Udupi SP gives pep talk to Touheed girls on ‘safety and welfare’

Udupi, Feb 5: In order to create awareness on the safety of the women in general and the girl students in particular, an exclusive programme was organized at Touheed College pavilion in Gangulli on Thursday.

Mr. Abdul Khaliq, Chairman, Touheed Trust, presided over. Mr. K. Annamalai, Superintendent of Police, Udupi district, was the guest of honour.

Writer, dramatist and teacher K Shivananda Karanth and advocate Anjali C Hundekar, were resource persons.

Manjunath Shetty (DYSP, Kundapura), Mr. Diwakar (Circle Inspector of Police – Kundapura), Sudarshan (CPI – Byndoor) and Subbanna (PSI- Ganguli) were present.

Mr. Nazeer Imam Shaikh, Mr. Imthiyaz Ahmed Kazi, Mr. Inayatullah Madikal, Mr. Mujeeb Sikander, Mr. Abdul Hameed Shaikhji and Mr. Akhther Ahmed Khan – Trustees were also present on the occasion.

The programme started with recitation of the verses from the holy Qur’an by Ms. Ayesha Sarra, translated by Ms. Laiba Firdaus.

Mr Karanth, in his address called upon the students to adhere to the positive way of life and refrain from the misuse of the media.

Ms Anjali presented the troubles and turmoil being faced by the women and called upon the students to be alert with regard to the possible danger of child abuse, molestation and atrocities by their near ones.

A special ‘interaction and question-answer’ session was held where the students posed several questions on the subject and the same were convincingly replied by Mr Annamalai.

Mr. Khaliq presented his presidential address. Ms. Sana MH welcomed. Ms. Archana, Ms. Shwetha, Ms. Nahila Begum and Ms. An’am introduced the dignitaries.

Ms. Rukhsana Begum proposed vote of thanks. Ms. Iffra MH compered. Ms. Adeeba and group rendered the National Anthem.