Fouzan Akram elected Udupi District Leo President
Udupi: Fouzan Akram has been elected as the new president of Leo District 317C, a junior division of Lions Club comprising Udupi, Davanagere, Shivamogga and Chitradurga revenue districts.
Fouzan Akram took the oath under the administration of Loins' International Director Vijay Kumar Raju, in the presence of district governor VG Shetty, Lions' former international president Barry J Palmer and other dignitaries at Smt Ammanni Ramanna Shetty auditorium in the city on July 25.
Ashwath Acharya and Sudeshna Prabhu, and Supriya Prabhu were sworn in as secretary, treasurer, and vice president respectively.
Speaking at the occasion, Fouzan Akram said that awareness programs on ill effects of drug use on college students, awareness about the role of youth in building strong nation, awareness programs on the effects of social networking on young generation, and other awareness programmes, including the importance of donation, education and environmental protection would be held.
Former District Governor Jayakar Shetty Indrali and Coordinator Muhammad Moula were elected as the Leo District Guides.
Fouzan Akram, who actively served as the president of Leo Club of Udupi-Indrali 317C in 2015-16, had secured the Best President award.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
