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.
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10 arrested in inter-state drug racket; narcotics worth Rs 4 crore seized
Bengaluru (PTI): Police on Wednesday said they arrested 10 members of an inter-state drug trafficking gang here and seized banned narcotics worth about Rs 4 crore.
With the arrests, police seized 3 kg of hydro ganja, 50 grams of MDMA, 500 grams of charas, 500 LSD strips, 10 kg of ganja, two cars, 14 mobile phones and Rs 36,000 in cash.
Acting on a tip-off, officers from the Amruthahalli police station arrested four persons on January 19 while they were allegedly attempting to sell narcotic substances near the Jakkur railway track, police said.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that they procured hydro ganja, MDMA, charas, LSD strips and ganja at low prices from unidentified persons in foreign countries and other states and sold them to customers at higher prices to make quick money, a senior police officer said.
Based on the information provided by them, five more persons were arrested on January 20 at Kaggalipura on Kanakapura Road, he said.
Subsequently, on January 22, another accused from a different state was arrested near the Satellite Bus Stand on Mysuru Road, along with 500 LSD strips and 2 kg of ganja, police added.
