Bengaluru, August 17: The state government has opened 20 gruel centres in Madikeri, Somawarpete and Virajpete taluks for the rain-affected people in the Kodagu district.
Details of centres
In Madikeri taluk: Kottamudi Marka English Medium School (Mahesh- 9480270621), Galibeedu government higher primary school (Ramesh- 9480788266), Karnangeri (Molakalmuru) government primary school (Shalini-9900789744, HR Muthappa – 9449920849).
Makkandur government higher primary school (Ranjith- 9482192964, Prasanna 8971380747), Jodupala government higher primary school (Jagannath-9341782025), Katakeri government higher primary school (Lokaprabhu- 9632654170), Hodavada government higher primary school (Suku Deve Gowda-9448448717), Gejjesangappa Kalyana Mandir (Damayanti-9164569486, Devaki- 9482978274, Nagaraj- 9481057822).
Aikola government higher primary school (Kumaraswamy- 9483234335), Mythri Hall (Vasanthi-9480779062, Thimmaiah – 9481883688, Premalatha Shetty- 9449124539), Indiranagar community hall (Wilfred Crasta- 9448773078, Johnson- 9886485186).
Virajpet taluk: Karadigodu government higher primary school (Jimmy Siquera -9845100684, Manikantha- 6362466953, Clament Maklin- 9449239330), Virajapate (Vanith Kumar- 9880504208, Nalinakshi- 9611018818), Nellihudikeri government model primary school (BGB Jaji- 8105214917, Remmy- 9482036106), Aigur government higher primary school in Somwarpet taluk (Chandrakala- 9480273824, Krishnappa-9449818822).
People could get more details from Madikeri taluk woman and child welfare department deputy director Malleswamy- 9480984722, DDPI Kashinath- 9448999344, Madikeri taluk BEO Gayathri- 9480695260, Virajpet BEO Lokesh- 9480695262, Somawarpete BEO Nagarajaiah – 9480695261, Scouts and Guides district commissioner Jimmy Sequera- 9845100684.
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Bhatkal: Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly U. T. Khader visited Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district on Saturday and attended a local cricket match being played as part of a tournament organised by the Cosmos Sports Centre of Bhatkal.
After attending a programme at Anjuman Hami-E-Muslimeen, Khader proceeded to the Bhatkal Taluka Stadium, where the tournament is underway. He was accompanied by office-bearers of the Cosmos Sports Centre and several local community leaders.
Those present during the visit included President of Majlis-e-Islah Wa Tanzeem and former JD(S) leader Inayathullah Shabandri, Vice President of Tanzeem Atiqur Rahman Muniri, General Secretary Abdul Raqeeb MJ, President of Cosmos Sports Centre Ismail Anjum, Managing Director of Mohtisham Complexes S. M. Arshad, former president of the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation Imtiyaz Udyawar, among others.
Addressing players and organisers, Khader extended his best wishes to the participating teams and urged the players to uphold the spirit of sportsmanship. He said such tournaments help promote unity and brotherhood among the youth.
The cricket tournament began on November 21 and will conclude with the final match on December 21. It is being organised as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Cosmos Sports Centre.
Cosmos Sports Centre is one of the member clubs of the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation and is known for its active role in promoting sports in the town. Apart from sporting activities, the centre is also involved in various social and community initiatives, including efforts to promote education among students.

