HOPE Foundation & Bakers Treat in collaboration with Food Bloggers launches the '1000 Book Project'.
Mangaluru : Social service organisation HOPE Foundation and Bakers Treat Mangaluru in collaboration with some Food Bloggers has launched a unique initiative '1000 Book Project' with the slogan Jab Padega India tho Badega India on Wednesday . The idea of this project is to collect books from donors and send it to rural schools in India.
Popular Instagram bloggers from Mangalore like @thehungerqueen @thefatchickdiary @kiss.my.spatula @artbyfayaz @atu.pai @thejquest @bakerstreat and @traveller_soul_ixe joined in together and came up with this idea to celebrate the 72nd Independence Day of India.
Mr. T Suresh, Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru launched the project at Bakers Treat Cafe, Falnir on 15th August, 2018 at 5:30 PM. Few selected guests and book lovers of Mangaluru attended this event.
The first few books were accepted by The Top Cop of Mangaluru Mr T Suresh.
Mr T Suresh, Commissioner of Police addressed the gathering and appreciated the work that HOPE Foundation was doing and wished them the best.
Mr. Seif Sultan , Chairman of HOPE; thanked everyone for supporting the “ 1000 Book Project” and requested more people to join in and donate books to this movement which will support the poor children in all the 4 corners of India. He also mentioned that the people could donate cash for this project.
People can donate books until the 24th of August, 2018 at Baker’s Treat and stand a chance to win gift vouchers worth rupees 10,000.
Mrs. Mariam Mohiudeen of Baker’s Treat; and her husband Mr. Dean Mohiudeen along with their two sons Nedal and Nadeem handed over a gift of appreciation to Mr. T Suresh.
The guests included Mrs. Haseena Naufal, Mr. Viraj Hegde, Mr. Shareef Valal, Ms. Shreya Rao , Mr. Abdullah and many more.Trustee of HOPE Foundation Mr Najeeb was also present.
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Suspected drones observed along IB in Jammu's Samba, being engaged: Army
Jammu, May 12 (PTI): Security forces are engaging suspected drones observed along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu region on Monday, an Army said.
This fresh incident of drone activity along the borderline comes barely hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to the nation following Operation Sindoor and the meeting of the DGMOs of India and Pakistan.
The Army, however, said there is no need to be alarmed.
“A small number of suspected drones have been observed near Samba in J&K. They are being engaged,” it said.
In the backdrop of the situation, several areas witnessed blackouts in Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Jammu.
Lights were switched off at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and along its track as a precautionary measure, sources said.
On Monday, talks between the DGMOs were held during which issues related to the continuing commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive or inimical action against each other were discussed, the Indian Army said.
It was also agreed that both sides would consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction along the borders and in forward areas, it added.
The situation remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir, with no incidents of ceasefire violation reported along the Indo-Pak border Sunday overnight — marking the first calm night after 18 days of hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people — mostly tourists — dead.
India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to cease all firing and military actions on land, air, and sea with immediate effect, following four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes that brought the two countries to the brink of full-scale war.
Eighteen days of intense hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, ended with a ceasefire that restored calm along the Line of Control, the International Border, and the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army thwarted Pakistan’s Hamas-style kamikaze drone attacks during the escalation.
Since the night of April 24, hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani troops repeatedly targeted Indian positions along the LoC — beginning in the Kashmir Valley and quickly expanding to the Jammu region.
The latest hostilities began in the northern districts of Kupwara and Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley, before spreading southwards to Rajouri, Poonch, Akhnoor, and the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu district. The firing affected five border districts — Baramulla, Kupwara, Poonch, Rajouri, and Jammu.
The recent round of cross-border firing further undermined the ceasefire agreement reached in February 2021, which has largely been seen as ineffective due to Pakistan’s frequent violations along the 740-km-long LoC.
The April 22 terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people — mostly tourists — in Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, triggered a strong response from the central government.
The India-Pakistan border stretches over 3,300 kilometers, divided into three segments: the International Border (IB), spanning about 2,400 km from Gujarat to Akhnoor in Jammu; the 740-km-long Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir; and the 110-km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL), which separates the Siachen Glacier region.
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A small numbers of suspected drones being observed near Samba in J&K. Being engaged . pic.twitter.com/jmGmRkmQ26
