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Preparations in Full Swing to Welcome President Pratibha Patil

  •   Tue, Dec 07 2010 06:25:15 PM

Preparations in Full Swing to Welcome President Pratibha Patil
 
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (RX)
 
Mangalore, Dec 7: The ongoing World Konkani Convention awaits the visit of the President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil, scheduled on Thursday, December 9.
 
The stage preparation at Nehru Maidan is in full swing. The eagerness is evident with everyone at the venue giving their best in the entire arrangement of the place. Some are busy with the seating arrangement, while others are busy with clearing and cleaning up the venue. The people along with the police personnel are trying to put all the knots in place before the President lands in the city. Deputy commissioner Subodh Yadav and police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh along with president of Mandd Sobhann Louis Pinto visited the venue to oversee the arrangements.

 

Seemanth Kumar Singh while addressing the media on the security arrangements, said that the President will arrive at Mangalore airport on Wednesday December 8 and will fly to Manipal by a chopper. She will participate in the 10th convocation of Manipal University and will confer PhDs on 29 candidates and gold medals on 13 meritorious students. The President will then fly back to Mangalore by the private helicopter and around 11: 30 am on December 9 she will head to the Nehru Maidan to participate in the first Konkani World Convention.

The route taken by the President's convoy will be Bajpe airport - Kavoor - Bondel - Mary Hill - KPT - Nantur - Shivbagh - St Agnes - Balmatta - Dr Ambedkar circle - Hampankatta - old clock tower circle - Football ground. Vehicular traffic on this route will be restricted during the time of her visit, till 6.30 pm on December 9.

She will be accompanied by Uttarakhand governor Dr Margaret Alva, governor of the state H R Bhardwaj and chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Around 2000 delegates will also march in the entourage of the President, added the commissioner.

The President will leave the place by evening on December 9. The security has been tightened to ensure that no untoward incidents take place during the two days.
  

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  • MAHESH, UDUPI

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    WASIM/ UDUPI/DUBAI.
    Do you waste some more money on some waste personnel???? If you are so afraid to come to mlr, please dont come... Yesterdays bomb blast in Haridwara also done by RSS ????????????????? Better ask your presidnt to go to pakistan. its safest place in this earth

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  • monoj, udupi

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    what the hel government body spending money for government officail visit... how about us? are you guys repairing road when we visit our native? it should be same as other comon peoples visit... only protetion should be given

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  • Denis, Paladka

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    People like Rajesh can only think about Hindutva,RSS ideology in everything..visit kalaangann.com and you can see there are so many Pai,kamath,naik, rahaman etc as directors.. the interest taken by christians in the Konkani language is appreciated by non christians in various forums...Konkani language unified people of all religion n caste....

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  • jrao,

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    "Election Gimmick" !We are spening a lot just for VIP visits and to
    bring loads of audience to mis/lead VIP's. Instead the money could have been spent for good cause by avoiding traffic problems to real voters who want solutions.

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  • wasim, udupi/dubai

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    ya. need high alert security. becuase mangalore is territory for Big terrorist like RSS. our president need security.

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  • Sathish.S, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    I fully agree with Chetan & Lalita that instead of calling VIPs and spending on them its better to uplift the poor and needy people of the society .All most all the police,govt staff will be busy in taking care of the VIP invitees at the cost of the common citizen.

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  • ruchir agarwal, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    No wonder !! thats why the roads were being done up with patch work and inter locking at a war footing

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  • B M Padavu, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    hey Rajesh..who are you tell  " we are not taking part in this christian religious function"
    You are NOT representing Hindu Konkani speaking people, because your mind is communally hatred. The great GSB leaders like Basti Vamana Shenoy, Dayananda Pai, and other GSB groups from Goa, Mumbai, Cochin have already taken part in the event. This is not only for Christians but for Hindus and Muslims too. Tomorrow, atleast 6 GSB leaders will get appareciation awards from Prez Patil.
    You just sit quitely at home or road, no one is going to care for you...your own community also won't bother for you. You are a FROG in the well...and your full mind and heart is communally biased.

    Jai ho Konkani which is spoken by Hindu - Christian and Muslims in India...
    Jai ho Mandd Sobhann for organising historic event..

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  • Rajesh, MANGALORE

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    Change the name of the function as World Christian Konkani Convention. As konkani is spoken by hindus too and we are not taking part in this christian religious function, we donot authorise to use general term of Konkani to purport involvement in of hindus in this. This is sheer waste of public money and time. Use the money for better purpose.

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  • MAHESH, UDUPI

    Wed, Dec 08 2010

    Well said Lalitha/Chetan
    PPatil herself is a waste.. istead of her, if APJ Abdul Kalam was invited to mlr its useful.
    NILESH/ SUJITH/STEVAN
    PP Coming to mlr is a super waste dam waste ................
    Use that same money to poor people. They will remember world konkani for life long.


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  • nilesh, mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    hey Chetan.S,LALITA, NARAVI / MANGALORE,

    U think this is superwaste. U commenting here is also a superwaste coz ur comment would not change this world nor feed the the hungry.So go get some better job and earn something to feed the hungry.

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  • Pradeep, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Welcome Mrs. President !!

    Why the route is on the good roads? Why dont the organisers take some diversions and show all the pot holes, dirty works done by the municipality on the Mangalore roads. Atleast Mrs. Patil can take some firm actions on the parties involved in the construction of these roads...

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  • shainy mathew, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    All best regards for World Konkani Convention.But remember there are scheduled examinations and there may be some SOS cases which always required eye-opener.Closing all the main roads of the cities for one complete day in the name of security is a inevitable incovinience

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  • Sujith, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Hey Chetan and Lalitha, you guys feel that this is waste, then what about the wastage of money when Advani, Thogadia, Yediyurappa visit Mangalore(Still we have a lot of big gathering going in Nehru Maidan wasting a lot of money but I don't want to mention them here).

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  • LALITA, NARAVI / MANGALORE

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    YE STEVAN, NOBODY EATS FOOD FOR JUST TO TURN IT INTO WASTE NEXT DAY.ALL THE LIVING CREATURES SHOULD HAVE FOOD BY ONE WAY OR OTHER.YOU MAY NOT BE KNOWING WHY WE EAT FOOD! BY YOUR COMMENT ONE CAN MAKE OUT YOUR STATE OF MIND WHICH DEALS WITH "WASTE" ONLY.

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  • Harold D'souza, Shirva, Mangalore - Kuwait

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Dear All,

    Instead of waste on waste and throwing hard earned money to the sea, it is advisable to use some percentage of this amount to influence and built a road NH17 Mangalore - Udupi road which is struggling for the past 5 years. Why not make this a success and Name it Mangalore Konkans - by which a whole of Mangalore residents can benefit.

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  • Devil's Advocate, Mangalore/ Dubai

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    I was in mangalore for a short trip in November & saw the patchwork on different roads being done religously to coincide with the Presidential visit. All these costs incurred at the stadium, security,chopper trips & other superficial expenses (not to mention the embezzlement of funds) can be better apportioned to build better roads, feed the hungry or on better education for the not so fortunate.

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  • Stevan, mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Chetan.S, Mangalore.
    I think catholics are already doing that all around the world. This is the good cause for Konkani speaking people around the world. If this is the case you can also suggest eating food 3 times a day is also a waste, because 2nd day it is a waste.

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  • Roger Dsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Congrats Maandd sobhann you have made us konkani people speaking proud!!

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  • Denis, Paladka

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Its a great feeling to know that President of India will be coming to take part in the first world Konkani convention..This is a great achievement in the history of konkani language and i wish this event all the very best and congratulations to mandd sobhannn team

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  • Chetan.S, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 07 2010

    Superwaste of common peoples money .its better to open new schools ,colleges ,hospitals for poor.

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