School building inaugurated

mangalore: former education minister govinde gowda said that education is the main tool of social change and is expected to serve as a bridge between the past and the future. he was speaking after inaugurating the new building of chembu government high school in malnad taluk of sullia on thursday. intellectuals and philanthropists have a vital role to play in spreading education especially in rural areas, he added.they should give a helping hand and supplement the efforts of the government in the construction of new buildings for the schools, especially in remote areas, he said. former minister m.c. nanaiah inaugurated sports ground on the occasion. former mla d.s. madappa, zilla panchayat president u.p. jayaprakash, ddpi suryanarayana rao were also present. k.k. venkappa welcomed the gathering. s.k. padmanabh read out the report and annaiah proposed vote of thanks. artiste felicitated renowned yakshagana exponent sheni gopala krishna bhat was felicitated at saraswati mandir at mukrampadi near puttur at a function held on wednesday. k.s.n. nidwannaya was the chief guest. campco founder president varanasi bhat and noted scholar hiranya venkateshwar bhat spoke of the outstanding contribution of sheni to the field of yakshagana. new telephone exchange the undivided dakshina kannada comprising of udupi and mangalore had come a long way in the telecom sector and is a role model in the sector in the state, observed udupi mp vinay kumar sorake. he was speaking after inaugurating the 3000 line telephone exchange at moodbidre recently. general manager dakshina kannada district telecom v govindaraju presided over the function. abhayachandra, local mla who was the chief guest on the occasion, recalled the efforts of the earlier officials who had relentlessly strived for the upgradation of the systems. former minister, k amaranath shetty also spoke on the occasion. de-addiction centre shifted link de-addiction centre, managed by the link addiction citizen's committee was shifted to janata kendra at bolar in the city on saturday, a press release stated. the new premises will be inaugurated by the founder president of the organisation ronald colaco. cynthia rebello, the superior of roshni nilaya and principal of school of social works jacintha d'souza will be the chief guests on the occasion, the release added. the agency, started in 1991 and recognised by the ministry of social justice and empowerment, government of india has been rendering de-addiction and counselling services for the drug addicts and alcoholics from its two centres at falnir in the city. the janata kendra, where the de-addiction centre would operate from now on, is a social service project of roshni nilaya which was established in 1964 and was involved in several social welfare projects.