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Telangana: Governor to lead anti-drug rally at Osmania University on Oct 28

Hyderabad, Oct 27 (UNI) Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla will lead a massive anti-drug awareness rally at Osmania University on Wednesday as part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign to sensitise students and youth to the harmful effects of substance abuse.
The programme, organised by the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Telangana State Branch, will begin at 1100 hours at Tagore Auditorium, with more than 1,200 students, NSS volunteers and IRCS members expected to participate.
The Governor will unveil anti-drug posters and stickers, administer a pledge to students and address the gathering.
He will also inaugurate a blood donation camp and distribute fruits and certificates to donors before flagging off the rally from Tagore Auditorium to the Arts College.
Similar awareness programmes, including rallies and pledge-taking activities, will be organised simultaneously across all 33 districts of Telangana.
Osmania University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kumar Molugara and IRCS Telangana Chairman M. Dana Kishore will attend the programme.
Later in the day, at 1600 hours, the Governor will release the book Pancha Parivartan at Sanskriti Community Bhavan on Lok Bhavan Road. Organised by the Initiative for Moral and Cultural Training Foundation, the programme will focus on promoting patriotism, moral values and civic responsibility among students.

The book addresses five themes: family values, environmental protection, social harmony, Swadeshi and civic values.
Representatives of the education sector and correspondents and principals from around 300 schools are expected to attend, a Lok Bhavan communique said on Tuesday.
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