A heart touching Christmas celebration with HIV positive children

December 25, 2011

Mangalore, December 25: A meaningful Christmas celebration was orgnaised for children with HIV positive recently by Shads Events and Promos at Samvedana-care and support centre for children in city.

Artistes present in the event enthralled the children for a long time. Santosh Kumar, a reputed singer, sang several songs which brought the event to life. Prakash danced with the children and made them sing out loud. Sunil Menex (bass guitarist) came all over from Kerala to meet the children. Singer and actor Vinni Fernandes was also present at the event.

The musicians for the evening were Gururaj (keyboard), Kabeer (pad) and Yathesh (guitar).

Samsun S Sequeira, who was the Santa for the event, came out throwing sweets to the children. Later on, Baby Anuradha showed her keyboard skills and entertained everyone. Also, a tattoo artist raised money from art exhibition 'Kala-Mela' to sponsor sweets for the children.

MC Hisrar, Manager of Operations at Shads Events and Promos, Anjana and Amar kamath, owners of Anmol Restaurant and activist Vidya Dinaker also were also present in the event.

After the show, all the children were seen smiling and giving out hugs to spread the Christmas cheer.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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