Make it compulsory to serve in government hospitals: DC Senthil bats for separate law
‘M Friends’ holds Iftar party for Wenlock hospital staff
Mangaluru, June 17: Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil said that like Israel where serving in army is mandatory for every citizen there, a law should be passed in India to make it compulsory to serve the patients in government hospitals.
Participating in ‘Eid Jalsa’, a celebration of Eid festival with the Wenlock hospital staff organized by the ‘M Friends’ at IMA hall here on Sunday, the DC said that general public along with the hospital staff and family members should join hands together to serve the patients in government hospitals. The government should make it a mandatory service. It is commendable that ‘M Friends’ has been providing food to the family members of the patients at the hospital, he said.
Wenlock hospital DMO Dr Rajeshwara Devi said that all religions preach the same thing that hungered person should be given food, thirsty should be given water and one who is under distress should be shown concern. M Friends organization has been following these principles through their works, he said.
Shanti Publication manager Muhammad Kunhi gave Eid message. M Friends president Muhammad Hanief Goltamajalu presided over the programme. Donors Baraka International School founder Ashraf, Mohemmad Muhsin, Hanief Ibrahim Coimbatore and BK Fahad who donated for the Karunya scheme and cook Souhan were felicitated on the occasion.
Hafiz Shamil Abdul Khader Goltamajalu read Quran. M Friends Group admin Rasheed Vittla welcomed. Member Ahmed Mustafa Goltamajalu compared the programme, while treasurer Abubakar Notari proposed vote of thanks.
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Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests
Tehran, Dec 25: Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The report said the country's Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the decision in a meeting led by reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has vowed to remove restrictions on social media.
Iran's telecommunication minister Sattar Heshemi in a post on X called the decision a “first step” in removing restrictions and said “the path will continue" — indicating the possibility of unblocking other services.
Many people reached by The Associated Press across the capital, Tehran, and other cities said they had access to the services on computers but not yet on mobile phones.
WhatsApp has been the third most popular messaging platform in Iran after Instagram and Telegram.
The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was put in place in 2022 during mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by the country's morality police for allegedly violating the strictly enforced dress code. The protests calmed in 2023 after a crackdown by police and security forces that led to the death of hundreds of people and the imprisonment of thousands.
Iran has blocked access to various social media platforms over the years but many people in the country use proxies and VPNs to access them.
