MANGALURU: Nine children, that included a two-month-old baby up to children aged seven, were rescued from Polali in a joint operation conducted by Childline-1098, Dakshina Kannada, District Child Protection Unit and the child development and protection officer on Friday.
The children, otherwise found begging on the streets of Mangaluru, had shifted their base to Polali, due to the ongoing annual festival of the Sri Rajarajeshwari temple.
Deekshith Achrappady, centre coordinator, Childline, told TOI the rescued children were produced before the Child Welfare Committee. Out of the children rescued, five are boys.
“Once the lockdown was lifted, and the public transport system was restored, many children who are into begging, who speak in Hindi, are found on the streets of Mangaluru. Some of them can be seen selling balloons. Also, since they are Hindi-speaking, many of them skip going to school here,” he said.
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Kunnakkudi Balamurali Krishna’s virtual concert had the fullness of a regular performance
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Kunnakkudi Balamurali Krishna’s virtual concert had the fullness of a regular performance
A stately Kamboji, painstakingly sculpted, dancing in all its majestic glory, is the lingering memory of Kunnakkudi Balamurali Krishna’s concert for Charsur.
One of the finest renditions of the raga heard in recent times, this hour-long exposition included a 15-minute alapana, a 10-minute violin solo by Akkarai Subhalakshmi, and a scintillating tani avartanam by veteran percussionists K.V. Prasad and Ghatam Karthick. The virtuosic Balamurali was at his best, and the artistes that accompanied him were on a roll, thoroughly enjoying the outing.