Udupi: Organs donated by accident victim give 8 people a new lease of life

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May 31, 2019

Udupi, May 31: Vital organs of an accident victim from Udupi district have given eight patients a new lease of life.

According to a press release issued by the Kasturba Hospital here, a person, Sudeep Poojary, 30, was severely injured in a road accident at Brahmavar on May 27. He was rushed to the Kasturba Hospital here but was declared brain dead by the doctors officially at 9.15 p.m. on May 28 under the 1994 Protocols and Procedures of the Human Rights Act.

Subsequently, Sudeep’s elder brothers, Sandeep and Pradeep, expressed their willingness to donate his viable organs. Two corneas, two kidneys, liver, pancreas, heart and lungs were harvested and this helped save the lives of eight people.

As per Jeevasarthakathe (formerly Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka (ZCCK) for Transplantation) protocols and decision, two corneas and two kidneys were retained by Kasturba Hospital here for registered patients while the liver and pancreas were sent to patients of BGS Hospital in Bengaluru and heart valve and lungs to the patients of BGS Hospital in Chennai. The organs were shifted to Bengaluru at 7 a.m. on Thursday, with the support of the Udupi police, from Manipal through Mangaluru International Airport via a Green Corridor.

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Uprooted tree blocks NH 73 between Mangaluru and Chikamagaluru

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July 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 9: The National Highway 73 between Mangaluru and Chikmagalur was blocked after a huge tree was uprooted and fell on the road near Somanthadka near Belthangady on Thursday due to heavy rain which has been lashing the region since last three days.

The monsoon rain has shifted from the coastal belt to the hilly region of the Western Ghats leading to closure of major roads after a tree was uprooted.

Karkala BJP MLA Sunil Kumar, who was traveling to Bengaluru had to wait for a long time for the traffic to clear.

Meanwhile Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner Dr Bagadi Gautam imposed ban on movement of vehicles on Charmadi ghat from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Hope Hasanabba Charmadi cleared the road.

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Another COVID-19 patient passes away in Karnataka

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April 4,2020

Bagalkot, April 4: A COVID-19 positive patient passed away in Karnataka's Bagalkot on Friday, taking the total number of deaths in the state to four, informed the Deputy Commissioner of Bagalkot.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 2650 including 184 people who have been discharged or cured or migrated, and 68 deaths, as per the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Reopening schools in Karnataka on Sept 1 was just an opinion; no final decision yet: Govt

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July 20,2020

Bengaluru, July 20: The Karnataka government has reiterated that no final decision has so far been taken on reopening of schools in the state.

The clarification comes after minutes of the July 15 HRD ministry meeting where Karnataka education department officials said schools are reopening on September 1 went viral on social media.

“The state government has not decided yet on starting schools. That they will reopen in September was only a general opinion expressed by our officials at the meeting. At present, we have no plans to start schools unless there is a conducive environment. There’s no need for anxiety,” said primary and secondary minister S Suresh Kumar.

Kumar said the government is involved in meeting the education sector’s changed priorities in the current scenario.

The minutes were of a virtual conference on school-safety plans, with representatives of state governments and Union territories expressing views on reopening of schools.

Against the name of Karnataka, “After September 1” was written. Similar datelines were given by Kerala, Ladakh, Manipur, Rajasthan, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, while in case of many other states it said “no decision”.

An education department official said Karnataka submitted to MHRD that it will be able to take a decision only after September 1, depending on the situation in the state.

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