Walkathon held in Mangaluru to promote organ donation, Nasha Mukth Bharat
Mangaluru: A massive walkathon advocating organ donation and a drug-free India saw the participation of around 12,500 healthcare students from Dakshina Kannada affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Students from medical, dental, AYUSH, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy and allied health colleges took part in the event.
The programme was inaugurated at Mangala Stadium, where the welcome address was delivered by the RGUHS Vice-Chancellor Dr. Bhagavan B. C. The walkathon was flagged off by Karnataka Assembly Speaker U. T. Khader and presided over by Health Minister and District In-Charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Dakshina Kannada MP Brijesh Chowta also addressed the gathering.
Prominent personalities including music director Guru Kiran, MLA Dr. Bharat Shetty, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Manjunath Bhandary and Harish Kumar were present. Chairpersons of various institutions such as Dr. Haji U. K. Monu, Dr. Shantharam Shetty, Dr. Bhaskar Shetty, and Abdul Rahiman attended the event, along with the District Health Officer.
The vote of thanks was proposed by Prof. U. T. Ifthikar Fareed, Syndicate Member of RGUHS. The event was organised by RGUHS members Dr. U. T. Ifthikar Ali, Dr. Shiva Sharan, Prof. Vaishali, Prof. Mohammad Suhail, Dr. Sharan Shetty, along with principals and faculty from various colleges.
The walkathon route extended from Mangala Stadium to Karavali Grounds via MCC and Lalbagh signal. It was recorded as one of the largest student gatherings in the district for a social cause under the RGUHS Dakshina Kannada Zone.
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Pak, Afghan forces trade fire along Chaman border: Report
Islamabad (PTI): A heavy exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces was reported from the key Chaman border, according to a media report on Saturday.
Injuries were reported from the district hospital, but no fatalities occurred, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Officials from both sides accused each other of instigating the flare-up late on Friday night across the border in the Balochistan province.
While Pakistani officials said that Afghan forces had fired mortar shells on the Badani area, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed it was Pakistan that launched an attack on Spin Boldak, alleging that their forces were responding.
Pakistan's official sources told Dawn that Pakistani forces retaliated against the Afghan aggression and returned fire.
There were also reports of fighting on the Chaman-Kandahar highway, but these could not be immediately verified.
A senior official in Quetta confirmed on condition of anonymity that the exchange of fire started around 10 pm and continued until late at night.
The medical superintendent of Chaman district hospital said that three injured, including a woman, were brought to the medical facility.
There was neither any official word from the Inter-Services Public Relations -- Pakistan Army's media wing -- nor from the Foreign Office.
The Chaman border crossing, also known as Friendship Gate, connects Balochistan province to Afghanistan’s Kandahar.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have deteriorated amidst regular allegations by Pakistan regarding the failure of the Afghan regime to deny safe havens to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists.
The two countries had agreed on a ceasefire following tensions last month, but the Foreign Office said last month that technically there was no truce as it was contingent on the Afghan Taliban stopping terrorist attacks in Pakistan, which they had failed to do.
