Car knocks down pedestrians after tyre burst: Four including boy, woman died
Davangere, February 13: A car hit ran over four people who were standing on the roadside after its tyre exploded killing four persons including a boy and woman on the spot near Didaguru Haralalli in Honnali taluk on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as Ramesh of Haralalli, Usha (28) and Chandru (6) of Arabagatta and car driver and contractor Hiremath (45) of Davangere SS Layout. The tyre exploded near Didaguru Haralalli and the driver lost control over the vehicle, hitting the victims and a roadside tree. According to reports, Ramesh, Usha and Chandru were waiting for the bus to Holalur in Shivamogga taluk when the incident took place.
Police sources said that the bodies would be handed over to the family members after the postmortem at Honnali government hospital. A case has been registered at Honnali police station.
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300 students get free sanitary pads at menstrual health awareness programme in Mangaluru
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.
