Mangalorean in Japan wary of situation

Mangalore, March 16: Though the devastation due to earthquake and tsunami has not put an element of fear in the Manglorean who is working in Tokyo for the past four years, Tuesday's developments have made him circumspect.

Though Peter (name changed) had said that he will not move to another country for work on Monday, saying the incident was an aberration, he has put on hold his family's visit to Japan in the last week of March.

His wife Veena Fernandes had returned to Mangalore from Japan on March 5. She had plans to go back on March 30 to join her husband along with her two children for continuing their education. "On Tuesday, he said there was still two more weeks to review the situation, indicating he was circumspect," said Veena.

Peter works for a bank in Japan. "Earth quakes are not uncommon. But Friday's earthquake was so intense that I had to hold something to balance myself," said the bank employee who walked 17 kms on that day as transport was completely off the roads.

There are about 15 Manglorean families residing in Tokyo and he knows about five of them.

"The situation is not as bad as it has been made out to be in Tokyo. Food, power and water is available, at least in my case. I went around in my vehicle on Sunday and it was like any other normal day, but people were less as it was a holiday," Peter said.

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Mangaluru: 12,500 healthcare students rally for organ donation and nasha mukth Bharat

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November 29,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 29: Around 12,500 healthcare students from Medical, Dental, AYUSH, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Allied Health Sciences colleges of Dakshina Kannada, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), took part in a massive walkathon to promote awareness on Organ Donation and Nasha Mukth Bharat.

The inaugural ceremony was held at Mangala Stadium. Dr Bhagavan B C, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of RGUHS, delivered the welcome address. The walkathon was flagged off by Shri U T Khader, Hon’ble Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and presided over by Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Dakshina Kannada District In-charge. Dakshina Kannada MP Shri Brijesh Chowta also addressed the students.

Music director Guru Kiran, MLA Dr Bharat Shetty (Mangalore North), Police Commissioner Shri Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Shri Manjunath Bhandary and Shri Harish Kumar were among those present.

Institution heads including Dr Haji U K Monu (Kanachur Colleges), Dr Shantharam Shetty (Tejaswini College), Dr Bhaskar Shetty (City Group of Colleges), Mr Abdul Rahiman (Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences), and the District Health Officer, Mangalore, also participated.

The vote of thanks was delivered by Prof U T Ifthikar Fareed, Syndicate Member, RGUHS.

The event was organised by Dr U T Ifthikar Ali and Dr Shiva Sharan (Syndicate Members), Prof Vaishali (Senate Member), Prof Mohammad Suhail (Chairman, BOS Physiotherapy), Dr Sharan Shetty (Former Senate Member), along with principals and faculty of various colleges.

Students marched from Mangala Stadium to Karavali Grounds via MCC and Lalbagh signal. The event set a record as one of the largest gatherings of healthcare students for a social cause in the RGUHS Dakshina Kannada Zone.

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