Cyclothon in Mangaluru marks World Polio Day
The Hindu
End Polio Cyclothon was organised by the Rotary Club
Rotarians of Rotary Clubs of Zone 2 and 3 in Mangaluru on October 24 organised End Polio Cyclothon to mark the World Polio Day.
Nearly 50 members of Mangalore Bicycle Club (MBC) participated in the Cyclothon from Mangala Stadium to Surathkal Light House and back, a distance of about 35 kms. Flagging off the Cyclothon, Rotary past district Governor Ranganath Bhat spoke about the Rotary movement and its efforts to eradicate Polio from the Earth.
Led by Club President Dijaraj Nair and General Secretary Ganesh Nayak, MBC members wearing T shirts with End Polio message, rode through Kulur, Baikampady, Chatrapur, Hosabettu and Doddakoplu to reach the Light House. They returned to the city on the same route.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.