Philatelic exhibition dedicated to children

November 14, 2011

Mangalore, November 14: History was seen in the form of a stamp when the image of a boy eating a banana was displayed at the Dakshina Kannada Philatelic and Numismatics Association (DKPNA) exhibition at Head Post Office in Pandeshwar on Sunday.

DKPNA member Dr Rathish Udupa exhibited stamps, postal covers, cards and first day covers. Explaining the idea behind the stamp, Dr Rathish informed that 8 year old Shekar Borker was selected by Jawaharlal Nehru, and the stamp was issued in the interest of good nutrition for children. Interestingly the boy in the photo is now 62 years old and promotes philately after he retired from a company in New Delhi.

A total of 15 sheets of stamps, first day covers and postal covers from his collection all his stamps marked children's day. Jawaharlal Nehru with a child, children's drawings and others attracted the crowd. DKPNA member Jayaprakash displayed coins released by Kings of Karnataka Origin, to mark Rajyothsava.

Other coins on display were from the rule of Alupa Kings( 650-1335 AD, Hyder Ali( 1761-1782), Divan Purnayya( 1799-1810), Tippu Sultan(1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wadiyar ( 1810-1868). Jayaprakash added that all the Kings brought out coins in Gold, Silver and Copper.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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