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Anti-tobacco centre to come up in Mangalore

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December 18, 2012

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Mangalore, December 18: To eradicate tobacco addiction in the region, A J Institute of Dental Sciences (AJIDS) and Dakshina Kannada branch of Indian Dental Association (IDA) have set up a Tobacco Intervention Initiative (TII) Centre, which will be inaugurated at the A J Institute on Thursday, said AJIDS Dean Dr Suresh Chandra.

 

Announcing this at a press meet here on Tuesday, he said that the joint venture was an initiative to improve the public health and well-being by discouraging tobacco usage. Nine million deaths occur annually due to the use of tobacco. Through health education programmes, street plays and anti-tobacco rallies, TII aims to implement tobacco cessation and treatment strategies in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality which occurs due to tobacco addiction, he said.

 

Speaking on the effect of tobacco on oral health, he said, India is the world's third largest producer of tobacco, and Mangalore is the largest producer of beedis in the state. In spite of the government having implemented the ban on smoking in public places, people can be seen smoking everywhere. It is the secondary smokers who are highly affected among people by tobacco. This centre is the first such centre in the state, and the third in the country, he said.

 

The centre will be inaugurated on Thursday at 10 a.m. by D K Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayaprakash. President of Laxmi Memorial Education Trust A J Shetty and vice president Prashanth Shetty will be the guests of honour.

 

Following the inauguration, there will be an oration on 'Current trends of tobacco control in India' by oncologist Dr Vishal Rao and 'Dentists' role in tobacco control' by AJIDS Professor Dr Rajani George.

 

President of IDA (DK branch) Dr Muralee Mohan, secretary Dr Karthik Shetty and HOD, Dept of Community Dentistry, AJIDS Dr Vijaya Hegde were present at the press meet.


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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 28: As many as 5,536 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.

With these new cases of coronavirus, the total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,07,001 including 64,434 active cases, 40,504 discharges and 2,055 deaths.

India on Tuesday reported 47,704 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's count of coronavirus cases to 14,83,157, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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June 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with Congress leaders on Monday rode a bicycle from his residence to Minsk Square to protest against the hike in fuel prices.

KPCC President DK Shivakumar was also seen riding a bicycle along with other members of the Congress party to Minsk Square where the party staged the protest.

During the protest, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar along with party leaders carried a bike on their shoulders.

"We are carrying out our duty today. At the time of the UPA government's rule, when there was any hike in fuel prices, several BJP leaders had made bold statements. It is ironic that today, at the time of this COVID-19 pandemic, even despite the price of barrels falling, they have increased fuel prices," said Shivakumar.

"In Delhi, diesel prices have exceeded petrol prices. We must protest against this. The DCP can file whatever case he wants to. Despite several cases against us, we have never been shaken up. They are inconveniencing people and causing the people to burn in hell. These people must be protected," he added.

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The Congress has termed the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel as "unjust" and "thoughtless", and urged the Central government to roll back the increase with immediate effect and pass on the benefit of low oil prices directly to the people.

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The service was supposed to end on Tuesday, but it has now been extended till Thursday.
 
The Chief Minister has appealed to workers and other people that they can return to their hometowns without having to gather in large numbers at bus stops.
 
He said, "951 KSRTC buses on Sunday were provided in the state for the travel of migrants. About 1,500 passengers have already gone in 50 busses."
 
On Saturday, an estimated 16,500 passengers in 550 buses left for their homes.
 
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He said in a press release that everyone will be provided with free meals and water before the journey.

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