A Special Vanamahotsava!

July 9, 2011

Mangalore, July 9: Amid drizzling rains, uniform clad special children at 'Sanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged' near here on Friday celebrated Vanamahotsava by planting 48 saplings.

The saplings provided by the Forest Department included May flower, mango, basavana Pada and other fruit and flower-bearing trees.

The children, who hailed from various places including Goa, Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka would look after the plants themselves and would be responsible for watering them.

After inauguration the programme, Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner KN Vijayaprakash said planting saplings not only helps the society, but, gives personal satisfaction as well.

Appreciating the efforts of the school, he said looking after the challenged children is a challenging task.

School Honorary Secretary Vasanth Kumar was present.

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Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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