Mangaluru: Gandhi Jayanti observed through modest celebration
Mangaluru: On Behalf of the Dakshina Kannada district administration and Bharath Seva Dal, in the wake of Covid-19, Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of the father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in the city’s Gandhi Park on Saturday.
After garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Park, Minister of State for Fisheries, Ports, and Inland Transport Department, S. Angara said, “Mahatma Gandhiji is not just remembered and honoured by our countrymen, but even by people all over the world. Nothing can be accomplished merely by words. Emulating Gandhiji, only if we hold a specific goal can the purpose be realized”, he said.
“Only through implementation of Gandhiji’s practices and ideas in our lives can we bring meaning to the celebration of Gandhi Jayanti”, he opined.
Vidhana Parishad Member Harish Kumar, D. K. District Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K. V., Municipal City Commissioner Akshay Shridhar, S. P. Rishikesh Bhagwan Sonewane, Prabhara ADC Manikya, AC Madan Mohan, Bharath Seva Dal District President Basheer Baikampady, Chief Secretary T. K. Sudhir, District organizer Manjegowda, District Kannada Sahitya Parishad former President Pradeep Kumar Kalkura and other prominent personalities garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Students from Balmatta School participated in the celebration.
Rachana Kamath and the team led the prayers.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
