Mangaluru: “Some are spreading false messages regarding the government hospitals which are providing best treatment to poor. Medical sector is not a corporate sector it is considered as to be a service sector. The department is ready to provide more facilities to the people through the government hospitals,” said State health minister Ramesh Kumar. He […]

Mangaluru: Demanding to control the private hospitals and to develop the government hospitals, to construct government medical college in district and to call for a meeting of health regulation committee DYFI staged protest in front of DC office of Monday. Addressing the protestors DYFI state President Muneer Katipalla said that provate hospitals are charging heavy […]

Mangaluru: The 45-year-old Hanumantappa of Shikaripura in Shivamogga district went with his uncle Eerappa to two hotels near the Government Wenlock Hospital here on Wednesday morning where they refused to accept a Rs. 500 note. The two came down to the city bus stand where Hanumanatappa decided to board a private bus to Shivamogga. Mr. […]

Mangaluru: “Awareness should be created to spread knowledge about the facilities that are given to the specially abled people,” said district in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai. He was speaking after distributing the handicap kit to the beneficiaries in a programme organised by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd at Wenlock Hospital’s […]

Mangaluru: “Most of the cases which are registering in the court are due to the mental disturbance, so treatment of such people should be done,” said district magistrate court Judge C M Joshi. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the World Mental Health Day at RAPCC conference hall organised by district administration, ZP, district […]

Mangaluru: BEL handed over eleven ventilators worth Rs 1 crore to district Wenlock Hospital, on Friday. The programme was held at RAPAAC building of the hospital. Dr M L Shanmukh, Director of BEL handed over the instruments to Dr Rajeshwari Devi, Superintendent of the Hospital and the programme was inaugurated by veteran surgeon Dr Shantharam. […]

Mangaluru: The much touted ‘Jana Sanjivini’ outlets generic drug stores of the State government have begun functioning in the city. While one store is located next to the casualty block at Government Wenlock Hospital, the other is at the entrance to Government Lady Goschen Hospital. While generic drugs are being sold at a discount of […]

Mangaluru: An undertrial jail inmate died due to heart attack at district prison, Mangaluru on Tuesday. Babu alias Mabu (60) of Karkala’s Hosmaru is the deceased person. He had been admitted to Wenlock hospital previously also. Tuesday also he was suffering from heart pain and staffs rushed to the Wenlock hospital, but doctor proclaimed him […]

Mangaluru: In an incident reported, a woman was rushed to Wenlock Hospital in the city after she was bitten by a snake; the surprising part was that the people, who accompanied her, brought the snake along. Arathi (33) and her husband Dayananda Poojary from Navoor Kanapade in Bantwal are labourers. It is said that Arathi […]

Mangaluru: A rape case accused committed suicide at district prison on Wednesday. He was a under trial jail inmate. Keshav Gowda (38) is the deceased person. Jail authorities found him hanging on Wednesday morning. He was found hanging with a piece of cloth from the prison grills. His body has been taken to Wenlock hospital […]