Brilliant PU College organise Road Safety and Drug Abuse Awareness Camp for students
The camp was organised in collaboration with Mangaluru Police Department
Mangaluru: Brilliant PU College Mangaluru on Monday, July 15 organised a Road Safety and Drugs Abuse awareness camp for its student in collaboration with Mangaluru Traffic Police and Narcotics Crime Department of the police here.
Principal of the college, Dr. Bindusara Shetty delivered the inaugural address at the event.
Chief Guest of the event Inspector K K Ramakrshna of Mangaluru Economic and Narcotics Crime Police also addressed the students and added that the police department is committed to preventing the deadly habit from spreading in the younger generation.
“Addiction of drugs is one of the social evil which is fast spreading among the younger generation. The police department is committed to preventing the youngsters from its addiction but it will need co-operation of the parents and youngsters themselves” he said.
Another Chief Guest of the event Pandeshwar Traffice Police Inspector Amanullah addressed the students about following traffic regulation. He also urged people to offer help to the victims at road accident sites.
“Offering help to the victims of road accidents has decreased recently. People believe they will be made witness in the case. But the reality is those people are honored and they will not be made witness in the case without their consent” Amanullah said.
Lydia Pinto, Executive Director of Drugs Addiction Rehabilitation Centre explained the students about the consequences of Drugs addiction and abuse on their mental and physical health.
In his presidential address Ram Mohan Rai, the President of the Institute added that the students should take care of their health and should help the country in its progress and development instead of getting into such addictions that would lead them to self-destruction.
“If every one of us is committed to fight against drugs India would become a world leader in health and human resource development” he added.
Students of Roshni Nilaya also presented a play showing the adverse effect of drugs addiction towards the end of the program.
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Woman in Shishila bitten by cobra while working in plantation dies
Belthangady: A woman in her mid-50s from Guddethota in Shishila village here died after suffering a snake bite while working in a plantation on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Prema (55), was reportedly bitten by a cobra when working in a plantation located in Shishila village of the taluk on Sunday afternoon.
The members of the Shourya Disaster Response Team, who were informed of the incident, arrived at the plantation and took Prema to the Puttur Government Hospital, but the patient is learned to have died due to the intensity of the snake venom.
Prema is survived by her daughter and son.
