Mangaluru, Sept 11: A youth died at a hospital here after he allegedly consuming a poisonous substance in his house at Koila village of Puttur taluk on Saturday.
The deceased is Nagesh Kumbar (30) a member of Koila Gram Panchayat.
According to Kadaba police, Kumbar was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru on Saturday morning and breathed his last in the evening.
The police said they are yet to know the reason that forced Kumbar to resort to the extreme step.
Udupi, May 24: Three among the 18 coronavirus positive cases reported in Udupi district today were policemen.
A police constable of Karkala Rural Police Station and ASI of Ajekar Police Station were tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and authorities have taken steps to seal the Police Stations they were working. A policeman from Brahmavar police station also tested positive.
The district administration reported seal Karkala Rural Police station, Ajekar Police Station, and Brahmavar Police Station. Apart from them Karkala Town Station and Circle station are being sealed. All the policemen and policewomen working in these five stations will be quarantined.
Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardha said that ''all the primary contacts of the police officers who were tested positive will undergo screening and their swabs will be collected and sent to Lab for test.''
Bengaluru, Jul 30: Karnataka reported 83 deaths and 6,128 new cases in the state on Thursday. With this, the total number of cases in the state stood at 1,18,632, the state health ministry said.
Currently, there are 69,700 active cases, while a total of 2,230 people have lost their lives due to the pandemic till now.
There are 15,83,792 confirmed cases across the country. Of them, 5,28,242 cases remain active. While 10,20,582 have recovered, 34,968 patients have lost their lives due to the pandemic.
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.
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