Mangalore : World Blood Donors’ Day was observed at KMC on June 14, Friday by organizing a blood donation camp. DC N Prakash inaugurated the camp and stressed the need for blood donation that can save many lives. District Health Officer Dr R Sreerangappa and  Medical superintendent Dr Madhusudan Upadya, were also present. KMC Hospital […]

Udupi:  The renovated Anatomy and Pathology museum of the Manipal University is attracting a large number of people. The museum first started in 1960 thanks to the initiative of Dr SS Godole, noted anatomist. The museum is considered one of the biggest anatomy museum of India, says Dr Antony D Silva, Head of the KMC […]

Mangalore : Nearly 10 students  who were shortlisted from 100 finalists were awarded special prizes in the ‘Art of Fighting Malaria’ contest organized by Medicines for Malaria Venture  of Geneva. The month long event organized by the Centre for Integrated Learning, KMC, Dakshina Kannada District Health Department and Mangalore City Corporation, concluded on November 2, […]

Mangalore: World Mental Health Day was observed at the Pediatric Centre of Wenlock Hospital on October 10, Wednesday. The theme of the Day is ‘Depression- a global crisis.”The programme was organized by department of psychiatry, KMC along with Wenlock district hospital and Manaswini, Thunga Institute of Psychiatry. Various contests like poster making, paper presentation, psychiatry […]

Mangalore: Mayor Gulzar Banu accompanied by Corporators Naveen D’Souza and Ranganath Kini and Assistant Engineer Shafiq Ahmed and Work Inspector Timmayya visited the Tagore Park on August 7, Tuesday and inspected the conditions at the park. The mayor on the occasion said the task of maintaining the park will be entrusted to the KMC and […]

Mangalore : Several prominent citizens of  Mangalore  voiced their concern over the recent moral policing incident at Morning Mist Home Stay at an ‘Arise Mangalore’  programme organized at Loyola Hall of St Aloysius College in Mangalore on Sunday. N Vinay Hegde, Chancellor of Nitte University, who was the first speaker, described the moral policing  as […]

Mangalore: The Ladygoschen Hospital in Mangalore has a history of over 160 years and has been a ray of hope for women not only from DK district but also from neighboring districts. But today, this hospital is facing problems for want of space, ever since it has been shifted to an adjacent building after the […]

Ankola : In a devastating road collision of vehicles (a car and a Tanker) on Thursday, at Ankola, Raviraj Shetty (60)of Bailur near Karkala, died and 4 others including car driver were severely injured. Shetty is related to Cine star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, it is stated. Those injured in the road accident Jaya, Kanaka, Sulatha, […]

Bangalore: Even specialty hospitals are closing down, unable to find customers in large numbers and due to increasing bank debts. One such hospital managed by Manipal authorities in Bangalore, so far maintained as a prestigious specialty hospital but without enough patients, is in monetary problems that force its closure for good sooner than you think. […]

Mangalore : The Vishwa Hindu Parishath in association with Bajarangdal of DK district will organize a ‘Blood donation camp’ in memory of the martyrs of Ayodhya on October 30, Sunday, said Jagadish Shenava, vice president of Vishwa Hindu Parishath. Speaking at the press meet held at Press Club on October 28, Friday, he said that […]