Mangaluru: As an effort to empower high school students to make informed choices about their futures, the Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) Polytechnic organized the program 'Lighting The Way Forward' at the International Seminar Hall on Bearys Knowledge Campus in Innoli, recently.

The program started with Professor Prithviraj welcoming the gathering. Dr. Manjur Bhasha gave the keynote address. Counseling sessions were held for the students by Dr. Aziz Musthafa.

The special event helped students explore their interests and skills. More than 160 students participated in the program.

Ar. Khalil Razzaq was also present on the occasion.

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Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.

The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.

Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.

Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.

The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.

They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).