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

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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Karnataka govt plans further increasing penalty on road offences

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February 14,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 14: In order to bring down the accident rates, Karnataka government is planning to increase the penalty for road offences, state Transport Minister Laxman Savadi announced here on Thursday.

Addressing media persons here, he said, ''The Centre had brought an amendment to increase the penalty amount. We too have a similar proposal, which we will discuss, post the budget session.

''Before bringing in the amendment, we will create awareness among the road users. By increasing the penalty amount, the number of offences and accidents will come down,'' Mr Savadi added.

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Udupi: Private bus owners seek DC's nod to resume service

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May 12,2020

Udupi, May 12: The Coastal Bus Owner’s Association members have approached Deputy Commissioner to permit them to run bus service in the District.

Nearly 80 buses coming under the Coastal Bus Association and they are prepared to run the buses as per the guidelines set by the government. They have also requested RTO officials for permission to operate and are awaiting approval. If the bus service starts operating, many workers like drivers, conductors, cleaners, mechanics will get employment.

Coastal Bus Owners Association President Raghavendra Bhat said that the bus owners must provide services to the public as per regulations set by Deputy Commissioner.

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Mangaluru | Flight charted by KMT brings home 180 stranded NIRs from Dammam

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July 14,2020

Mangaluru / Dammam, July 14: As many as 180 NRIs from Karnataka who were stranded in Saudi Arabia amid Covid 19 crisis today reached their home country by a flight charted by a Jubail based company KMT.

The Indigo flight carrying 174 adult passengers and 6 infants took off from King Fahad Airport, Dammam at 6:30 a.m. and landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 1:30 p.m.

Pregnant women, people with serious ailments and those who lost jobs are among the passengers. KMT has provided free ticket for some of the passengers who were in dire need of support.

KMT is a company which is head quartered in Jubail, Saudi Arabia was formed by natives of Addoor, Dakshin Kannada - Shoukath, Abdul Razaq, Siddique and Abdul Rahman.

The CEO of KMT, Mr. Abdul Razaq has thanked Dr. Arathi Krishna, former president of KNRI Forum for her support to KMT in chartering flight.

He has also has expressed his gratitude to D.K district administration, director of SACO company Mr. Althaf Ullal and KMT operation Manager Mr. Sadiq Ahmed and his team for their cooperation.