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Minister donates blood as Blood Helpline-Karnataka celebrates anniversary

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August 6, 2017

Mangaluru, Aug 6: The first anniversary celebration of Blood Helpline-Karnataka was celebrated on Sunday at Forum Fiza Mall, Mangaluru. 

Inaugurating the event, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader said that donating and arranging blood in emergency is one of the greatest deeds. 

He congratulated the young enthusiastic team of Blood Helpline that arranges the blood during emergency requirements in coastal district and other parts of the state.

Prof. Pattabhirama Somayaji spoke as chief guest and distributed identity cards among blood donors.

On the same occasion, B A Mohammed Ali Kammaradi, Harekala Hajabba and social activist Ravoof were felicitated.

President Iftikar Krishnapura presided over the programme. MLAs Mohiuddin Bava, J R Lobo, Mustafa Addoor Demmele, Khatheeb Abdul Azeer Darimi, A H Naushad Haji were present among others. 

A blood donation camp was also hosted as part of the anniversary celebration. Minister Khader also donated blood.

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Navaz Thokur- …
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Sunday, 6 Aug 2017

Masha Allah.  Salute to your selfless efforts BHL team. May Almighty Allah bless you all with good health and strength to serve the society in more better way

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May 4,2020

Mangaluru, May 4: An engineering student has claimed to have received 600 threat calls in the past few days from unidentified people for starting fish business during the lockdown in Kavoor. 

According to Sakshath Shetty, resident of Kavoor, he started receiving threat calls from various people after he started selling fish during the lockdown. 

Police said they have been able to identify some of the numbers from where the threat calls were made and investigation is under way.

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June 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 5: A COVID-19 patient, who was admitted to Victoria hospital, has recovered from the disease after he was administered convalescent plasma therapy.

He is the second patient in the state who has recovered from COVID-19 after the therapy.

"I am happy to inform the second plasma therapy patient has recovered and shifted out of ICU. This middle-aged patient was admitted in Victoria hospital ICU with severe COVID-19 illness and was also diabetic with poor sugar control," Dr Vishal Rao, HCG Hospital Bengaluru said.

"The patient received convalescent plasma on May 27, since then there was steady improvement in patient's condition and was taken off high flow nasal oxygen on June 2, 2020, and is at present on a minimal oxygen, shifted toward yesterday. With the rapid recovery we hope to discharge the patient soon," he said.

Speaking further, Rao said: "This is a significant improvement and reassuring. We hope to see him recover completely and will closely monitor the condition going forward to send the patient from ward to home."

In Karnataka, 4,320 coronavirus cases have been reported including 1,610 cured/discharged/migrated and 57 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

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January 20,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 20: A teenage girl drowned after a boat in which she was traveling in capsized in the river Netravati at Uliya Hoige, Ullal, police said on Monday.

Meanwhile, four other girls who were also traveling on the same boat were rescued by the locals, the police added. The mishap happened on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Renita, a resident of Miyapadavu.

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