Doctors’ strike: Puttur college girl dies for want of treatment

coastaldigest.com news network
November 17, 2017

Mangaluru, Nov 17: In a shocking incident, a college student died on Friday reportedly for want of treatment because of the ongoing protest by private doctors in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

The victim has been identified as Pooja, a resident of Kabaka Vidyapura in Puttur. She was a second year B.Com. student at Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce in Puttur.

It is learnt that Pooja had been suffering from kidney related ailment and she had been undergoing dialysis treatment regularly at a private hospital in Puttur.

According to family sources, Pooja was rushed to a hospital in the town on Friday morning when her ailment got exacerbated. However, she did get any treatment there due to the doctors’ protest.

The family members were then advised to take the patient to Mangaluru. However, she breathed her last on board the ambulance while being taken to Mangaluru, sources said.

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Ibrahim
 - 
Friday, 17 Nov 2017

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Vinod
 - 
Friday, 17 Nov 2017

Arrest all doctors. Force them to do thier job

Suresh
 - 
Friday, 17 Nov 2017

Warn all doctors for cancelling their licences

Sanal
 - 
Friday, 17 Nov 2017

Govt should take immediate action to this.

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July 3,2020

Brahmavar, Jul 3: Two friends drowned accidentally in a rivulet while catching fish near Barkur in Brahmavar taluk of Udupi district today.  

The deceased have been identified as Karthik (20), a final year B.Com student, and Harsha (26), who was working as a recovery agent for a local finance company. Both were local residents. 

The incident took place around 8 a.m. when they were trying to catch fish. Even though a few locals were there on the spot they could not save the duo as the water level has increased in the rivulet due to rains. After an hour the bodies were fished out. 

A case was registered at Brahmavar police station and investigations are on.

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April 22,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 22: City Police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha, on Wednesday, interacted with families of Covid-19 warriors of the Police Department through a special video conference to infuse confidence in them.

He spoke to the family members of the police personnel who, along with ASHA workers, are monitoring the home quarantined people and even assist them in supplying essentials and medicines.

Most of the family member of the police personnel were of North Karnataka origin and the Commissioner asked them to stay safe by staying at home and explained to them the good work done by their family members in the Police Department.

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May 12,2020

Mangaluru, May 12: Air India will operate two flights - one each from Doha and Muscat - to bring back stranded Kannadigas from Qatar and Oman to Mangaluru next week. 

The flight from Muscat to Mangaluru will be operated on May 20 via Bengaluru. It will depart from Muscat International Airport at 1.15 pm local time and reach Bengaluru at 6.15 pm. After the layover at Bengaluru airport, the flight will take off at 7.15 pm and land at Mangaluru International Airport at around 8.10 pm.

Doha – Bengaluru – Mangaluru flight is will be operated May 22. The flight will take off from Doha at 1.30 pm local time and will land at Bengaluru at 8 pm. It will take off from Bengaluru at 9 pm and land at Mangaluru airport around 9.35 pm.

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Shahabaz Shaikh
 - 
Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Hi my dear Indian, 

 

 

Im ready to pay for my flight and corantine, I wish to go back my country India, im facing many challenges in Muscat. My parents both r diabetic patients they my support pls help me to go back india, I wish to go to manglore on 20th may I saw flight. pls do the needfull. 

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