A special Deepavali for special children

October 25, 2011

Mangalore, October 25: There was a glow of happiness on the faces of special children staying in the Sanidhya Residential School here on Monday evening.

They had someone to care for them for this year's Deepavali and the festival mood had set in for special school campus, thanks to Manjunath Friends Circle of Kadri Hills, Mangalore.

Members of this Circle spent time with the special children on the eve of Deepavali and distributed sweets, apart from bursting of crackers and fireworks.

Inaugurating the special event Coastal Development Authority Chairman Nagaraj Shetty said that it was the responsibility of civil society to take care the children, who were suffering from different disabilities for no fault of their own.

Appreciating the effort to of the Circle in organising 'a meaningful Deepavali celebration' in association with Sandhya, he said that such tradition should continue.

Speaking on the occasion Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Harish Kumar said that institutions like 'Sanidhya' are doing a good job by looking after those children who were neglected in the society.

Mahabal Marla, president of the school, presided over the function. Youth congress leaders Praveen Alva, Vishwas Das and others were present.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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