Forum Purple Run on September 15 in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Forum Fiza Mall is set to organise the third edition of ‘Forum Purple Run’ on September 15 to raise awareness about Alzheimer across eight Forum Malls in six cities across India. The run will be organised on Sunday at Mangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mysore, Udaipur and Chennai simultaneously for a single cause.
““Forum Purple Run” mission is to focus first and foremost is to raise awareness about the Alzheimer’s, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s is a progressive and irreversible neurological disorder that impairs basic neurological functioning” an official press release from the organisers added.
The Purple Run offers the running distances of3 Km fun run, 5 kmand 10 km giving each participant an opportunity to contribute to a cause of their choice. The run will begin at 6.am and will conclude at 7.30-8 am, organisers informed
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
