Hassan, Oct 9: Three youths were feared drowned in Hemavati river at Hunusavali Village in Alluru taluk of this district on Tuesday.
According to police, three of them identified as Rathan (22), Bhimraj (27) and Manu (27) jumped into the river Hemavati, one by one, to take a holy dip in the water.
Eyewitness said that they were washed away due to heavy current in the river.
Udupi, Jan 22: Writer Richie John Pais will be conferred with the Best Konkani Book Award, instituted by Dr T M A Foundation in recognition of his contribution made to Konkani Language and Literature.
According to a statement, the Award carries Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.
‘Fathor’, a collection of Konkani short stories authored by Richie John Pais was published in 2017 has been chosen for the Dr TMA Foundation Best Konkani Book Award 2018.
Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Kasturba medical college hospital at Manipal in Udupi district has decided to resume normal outpatient department services for all specialities from Monday.
In a release, hospital medical superintendent Avinash Shetty said the services will be made available from 8.30 am to 1 pm.
The services had been suspended in view of the nationwide lockdown.
Those visiting the hospital should visit the temporary screening kiosk set up outside the hospital, from where they will be shifted to the respective departments.
Mask is essential for all patients and their attenders.
Only one attender is allowed along with a patient.
Doctor's consultation through telemedicine service is also available from 9 am to 4 pm.
Trauma and emergency services will function as usual, the release said.
Mangaluru, May 17: Former health minister U T Khader demanded that the authorities carry out a scientific analysis of the five deaths that occurred due to Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada. 
“The number of fatalities vis-à-vis the number of positive cases in the district is worrying, and the district administration and health department should not take the matter lightly. Lapses, if any, in dealing with the co-morbidity factors should be addressed, lest it become a major health challenge,” he warned.
Addressing reporters on Saturday, Khader, said only carrying out such types of analysis will help the health department combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in the future. “At present, the only data available with the health authorities here and in the state war room, is the number of people tested and number of positive cases,” Khader said.
“Any strategy to combat Covid-19 must be built around scientific analysis of causes of how the disease is spreading and to do so, concrete efforts must be made to find the source of the cluster at the First Neuro Hospital in Padil. A analysis of reasons that caused the deaths, will also come in handy for the authorities to prepare suitable advisories for the people, who in turn could take informed decisions,” Khader noted.
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