Walkathon held in Mangaluru to promote organ donation, Nasha Mukth Bharat
Mangaluru: A massive walkathon advocating organ donation and a drug-free India saw the participation of around 12,500 healthcare students from Dakshina Kannada affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Students from medical, dental, AYUSH, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy and allied health colleges took part in the event.
The programme was inaugurated at Mangala Stadium, where the welcome address was delivered by the RGUHS Vice-Chancellor Dr. Bhagavan B. C. The walkathon was flagged off by Karnataka Assembly Speaker U. T. Khader and presided over by Health Minister and District In-Charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Dakshina Kannada MP Brijesh Chowta also addressed the gathering.
Prominent personalities including music director Guru Kiran, MLA Dr. Bharat Shetty, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Manjunath Bhandary and Harish Kumar were present. Chairpersons of various institutions such as Dr. Haji U. K. Monu, Dr. Shantharam Shetty, Dr. Bhaskar Shetty, and Abdul Rahiman attended the event, along with the District Health Officer.
The vote of thanks was proposed by Prof. U. T. Ifthikar Fareed, Syndicate Member of RGUHS. The event was organised by RGUHS members Dr. U. T. Ifthikar Ali, Dr. Shiva Sharan, Prof. Vaishali, Prof. Mohammad Suhail, Dr. Sharan Shetty, along with principals and faculty from various colleges.
The walkathon route extended from Mangala Stadium to Karavali Grounds via MCC and Lalbagh signal. It was recorded as one of the largest student gatherings in the district for a social cause under the RGUHS Dakshina Kannada Zone.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
