St Joseph Engineering College extends helping hand to needy families
Mangaluru (Press release): In a generous gesture to help the local community during this time of chaos caused by the current lockdown situation, St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, in collaboration with its Alumni Association distributed kits consisting of food grains and essential items to the needy families in its vicinity.
As a part of this campaign, SJEC handed over 100 kits to needy families in the Vamanjoor region. Each kit comprised of Rice Bag, Toor Dal, Tamarind, Chilli, Palm Oil, Table Salt, Jeera, Coriander, Mustard Seeds and Biscuits Packs. In addition to this, SJEC also distributed 70 kits to its housekeeping staff and farmworkers.
The recipients said that the kits would go a long way in catering to the needs of their impoverished families and thanked the management of the college for coming forward to aid the needy in such troubled times.
The college has always been at the forefront to rush to the necessities of the local community in times of need. As a part of its Educational Social Responsibility, the college has adopted 5 villages and has been actively providing timely assistance to each of its adopted villages.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
