53-second video by school students win ‘Voting awareness skit competition’ held in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: Shree Guru Sudhindra College, Bhatkal organised a Voting awareness competition for the schools and PU College from Bhatkal, Honnavar and Byndoor Taluks.
According to the organisers, the schools and colleges were asked to make small video skits creating awareness and explaining importance of votes and voting on polling day.
The event was organised ahead of the polling day in the state and results of the competition were announced on Friday, May 3.
A 53 seconds video made in the school campus, stressing about the importance of every single vote, made by the students of local school, New Shams School bagged first place in the competition. The team comprised of Mohammed Unais son of Mohiddin Sultan Siddique, Sanaullah son of Ziaullah Shaikh and Shubais son of Shuaib Durga.
The winners were awarded with Certificates, medals and mementos in a ceremony at Shree Guru Sudhindra College on Friday morning.
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Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.
According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.
