Yenepoya University conducts one-day workshop on colposcopy in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: A one-day workshop on colposcopy, titled 'Scope Masters Forum: Illuminating Excellence in Colposcopy' was conducted by Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) in the city on Saturday, February 10.
The program, which began with an invocation, had Dr. Priya Ganesh Kumar, Chairperson of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) Committee (Gynaecological Oncology), as the chief guest and Dr. M Vijayakumar, Vice-chancellor of the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), as the guest of honour. Dr. Shobha K, President of Karnataka State Chapter of the Association of Gynaecological Oncologists of India (KSC-AGOI), and Dr. Kiran Kulkarni, Treasurer of KSC-AGOI, were the other dignitaries on the dais.
Dr. Abdullah Kunhi, Chancellor of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), who presided over the inauguration of the workshop, lauded the efforts of Dr. Anjum Ifthikar, Organizing Chairperson of the FOGSI event. He also congratulated Dr. Vijayakumar for his cancer-related work in the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).
Chief Guest Dr. Priya Ganesh Kumar talked about vaccination drives and the role of colposcopy in the early detection of cervical cancer.
Dr. Vijayakumar stressed on the importance of an early detection of cervical cancer and also congratulated Dr. Anjum Ifthikar for successfully conducting the event with a large number of delegates who actively participated in the workshop.
Dr. Anjum Ifthikar welcomed the gathering and Dr. Neha Kamath proposed the vote of thanks during the inauguration of the workshop.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
