Hundreds of students march to create awareness about tobacco abuse

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January 5, 2012

Mangalore, January 5: Nearly 600 students of Captianio High School (Aided) took out an awareness rally on “Prohibition o Tobacco and Smoking” here on Thursday raising slogans and displaying placards against the use of tobacco products.

The rally commenced from the school premises in Nagori and traversed through Pumpwell Circle and Karavali Circle before returning to the school premises.

The rally was preceded by a small function which began with prayers by the students of Capitanio school. Udaya, executive of Manipal Life Skills, the organizers of the event, delivered a welcome speech.

Praveen U.M., manager, training – Edumedia India Pvt. Limited Bangalore gave an overview of the activities of the Manipal Life Skills.

Philomena Lobo, Joint Director of Public Instruction Department, Bhaskar Chandra Shetty, Corporator, Kankanady Ward, Moses Jayashekhar, DDPI, Public Instruction Department, Mangalore were the chief guests.

Muniswami Neelakanta, Sub Inspector, Rural Police Station, Kankanady, spoke on safety measures. Rajesh, executive of Manipal Life Skills proposed a vote of thanks.

Manipal Life Skills is a joint initiative by the Manipal Foundation and Edumedia India Pvt. Ltd, which seeks to impart value-aided education across 48 Government and Government-aided Schools from Mangalore Taluk, Mangalore City and Bantwal Taluk.

The organization holds similar programmes on a fortnightly basis in different schools as part of the project, which commenced in August last year.

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

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February 1,2026

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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