KSRTC workers' union gifts smartphone to student selling stickers to buy one for online education
Impact of Vartha Bharati Special Story
Mangaluru: In an act of humanitarian goodwill, the Bangalore KSRTC Worker’s Union gifted a smartphone to a financially distressed student, who had been selling stickers on the street to obtain a phone to resume his online education.
On September 15th, Vartha Bharathi newspaper had carried a story on its front page titled ‘Student sells stickers to buy Smartphone’. This special report carried by sub-editors Kalakesh Goravar, Rajoor caught the public eye soon and was one of the talked about stories in the last week.
On Tuesday evening, members from the KSRTC Worker’s Union in cooperation with AITUC gifted the smartphone to the student in a ceremony held at Vartha Bharathi’s Mangaluru head office in Valencia.
Vijay Kumar, The Secretary of the KSRTC Worker’s Union, and Praveen Kumar, General Secretary of AITUC Mangalore Division gifted the Samsung Android Smartphone to Srinivas, the student who hails from Mudipu.
On this occasion, the General Secretary of AITUC Mangalore Division, Praveen Kumar, addressed the gathering and said that the KSRTC Worker’s Union, AITUC Organizations, has been undertaking social causes. “On that account, it came to our notice that a worker’s son, who is also a student has been struggling on the streets to sell stickers in a bid to continue his online education. We were able to help the student almost immediately. As per the guidance of H V Ananth Subbarav, the leader of the AITUC, we were able to give the smartphone as a small gift to the deserving student” he said.
During the event, Vartha Bharathi’s Mangalore Bureau Chief, Pushparaj BN presented a memento as a mark of respect to the KSRTC Worker’s Union on behalf of the media house.
The members of KSRTC Worker’s Union, R Vasudev, Balakrishna, Chandra Poojary, Vinayraaj, Abdul Khader, and Vartha Bharathi’s sub-editors Kalakesh Goravar, Rajoor were present during the occasion.
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Govt to set up Bureau of Port Security to boost port, vessel security
New Delhi (PTI): To beef up the security infrastructure of ports, the government will set up a statutory body -- the Bureau of Port Security -- that will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information of ports and vessels, officials said on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday convened a meeting for the constitution of the dedicated body, the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), which was attended by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, and the Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, an official statement said.
Emphasising that there is a need to establish a country-wide robust port security framework, Shah directed that security measures should be implemented in a graded and risk-based manner, taking into account vulnerabilities, trade potential, location, and other relevant parameters.
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The meeting also noted that lessons learned from the maritime security framework shall be replicated in the aviation security domain, the statement said.
The new body, modelled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), will be constituted as a statutory body under the new Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and will work under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), it said.
Headed by a senior IPS officer as its director general, the BoPS will be responsible for regulatory and oversight functions relating to the security of ships and port facilities.
"During the transition period of one year, the director general of shipping shall function as the director general of BoPS," the statement said.
"The BoPS will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information, with a special focus on cybersecurity, including a dedicated division to safeguard port IT infrastructure from digital threats," it said.
The government has designated the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as a recognised security organisation (RSO), responsible for undertaking security assessments and preparation of security plans for port facilities.
The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will train and build the capacities of private security agencies (PSAs) engaged in port security.
"These agencies shall be certified and appropriate regulatory measures shall be introduced to ensure that only the licensed PSAs operate in this sector," the statement said.
