Mangaluru ; Former minister Krishna J Palemar said the state government is playing with the lives of six crore citizens through the proposed Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Bill. Instead of fixing the rate for medical services, there is a need for improving the medical facilities in the state, he told media persons here. He […]

Mangaluru: Private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics suspended outpatient services in Dakshina Kannada supporting the State-wide bandh of private doctors called by the State chapter of the Indian Medical Association on Friday. The doctors opposed the move of the State government to amend the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act (KPME) Act 2007. Major hospitals in the […]

Mangaluru: Private hospitals across Dakshina Kannada district will not function on Friday as a token of protest against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 that was tabled in the assembly in June this year. Nearly 1,300 members of Mangaluru branch of IMA and 2,000 other practicing physicians will not attend work. The statewide […]