.
Angaram, Mr. Suresh Bajal, Mr. Gopinath Padanga, and Mr.
Harsharaj Shetty.
Earthquake
In Mangalore:A Light tremor was felt in Mangalore
in the areas of Kadri, Bolar, Mulihithlu on the 26th of
January at about 8.32 pm. When the whole of North India
was being shook by a powerful earthquake.
Compufest
Inaugurated :Compufest 2001 a Three day I.T. exhibition
was inaugurated on the 26th of January by Sri. S. S. Kamath,
The President of the Kanara Chambers of Commerce, at Hotel
Motimahal. This Exhibition organized by Nagarkars Expositions,
features computers, computer accessories and peripherals
and consumables. Mr. Valerian Dalmeida CMD of the Intop
Software Solutions was the chief guest.
Temple
computerized: The recently installed Computers at
the World Famous Kateel Sri. Durga parameshwari temple
were dedicated to the society by Sri. C. N. Seetharam,
The commissioner for charity and grants, Govt. of Karnataka.
On this Occasion sri. Vidya prassanna Thirtha Swami, of
the subramanya temple, The DC of Dakshina Kannada Sri.
Kapil Mohan, Moodbidri MLA sri. Abhaychandra and the governing
body members of the temple were present.
Cartoon
Exhibition: As a part of the ongoing Karavali Utsav,
a Cartoon exhibition was organized of the works of sri.
Harini, sri. Prakash Shetty and sri. John Chandran.
These
cartoons a satire at times of the present day socio-political
systems, brought to life the realities of the world that
we so many times fail to recognize in a very artistic
manner. This exhibition was inaugurated by Sri. Prasad
Alva, of the Prasad Art Gallery.
Poompuhar
Crafts mela Inaugurated: The Poompuhar crafts mela
was inaugurated on the 23rd of Janurary by The DC, Sri.
Kapil Mohan at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
The
last day of the crafts mela will be on the 28th of January.
At
A press conference, the director of the Poompuhar Crafts
mela Sri. VadivelExplained the purpose of organizing this
crafts mela.
Feast
of Attur Church:The St. Lawrence Church at Attur in
Karkala is one of the renowned places of worship in the
whole of south India . The annual three day feast of the
church was celebrated amidst much fervour and piety by
the devotees between the 23th and 25th of January 2001.
here is a report:This feast of st. Lawrence which is held
once a year in the month of January attracts lakhs of
devotees to this shrine. TheView of the Church lit up
with bright lights is itself breathtaking. And the statue
of Jesus which shines bright with the lights which illuminate
the church is a scintillating view. Devotees thronged
the venue from the early mornings of the 23rd to light
candles and to offer their mite to the person who died
so that he could redeem the world from sin and suffering.
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