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Manglauru: Doctors at Unity hospital save arm of 10-yr-old cancer patient through rare surgery

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March 3, 2015

Mangaluru, Mar 3: A complex and rare surgery was performed at city based Unity Health Complex by Dr Jalaluddin Akbar to save the arm of a 10 year-old-girl who was suffering from cancer of the right arm bone, presented to Mangalore Institute of Oncology.

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It was then planned by the Tumor Board of Mio to perform this complex surgery to child’s arm at Unity Health Complex, which has a well equipped state of art operation theatre and post-operative care.

The procedure was to remove the bone and joint of the right arm and reconstructed by taking one of the bone from leg of the patient. The surgery took 12 hours & was performed successfully for the first time in this region.

Ten years back one would have not even imagined to perform this type of surgery in India. Now the expertise and infrastructure has become available in Mangaluru and. Only a few centers in India such as Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad this surgery can be done even today.

“Instead of removing the arm, we are saving the arm and the life of the child. The only requirement is that the patients should come early to consult the doctor, so we can save the limb and life,” stated a release from the hospital.

The team of doctors who helped Jalaluddin Akbar to perform this complex procedure are Dr Suresh, Dr Imtiyaz, Dr Dinesh Kadam and Dr Mahendra Ullal.

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July 11,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 11: A youth was run over by a lorry after a speeding car knocked his two-wheeler down on Netravati Bridge near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city today.

The deceased has been identified as Ubaid (28), a resident of Bandikotya in Ullal. According to sources, he was recently engaged and was supposed to get married on July 23.

Shakir, who was with Ubaid on the two-wheeler suffered serious injuries. He was shifted to a private hospital for treatment. 

The car hit the two-wheeler when the two were heading back to Ullal from Mangaluru. 

The impact of the collision was such that Ubaid was thrown on to the road. Within a second a speeding lorry crushed him to death on the spot. 

The car driver sped away after the mishap instead of stopping to help the accident victims. However, local residents chased the car and waylaid it near Thokkotty flyover. 

The car was reportedly driven by Krishna, who works at Someshwar municipality office. He had reportedly purchased the car just two days ago. Police have taken him into custody along with another person who was also on board the car.

Traffic south police have registered a hit-and-run case and investigations are on.

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January 28,2020

Hubballi, Jan 28: Charting that the Bharatiya Janata party’s Central leaders have not given a free-hand to the Chief minister B S Yediyurappa on the issue of expansion of Cabinet, former Chief minister and the Congress leader Siddaramaiah had opined that 'it has hampered the State’s development'.

Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, the Congress leader, alleged that 'by not giving permission to Yediyurappa to expand his ministry, it was evident that there is no any internal democracy in the Saffron Party'.

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March 29,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 29: The second day of a total clampdown by Dakshin Kannada district had no impact as panic-stricken people rushed to buy essential commodities in markets in the City on Sunday without caring for Social distance to be maintained.

Since the crowd swell within minutes the police were forced to order the shops forcibly as otherwise, it might have led to spread of dreaded killer Coronavirus COVID-19.

The rise in Covid-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada and the neighbouring Kasargod district had forced the district administration to declare on total bandh on Saturday and Sunday but in vain.

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