
Political, cultural events go on without any compunction
The Hindu
Despite Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra restricting social, political, religious and cultural events for a week from August 1 to prevent the surge of COVID-19 in the district, some events went on sm
Despite Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra restricting social, political, religious and cultural events for a week from August 1 to prevent the surge of COVID-19 in the district, some events went on smoothly in Mangaluru and Bantwal on Sunday. The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DKDCC) organised in its auditorium the swearing-in ceremony of Vishwas Das as president of DKDCC’s Backward Classes unit. “This event was planned a fortnight ago and guests came from Bengaluru. As the order (of the Deputy Commissioner) came late last night, we could not do any changes and we went ahead with the event,” DKDCC president and MLC K. Harish Kumar told reporters. He added that the party will not hold any more events till the order is in force.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












