Dry run for covid-19 vaccination in these 5 districts of Karnataka on Jan 2

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January 1, 2021

Kalaburagi, Jan 1: A dry run of Covid vaccination will be held in three talukas each in five districts of Karnataka including Kalaburagi, Bangalore, Shivamogga, Mysore and Belagavi on January 2, health source said.

In Kalaburagi, the dry run will be taken up in Ashoknagar Urban PHC, Aurad Rural PHC and Jewargi Taluk hospital, Kalaburgi, DHO M Rajashekhar said on Friday.

After the dry run is over, the challenges and difficulties faced, especially at the PHC level, will be identified, corrected and feedback shared with the Central Government.

Around 75-100 vaccinators and 375 beneficiaries are expected to be part of the dry run in Karnataka. The Health department, in a press release, stated that the dry run will be an exercise for end-to-end testing of Covid vaccination process, except the actual vaccination, and will include planning, preparation including pre-requisites for vaccine introduction as per the operational guidelines and use of CoWIN portal, uploading beneficiary and session site details, verification of documents at session sites, mock drill of beneficiary vaccination and reporting. Some of the primary objectives include assessing the operational feasibility of using Co-WIN application in field environment and to test linkages between planning implementation and reporting mechanisms.

The release said “The dry run will be held in five districts for a full day at the district hospital, taluk hospital and primary health centre levels.” Everything that is needed to conduct Covid-19 vaccination, excluding the vaccine itself and the vaccination procedure, will be part of the dry run in the state, it said. The aim of the exercise is to understand how the actual vaccination and all related events must take place in accordance with set procedures, the source added.

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Mangaluru Tees Off Big: Golf Excellence Academy to Open at Pilikula

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February 1,2026

The coastal city of Mangaluru is gearing up for a major sporting milestone with the launch of a Golf Excellence Academy at the Pilikula Golf Club (PGC), scheduled to open on May 31. The initiative aims to position Mangaluru firmly on India’s national golfing map.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday during PGC’s first-ever floodlit Pro-Am tournament, club captain Manoj Kumar Shetty said the project is being funded by UAE-based philanthropist Michael D’Souza and is currently in the design phase. Experts from leading golf academies across the country are expected to visit Mangaluru to help shape the training programme and infrastructure.

The academy will train 20 young golfers at a time, with a long-term vision of producing national-level players from the region. Until now, PGC relied on an in-house coach, but the recent renovation of the course and the introduction of floodlights have opened new possibilities for expanding the sport.

Shetty said discussions are underway with two reputed coaching academies, whose heads are expected to visit PGC shortly. “A dormitory for trainers is already under construction. We are inviting academies to assess the facilities and suggest changes so we can build a truly world-class Golf Excellence Academy,” he said.

Professional golfer Aryan Roopa Anand noted that the floodlit course would be a game-changer for young players. “Students can now practise after school hours, even up to 8 or 9 pm, without compromising on academics,” he said.

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