Mangaluru: Mangalore Round Table and Mangalore Ladies Circle have together found a unique way to help renovate the Karunya Special School, Malpe in Udupi District by organising a virtual charity marathon. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions in place, the participants will run/walk anywhere and anytime between 5 am on October 17 and 11 am on October 18.
In an official press release, the organizers asserted “Its a run for a cause, where the amount generated from this event will be used to renovate the Karunya Special school, Malpe, Udupi. So, young or old, you can run/walk to help build classrooms for special children”.
Every participant who finishes the marathon will receive an E-Certificate and a finisher medal that will be couriered to them.
People can participate by visiting the website of the organizers and registering themselves. A donation amount of Rs. 499 is set as the registration fee for the event.
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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.
