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HC orders hospital to pay Rs. 17.5 lakh compensation to Bhatkal family

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May 30, 2012

omegaBhatkal, May 30: Omega Hospital has been directed by the Karnataka High Court to pay a compensation of Rs. 17.5 lakhs to the family of Muhammad Ashraf of Bhatkal, who lost his mental stability following negligence from doctors of the hospital ten years ago.

In 2002, Mr. Ashraf had approached Dr. Mukund of Omega Hospital, Mangalore, with complaints of chest pain. On September 15 that year, as per the directions of Dr. Mukund, a team of doctors including Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr A J Jayakrishna, Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr Jithendra Kumar Rathod and Cardiac Anaesthetist Dr Gopal Kumar operated upon Mr. Ashraf for a heart surgery.

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Owing to improper monitoring of the heart and lung apparatus used by the hospital, it was later found out that Mr. Ashraf's brain had become dead due to lack of oxygen supply.

Shocked by the negligence of the hospital authorities, Mr. Ashraf's wife filed a police complaint and also approached the Dakshina Kannda District Consumer Disputes Redressel Forum. The Forum directed the Hospital to pay a compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs to the victim's family but the Hospital chose to approach the Court.

The High Court however, has ordered the Hospital to pay a compensation of Rs. 17.5 lakhs to Mr. Ashraf's family.


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February 17,2020

Mandya, Feb 17: About 40 passengers were injured in a collision between a KSRTC bus and a tipper lorry near Srirangapatna in the district on Monday.

Police said that the incident occurred when the bus was stopped to allow passengers to alight when the tipper lorry rammed against the bus.

The victims have been admitted to the Taluk hospital and the severely injured have been shifted to a hospital in Mysuru.

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April 1,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 1: The rush for purchase of essential commodities has eased in several places in Dakshina Kannada with the relaxation of lockdown from Wednesday between 7 am and 12 noon by the district administration. However, a few markets in Mangaluru still had queues in front of vegetable shops on Wednesday.

Vegetable shops and markets in Mallikatte, Kadri, Bejai-Kapikad, Urwastore, Mannagudda and Carstreet areas were crowded with people violating social distancing norms due to the coronavirus crisis.

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The Surathkal market too has been closed from April and traders from the market are allowed to sell essential commodities at alternative locations from 7 am to 12 noon.

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