Yenepoya University conducts one-day workshop on colposcopy in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: A one-day workshop on colposcopy, titled 'Scope Masters Forum: Illuminating Excellence in Colposcopy' was conducted by Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) in the city on Saturday, February 10.
The program, which began with an invocation, had Dr. Priya Ganesh Kumar, Chairperson of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) Committee (Gynaecological Oncology), as the chief guest and Dr. M Vijayakumar, Vice-chancellor of the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), as the guest of honour. Dr. Shobha K, President of Karnataka State Chapter of the Association of Gynaecological Oncologists of India (KSC-AGOI), and Dr. Kiran Kulkarni, Treasurer of KSC-AGOI, were the other dignitaries on the dais.
Dr. Abdullah Kunhi, Chancellor of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), who presided over the inauguration of the workshop, lauded the efforts of Dr. Anjum Ifthikar, Organizing Chairperson of the FOGSI event. He also congratulated Dr. Vijayakumar for his cancer-related work in the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).
Chief Guest Dr. Priya Ganesh Kumar talked about vaccination drives and the role of colposcopy in the early detection of cervical cancer.
Dr. Vijayakumar stressed on the importance of an early detection of cervical cancer and also congratulated Dr. Anjum Ifthikar for successfully conducting the event with a large number of delegates who actively participated in the workshop.
Dr. Anjum Ifthikar welcomed the gathering and Dr. Neha Kamath proposed the vote of thanks during the inauguration of the workshop.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
