Mangaluru: A suo motu case has been registered against a dietician working at Highland Hospital in Mangaluru after the individual allegedly posted anti-national content on social media. The hospital management has also dismissed the staff member from service following the incident.
City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal confirmed that the dietician has been taken into custody and is being questioned in connection with the post. The police have seized the dietician’s mobile phones for further investigation, he added.
According to hospital authorities, the decision to terminate the employee was taken immediately after the post began circulating widely on social media, drawing strong reactions from the public. The hospital's human resources department has also lodged a complaint with the Pandeshwar Police Station.
The police are continuing their probe into the matter.
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Mangaluru: Around 300 students from government colleges and schools in Kavoor were given free sanitary pads during an awareness programme on menstrual health and hygiene held on Saturday.
The programme was organised by the Women Research Centre and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at the Government First Grade College (GFGC), Kavoor. The students hailed from Government First Grade college (GFGC), PU government college and high school, Deccan Herald reported.
Prameela Rao of Women Research Centre reportedly said, such awareness programme on menstrual health and free distribution of pads will be organised once in two months throughout the year. The entire cost of organising the awareness programmes and free distribution of pads had been sponsored by US based couple, Vinay Kumar and Dr Sowmya Rao, and a non-government organisation ‘Code Crimson'."
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Joint Director of the Department of Collegiate Education, Kavitha K R, who inaugurated the programme reportedly said, such initiatives should inspire students to give back to society in the future. As per the report, she highlighted the need for more women role models and encouraged students to break taboos surrounding menstruation.
According to the report, GFGC Principal Dr Geetha M L urged students to use biodegradable sanitary pads. Doctors Ankita Sarkar and Anuja Sarkar from Code Crimson addressed students on menstrual myths, hygiene practices, the importance of regular pad changes and safe disposal methods.
The speakers stressed that menstruation is a natural process and encouraged students to seek correct information without hesitation.
