Annually 1.90 lakh people die due to drug addiction: Judge Mohammad Mujahidullah
Anti-trafficking day
Mangaluru, June 29: Second additional principal district and sessions court judge Mohammad Mujahidullah said that as more than 1.90 lakh people have been losing their life annually due drug addiction, the international day against drug abuse and trafficking should not limited to just one day.
Inaugurating a programme organised to mark the International day against drug abuse and trafficking, by the district administration, zilla Panchayat, district Legal Aid Authority, district Bar Association, health and family welfare department (mental health), police department, university college, district information department, and the Wenlock hospital at the university college here on Friday, the judge said that awareness should be created among people against using drugs and their impact.
As soon as the parents noticed that their children were taking wrong path, they should keep a vigil on them and advice them. They should also ensure that their children were not addicted to social media, he said.
College principal Dr Uday Kumar presided over the programme in which psychiatrist Dr Aruna Yadiyal Was the resource person. Senior judge Mallanna Gowda, hospital superintendent Dr Rajeshwari Devi, senior assistant director of information department Khader Shaw, Mangaluru sub division assistant commissioner Renuka Prasad, DHO Dr Ramakrishna Rao, mental health officer Dr Jayakumar and others were present.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
