Kuwait: Kundapur Varado Welfare Association, Kuwait (KVWA) will be celebrating Children’s Day on 14^th November, 2008 from 10:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. at Indian English  Academy School Salmiya, (Don Bosco School).

There will be a variety of entertainment: Exciting  games, Spot prizes, and a  delicious buffet. All are invited with their family members and friends.  Come and experience our Children’s day programme.

NOTE: Entry passes will not be given at the entrance.

Further information log on to:  www.kundapurvarado.com

Or   E Mail at : kvwa2004@yahoo.com

Mob. KVWA: 7217870

Udupi, Sep 5: The post of the district superintendent of police (SP) here, which remained vacant for more than two months, has been filled. IPS officer Pravin Pawar Madhukar took over charge as the new SP on Thursday September 4.

Dakshina Kannada additional SP R Dileep, who was in-charge of the post, handed over charge to Pawar and wished him success during his tenure here. Senior police officials of the district were present on the occasion.

Pravin Pawar, a native of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state, completed his education in Mumbai. He secured his engineering degree from Mumbai University and became IPS officer in 2003. After training, he had worked in probationary capacity in Mangalore, before working in Chikmagalur district as assistant SP. He was posted as in-charge SP of Koppal district in 2007. He has now taken over charge as the fulltime SP of Udupi district.

Speaking to reporters later, Pawar said that he had no hesitation in accepting this posting. He said, he is aware of the presence of naxal menace in the district and felt, development of hamlets located deep within the forests will solve this problem. At the same time, the intelligence wing needs to function in a more affective way.  He would be happy to be associated and working with people of the district, most of whom are literate, he revealed. He also expressed his happiness to function in the home district of the state home minister. The police blog will see lot of improvements within a few days, he promised.

As regards his previous assignment, Pawar said that a considerable percentage of population in Koppal district was illiterate and the people there used to settle most of the problems through conciliation. Hence, crime rate was considerably less. "But, I got lots of experience working there," he said.

He called upon the people not to hesitate to directly contact him in case of any problems, instead of choosing indirect methods or writing to newspapers. He assured that he will try to solve their problems honestly.

To a question as to who among the two contenders are the real deputy SP of the district, Pawar said that the Inspector General of Police, Western Range, will settle the issue within a couple of days.

But, the guise of 123 Hyde act is threatening to convert our country into a slave of USA and has robbed us of our international status as the only leading champion of total disarmament of nuclear weapons.

Stating these facts after inaugurating a seminar on ‘electricity through nuclear energy for the development and welfare of India,’thinker Admar Sripati Acharya pointed out, that India is losing its sovereignty, self-respect and self-sufficiency in the recent past because of its increasing dependence on foreign countries.

After the address by Acharya, participants especially the lecturers, rationalists, progressive thinkers and graduate students shared their considered thoughts and opinions on the subject. Through a question-and-answer session that followed, the participants were enlightened to an integrated over-all objective view of the nuclear agreement. Sadananda Byndoor, secretary, Kundapur unit of Samudaya, welcomed the gathering.  K Prabhakaran, president, proposed vote of thanks. Udaya Gaonkar acted as the coordinator of the seminar.

Udupi, Sep 5: Dr V S Acharya, state home minister, inaugurated the district-level teachers' day celebrations at Town Hall, on Friday September 5. Speaking on the occasion, he said that a knowledge commission has already been set up to enhance the quality of education in the state. Its chief objective will be training teachers and human resources development, to lead Karnataka in the education sphere by overcoming all challenges.

Other states in the country are taking pointers from Karnataka which is now a role model. The education department proposes to extend financial grants to all aided schools which set up from 1993–94, added Dr Acharya. He also felicitated ten winners of the excellent teacher award in the district. 

They are Kodavoor Sundar, Bajagoli Umesh, Kundapur Tekkatte Susheela G Shiralirka and Garadimajal K Karunakar from the higher primary school category, Tenka Yemal B P Nayak, Gujjady Sampat Kumar Pangala, Inna Prakash Rao, Bidkalkatte Uday, and Perdoor Satish Kumar Shetty, in the high school category. The programme was presided over by MLA Raghupathy Bhat and Dr Mahabaleshwar Rao, principal, T A Pai Education Institute delivered the keynote address.

Syndicate Bank AGM Vasant Nayak, Canara Bank chief manager Vasudevmurti, Dinakar Shetty, Koorady Sitaram, zilla panchayat CEO Prasanna Kumar, public instruction department Akshara Dasoha chief Nagendra Madyastha, zilla panchyat president Raju Poojary, and zilla panchayat health and education overseeing committee president Nayana Ganesh were present.

Anand, deputy director of public instruction, welcomed the gathering. Adve Ravindra Poojary compered the programme while Dr N B Vijay Ballal, managing trustee, Ambalpady Sri Janardhan Mahakali temple, proposed the vote of thanks.

Kundapur, Aug 29: Suresh S Poojary, president, Sukhsagar group of hotels, has been selected for the 'Kundaprabha' Karanth award this year.  The award is being given in recognition of his hard work, perseverance, and foresight , which have helped Poojary suceed not only as an individual but also as a benefactor of the community.

Previous recipients of the award include K N Dandily, freedom fighter, Kundapura Karunakara, scientist, P Sadanada Mayya, chief of M T R, Vaishali Kasaravalli, actress and film director, Dr Subhashchandra Shetty, president, Confident Dental Equipment Ltd, Lesley Caravaloh, journalist, Dundiraj, poet, and Harikrishna Punarura, former president, Kannada Sahitya Parishad.

The award will be conferred on Poojary on September 27 at the Rotary Laxminarasimha Kalamandira of Kundapur Government Junior College. Poojary is also the president of Mumbai Billava Jagrathi Balaga and the honorary president of Billava welfare associations of Kundapur and Mumbai.