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Latest 1.5T MRI and MDCT inaugurated at KMC Hospital

September 10, 2011

Mangalore, September 10: The latest 1.5 Tesla Seimens Avanto Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine and the GE Bright speed Multislice CT machine was inaugurated in Dept of Radiadiagnosis and Imaging, KMC Hospitals, here on Saturday.

District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar, and Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel jointly inaugurated the machines.

Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal University, Maj. Gen (Retd.) Dr G Rajagopal AVSM, Dean KMC Mangalore, Dr. Sunil Deshpande, Senior Vice President Operations KMC Hospital, Mangalore, Dr. Ajith Mahale, Head, Dept of Radiadiagnosis & Imaging, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, Dr Anand Venugopal, Deputy Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital, Dr. B R Ambedkar Circle, Mangalore and Dr. Madhusudan Upadya, Deputy Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore were also present for the occasion.

Dr. Sunil Deshpande welcomed the gathering. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dr.G Rajagopal AVSM gave the inaugural address and stated that modern facilities are immensely required in our country for better treatment purposes and we are very glad that we can bring such facilities within the reach of people in and around Mangalore.

Fr. H S Ballal spoke on the advancements being made in the imaging technology worldwide and how it tremendously helps in medical treatment.

Mr Palemar and Mr Kateel congratulated the Manipal group on making such facilities available to the society under one roof. KMC Hospital is a one stop designation with the availability of highly skilled and experienced fulltime radiologists and technicians and other support staffs and facilities required to treat emergency cases 24hours.

The latest 1.5 Tesla Seimens Avanto Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine which is imported from Germany is state of the art equipment which is capable of delivering high quality images for patient management. Other benefits of this system faster imaging, no claustrophobia is caused to the patients, whole body imaging, TIM whole spine and body, ideal in uncooperative patients and children, latest imported software, high quality joint imaging, spectroscopy (molecular imaging for tumors), abdominal imaging in renal failure, non-invasive vascular imaging.

The GE Bright speed Multislice CT machine with pitch booster aids in rapid scanning with minimal radiation exposure. This machine is imported from USA with all the latest software and technology. The benefits of MDCT-GE Bright Speed is that the scanning fast, whole body imaging can be done in a short time, it is ideal for vascular imaging, high quality reconstructed images in all planed, high resolution images of small parts like middle and inner ear, 3D reconstruction for bones and in trauma cases, used for cardiac screening and endoluminal Imaging.

Dr Ajith Mahale, proposed the vote-of thanks. Dr.Sonali Ullal, Assoc. Prof. Dept of Radiadiagnosis and Imaging, KMC Hospital, Mangalore anchored the programme.

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May 12,2020

New Delhi, May 12: Air India is planning to operate 149 repatriation flights to 31 countries between May 16 and May 22 during the second phase of the Vande Bharat mission to bring back home Indians stranded abroad amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, officials said. During the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express are scheduled to operate total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring approximately 15,000 Indians from 12 countries on a payment basis.

"In the second phase, Air India and Air India Express will operate 149 flights to countries such as the USA, the UAE, Canada, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Malaysia, Oman, Kazakhstan, Australia, Ukraine, Qatar and Indonesia," the airline officials stated.

Other countries to where the national carrier would operate flights between May 16 and May 22 are Russia, Philippines, France, Singapore, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait,

Japan, Georgia, Germany and Tajikistan, officials noted.
The flights during the second phase will also be operated to Bahrain, Armenia, Thailand, Italy, Nepal, Belarus, Nigeria and Bangladesh, they mentioned.

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 70,000 people and killed around 2,290 people in the country till now. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended for the lockdown period.

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May 21,2020

Mangaluru, May 21: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded six fresh covid-19 positive cases. With this the total cases reported in the district so far rose to 61.

It is learnt that all the six new covid-19 patients are those who had returned to Mangaluru from Dubai on May 18. 

Al the six patients are male. Among them two people aged 44 years and three others aged 35, 42, 60 are residents of Dakshina Kannada. Another one is 29-year-old from Kalaburagi. 

They were under institutional quarantine after their return. After their throat swab tests confirmed the disease, they were shifted to covid-19 hospital in the city.

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May 17,2020

Bengaluru, May 17: Karnataka Government on Sunday decided to appoint Administrative Committees, to over 6000 Panchayat Bodies, in the state, who’s five-year term would comes to an end this month.

Speaking to the media here, the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Minister, K S Eshwarappa informed that the state cabinet met recently had favored to appoint committees which would replace the elected bodies.

Informing that there is provision in the Panchayath Raj Act to appoint the committees, he said that the concerned Deputy Commissioners of the district, would appoint the members, to the committee, who were eligible to be nominated to the committees.

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