Mangaluru: Jhonlin book bank reopens
Mangaluru, July 16: The 'Jhonlin Toy Exchange Book Bank' is now reopened as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange' at the Jhonlin Cottage in the Bondel here on Sunday.
'Jhonlin' is now a book bank program that has a link with four libraries of local educational institutions.
The organization was started in last January with the intention of collecting the toys that are not in use and supply them to needy children, and collecting old books and making a free library without any deposit.
The Department of Toys has been working on the project and distributed toys to around 200 children in orphanages and nursery schools in Mangaluru. But the Books Department, which has about 2,700 books, did not function as per the plan. Therefore, after the inspection, the 80th birthday celebration of John B Monteiro's, founder of the organisation and senior journalist; has been renamed as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange,' and distributed books to four libraries of local educational institutions.
Dr. George Rodrigues, the chief librarian of St Aloysius College Library, provided books to the St. Lawrence English Medium High School, MGC PU College, Besant Institute of PG Studies, and St. Joseph's Engineering College, Vamanjoor.
Mohan Monteiro and Primrose Monteiro D'Souza, co-founders of the Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange, have requested the public to donate their toys and books that are not in use. For more details Contact: 98862 76608.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
