Mangaluru : Eighteen-year-old Manoj and 26-year-old Revati, both endosulfan victims with more than 60% disability, have cleared the SSLC examination by securing 64% and 44% marks respectively. Manoj and Revati are among the endosulfan victims undergoing training at a day-care centre at Koila in Puttur, which is among the two such centres for endosulfan victims […]

Mangaluru: Abhishek and Tulsi, victims of endosulfan poisoning, have overcome odds and passed with flying colors in their SSLC exam. Abhishek has secured 463 (77%) and Tulsi has scored 66%. Abhishek is the son of Vishwanath and Ganga Ratna, from Perabe, while Tulsi is the daughter of Narayan Naik and Yashodha from Ramakunja. They received […]

Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said on Thursday that land had been identified for the construction of rehabilitation centre for victims of the insecticide, endosulfan, at Karkala and Chara in Udupi district. She was chairing a meeting of the Department of Health and Family Welfare at the District Offices Complex here. Ms. Francis […]

Mangaluru : Endo Virodhi Horata Samiti president Shridhar Gowda said that the statement by Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader on Endosulfan victims is laughable. The minister had said that the Endosulfan victims should not sleep on streets and no petty politics should be done with Endo victims. Addressing reporters at Patrika Bhavan […]

Mangaluru : The day care centre for endosulfan victims at Kokkada in Belthangady taluk, which was closed down last month following differences of opinion between a non-government organisation (NGO) managing it and the district administration, has now been re-opened. The issue related to want of drivers for bringing victims to the centre. The centre, which […]

Mangaluru : Endosulfan victims and their representatives expressed their concern over non-payment of stipend since November 2014. They also expressed their anguish over the absence of necessary medicines at the primary health centres where victims are going for regular check-ups. These were among the problems aired during the meeting called to review the relief measures […]

Mangalore : Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim has said that the district administration has submitted a proposal to the State government to set up three permanent rehabilitation centres in Dakshina Kannada for endosulfan victims, he said in a tri-monthly KDP meeting chaired by District-in-Charge Minister Ramanath Rai here on Saturday July 5. A B Ibrahim […]

Mangalore : The district administration on Tuesday June 10, has signed for a agreement with seven private hospitals to provide cashless treatment facility for endosulfan victims in Dakshina Kannada. It will sign similar agreements with 11 more over the next few days. The government will also bear the complete cost of treatment of the victim. […]

Mangalore : State Health and Family Welfare Department secretary N Shivashailam said that in the coming days, Revenue department will provide the monthly pension to the Endosulfan affected people, instead of Health Department. Speaking at the review meet on rehabilitation of Endosulfan victims, held at DC office on May 9, Friday, he said that the […]

Mangalore : Shridhar Gowda, President of the Endo Virodhi Horata Samithi, Kokkada has said  that the Endosulfan victims and those who are fighting for their cause have decided not to exercise their votes in the upcoming Assembly elections in protest against the apathy of the elected representatives towards their problems. Speaking to reporters here, Gowda […]