Mangaluru, September 11:  The Parivartana Charitable Trust, for the first time, has organized a state level beauty contest for transgenders at Kudmal Rangarao Town Hall here on October 14.

Dakshina Kannada District Legal Aid Authority member secretary Mallanagouda Patil released the logo of the contest at the Press Club and wished them.

Speaking to reporters, Trust founder Vailet Pereira said that the trust has organized this kind of contest for the first time in the state and transgenders would walk on the ramp. The Trust has organised the contest in association with the Fashion ABCD and V4 Channel, she said.

In order to work for the welfare of the transgenders, the Trust was instituted in 2016 and fighting for the rights of the transgenders. Last year, a transgender from Gurgaon in Haryana was selected as the Trans Queen India among 16 contestants at a beauty contest which was a history. Later, Reena Rai represented India in an international beauty contest conducted in Thailand last year, he said.

Laxman Kundar and Sanjana of V4 Channel were present on the occasion.

 

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Raichur: In a major step towards prevention of substance abuse, officers from various police stations in the district destroyed 11 kg narcotics (ganja) worth Rs 1.26 lakh seized over the last two years in multiple cases in Raichur.

The officers destroyed the narcotics on Thursday at the medical disposal of narcotics unit situated on the Yaklaspur Road. The narcotics had been confiscated in 13 separate cases filed at the Balaganur, Thurvihala, Yargera, Maski, Raichur Rural, Raichur CEN, Sindhnur Rural, Sadar Bazar and Lingasugur police stations in 2023 and 2024.

Raichur Superintendent of Police M Puttamadayya, who also heads the Narcotics Disposal Committee, ASP-2 G Harish, DySP MG Sathyanarayan Rao of Raichur Sub-division, DySP of Dattatreya Karnad of Lingasugur Sub-division, RIM Act (Raichur) chairperson Dr. Shreeshailesh Amarkheda, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Environment Officer Prakash, Deputy Environment Officer Shailaja V Ameengadh, technician Jayakumar, DCRB unit Inspector Thimmanna S were present.