Moms of Mangalore: A network for social change

February 3, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 3: At a time when social networking sites and groups are being used for frivolous activities, Moms of Mangalore (MOM) has showed the people how such facilities can be utilized for noble causes.

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Started over a year ago, Moms of Mangalore (MOM) closed Facebook group has brought around 18 thousand mothers cutting across religious and social barriers together under one platform to make a change in the lives of people in the region.

Over the last two months, the inspiring mothers of this group, in association with the PG Dept of Social Work, St Aloysious College - Mangaluru, has been extensively involved in a collection drive to provide support to the less fortunate. In the process they were able to help over 175 children and adults from the lesser privileged areas around Mangaluru, Sirsi and Shimoga with clothes and toys.

The communities included in the collection drive were from various parts of Mangaluru and Shimoga: Loyola Vikas Kendra, Mundgod, Sirsi; Prashanth Nivas; Snehasadan Centre; Ashok Nagar Community; Kasaba Bengre Community; Ullal Community; Needy Children of few of the Anganwadis; Government School Children of Bengre School; Nightingale Happy Home for the Aged, Shimoga; Samvedana Centre, Pumpwell.

This is just one of the several initiatives that the group has started. From their social get together to honour mothers, to efforts in social causes like Chennai relief fund, collection drive for the kids with special needs, collection drive for the less fortunate to name a few, this group in just over a year's time, has highlighted what the mothers in particular, of the region are capable of.

MOM is a non profit, non religious and non political group. As a part of the group's initiative, they have a panel of doctors who are selflessly responding to queries from the members. Children psychologists, counsellors, nutritionists, health support groups, advocates, lactation specialist, contests, mass child immunization reminders, parenting tips, women health tips published by doctors, Mompreneur Mondays (forum for Mothers to display their entrepreneurial skills via posts on their businesses) are some other initiatives of the group.

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Well done MOM's more Moms will join you

Kudos to entire team of moms of Mangalore . We need more of these activities to remind everyone what mangaloreans are actually capable of doing

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Karnataka cops launch probe into Kasaragod girl’s rape allegation after Shobha’s intervention

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January 6,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 6: The city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao has ordered a special inquiry by the additional commissioner in connection with sexual harassment on a girl hailing from Kasaragod and the allegation that there were attempts to convert her to another religion.

Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje on Sunday met Rao along with the girl and gave a complaint that two youths from Kasargod had raped her and forced her to convert to their religion.

A complaint has been filed in the Kasargod police station, but no action has been taken against them. Since both the accused work in Electronics City police station jurisdiction, she urged the police to arrest them.

Rao said he was yet to gather information about the case and he had directed the additional commissioner to conduct a preliminary investigation and submit a report.

After filing a complaint, Shobha told reporters that she has been sexually harassed ever since she was a minor.

The MP said that the girl, who was brought from Kasaragod to Electronics City, where the accused youths run a business, was allegedly raped. “I have asked the Police Commissioner to direct the Electronics City police to register an FIR and arrest the youths,” she said.

“I have spoken to the survivor and she said that the youths were also forcing her to convert to Islam and threatened her with dire consequences if she did not,” the MP alleged.

Shobha went on to claim that there was a gang that could be operating to forcibly convert Hindu women to Islam. She also met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa along with the girl’s family members and gave a petition.

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Udupi district on high alert after bomb discovery at MIA

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January 22,2020

Udupi, Jan 22: Udupi district authorities was on high alert following the bomb detected at Mangalore International Airport (MIA).

Udupi railway police said that security had been strengthened in all the railway stations, including Padubudri, Senapur, Barkur, Kundapur and Indrali in the district.

The police in mufti and uniform were on constant beats in the railway stations. Besides, dog squads and bomb detection squads have been deputed in the railways stations, they said.

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Team Be Human statiates the hunger of Mangaluru's civic workers amidst lockdown

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April 19,2020

Mangaluru, May 19: Team Be Human, a city based group of philanthropists, has taken commendable initiative to satiate the hunger of the civic workers of Mangaluru City Corporation that are endangering their lives to keep the city clean amidst covid-19 lockdown.

On Friday, April 18, gorcesary kits were distributed among around 180 civic workers at Eidgah Maidan in Light House Hill in the presence of Corporator Abdul Raoof Bajal, Mansoor Ahmed Azad, Aina group Ashraf, Ceco Asif, Advocate Abdul Shukoor, U B Saleem, Sahil Zaheer, Rash Beary, Munna Kammaradi and Abdul Muttalib.

The Team swung into action on hearing the civic workers' plight due to the delay in payment of their wages by the Antony Waste Management firm. The Team was helped by the alumni of the St Aloysius College, Mangaluru (batch 1989).

This is not the first time the Team Be Human distributing kits among the needy. Amidst lockdown it has already distributed around 1200 grocery kits among the poor people including the daily wage workers, migrant labourers in Dakshina Kannada district with help of Ahnaf Deals, Altaf, Shameem, Basha, Pradeep, Vincent, Shiyaz Deals, Nawaz and Haneef.

In its next step the Team Be Human is planning to distribute the kits among civic workers in Urva and Suratkal region, said Asif Deals, founder president of Team Be Human. He called upon the youth and students to come forward to help the needy and poor people who are deprived of basic facilities.