Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada district administration on Saturday launched a mobile vaccination facility for the benefit of disabled persons, senior citizens and for others who find it difficult to visit COVID-19 vaccination sites on account of health issues. Flagging off the facility at the University College, Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra said that the initiative to […]
Mangaluru: Four senior citizens were evicted from a private hospital in Mangaluru on Thurdsay, June 18. It is said that the four were shifted to the private hospital from Wenlock Hospital when it was converted into an exclusive Covid-19 hospital The private hospital staff dropped the elderly citizens near Kankanady Market. The local traders questioned […]
Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada DC K G Jagadeesha instructed the private buses operating on both city and rural routes to ensure low floor in the vehicles. Presiding over a grievance redressal meeting ahead of Regional Transport Authority (RTA) meeting at RTO office on Monday here, Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha directed the bus operators to modify the existing floor […]
Mangaluru : The Dakshina Kannada Road Transport Authority (RTA) has resolved to increase the number of seats reserved for senior citizens in buses from two to four. The decision was taken at a RTA meeting chaired by deputy commissioner K G Jagadeesha on Thursday. A resolution in this regard was adopted at the RTA meet […]
Mangaluru : As per complaints from senior citizens on seats meant for them being occupied by others on city buses, the police on Tuesday launched a drive and booked 46 cases against private bus conductors. As part of the drive, traffic police teams spread out to different places, including Surathkal, Baikampady and Bhagwan Mahaveer Junction […]
New Delhi: A son, irrespective of his marital status, has no legal right to live in the self-acquired house of his parents and can reside there only at their “mercy”, the Delhi High Court has said. The court also said that only because parents have allowed the son to live in their house as long […]
Mangaluru: “There is a need of forming a health policy for the senior citizens and proper guidance should be given to take care of their health. Discussions will be held with state health minister regarding this matter,” said state food and civil supplies Minister U T Khader. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the […]
Mangaluru : To offer help to senior citizens travelling in trains on the Konkan Railway route, ‘shravan seva’, a programme under which patients could seek the services of attendants. Attendants could carry their luggage in boarding and alighting points for free. The facility could be sought by sending an SMS four hours in advance of […]
Mangaluru : The Senior citizens voiced their disappointment over the poor civic amenities during an event here on Thursday. They opened up after being prompted by Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim, who in a unique gesture, did away with his conventional speech and said he would like to hear the problems they face. Vishalakshi Hegde, a […]
Bangalore : The State Minister for Health and Family Welfare has said that the government would introduce a scheme of offering free denture sets to senior citizens above 65 years of age. Khader who spoke at the foundation laying ceremony of the Arogya Saudha at the Leprosy Hospital Compound at Magadi on June 11, Tuesday, […]
