Mangaluru: Harekal Hajabba, fruit vendor who set up school for poor children,to get Padma Shri Award
Hajabba set up school for children of his village through earnings from selling oranges in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Harekal Hajabba, an uneducated Mangalorean man who established a school for the children of his village has been selected to be conferred with the Padma Shri Award for his selfless services in providing education to the children for over 20 years now.
Hailing from Newpadupu village in Dakshina Kannada District set up school for children of his village through meagre earnings from selling oranges in Mangalore. He initially set up ‘Hajabba School’ in a community mosque and later turned into Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School with the help of locals and the government.
Hajabba will be awarded the fourth highest civilian award of the country in ‘Social Work (Affordable Education)’ category.
Having faced hardships because of being uneducated, Hajabba did not want the future generations of his village to go through the same. He now plans to upgrade the school to Pre-University College for the children in the village.
Having set up the school and helping hundreds of students of the village so far, Hajabba remains a selfless and humble man who kept his personal interests beside his social goals and didn’t even have a proper house to live in.
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Elephant calf brought from Bijnor kept under care at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Pilibhit (PTI): A 19-day-old elephant calf, brought from Bijnor, was placed under care at the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Sunday, an official said and added that the calf got separated from its mother in the forest area of Bijnor.
The calf was born on December 2 in the Bijnor forest area and got separated from its mother shortly after birth, the official said.
The forest department made several attempts to reunite it with its mother, but without any success. To ensure the calf's safety and better care, it was decided to transfer it to the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on the instructions of senior officials.
On Saturday, Deputy Director Manish Singh received the calf. Special arrangements have been made in the reserve for its care. It has been kept in a safe and clean environment to provide it with a natural setting and protect it from external noise and disturbances.
Singh told reporters that raising an 19-day-old calf is challenging.
It requires a special diet as a substitute for mother's milk and constant monitoring.
He said a special team has been formed to provide 24-hour care. Since the calf is very young, it is being cared for like a newborn baby.
According to Singh, the primary responsibility for monitoring the calf's health has been entrusted to PTR's veterinarian, Dr Daksh Gangwar. Under his supervision, a complete record of the calf's health checkups, diet, and body temperature is being maintained. The team is ensuring that the calf does not contract any infection.
