The trial run of the number, 1800-425-6666, is presently on and it will have an official launch next week.
In a bid to rein in nearly 10,000 operators manning Aadhaar card enrolment centres spread across the Southern States, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), will shortly launch a toll-free number to redress public complaints about them.
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A team of para-swimmers won 42 medals at the 21st National Para-Swimming Championships at Udaipur in Rajasthan recently.
They won 28 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 8 bronze medals. More than 500 para-swimmers from 17 States participated in this event.
Shridhar Malagi and Swatik Patil won five medals, Simran Gaundalkar, Raghvendra R. Anvekar, Yogesh Patil, Aniket Pilankar, Shrikant Desai, Prajwal Y. Naralekar and Pruthvi Y. Naralekar won three medals, Rajesh Shinde, Sumit Mutagekar, Sahil Kajukar, Sharanya Kumbhar and Sahil R. Jadhav won two medals, and Amol Kamble, Mustaq Ahmed Syed and Jotiba Kundekar won one medal each.
They are members of swimmers club Belgaum and Aquarius swim club Belgaum and practiced at Suvarna JNMC Swimming Pool and Corporation Swimming Pool in Goaves. They have been trained by Umesh Kalghatgi, Prasad Tendolkar, Akshay Sheregar, Nitish Kuduchkar, Ajinkya Mendke and Govardhan Kakatkar.
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The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and Hospital has become the first government medical college in the State to successfully conduct live kidney transplant and it is ready to take up cadaver transplant.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Friday, KIMS director Ramalingappa Antaratani said through a coordinated effort by the departments of nephrology, urology, and anesthetics, the kidney of a 44-year-old woman had been successfully transplanted to her 22-year-old son.
Free of cost
He said the kidney transplant surgery which cost lakhs of rupees in private hospitals would be carried out free of cost under ABARK scheme for BPL cardholders. “The Government pays 25% of the procedure cost for patients of APL (Above Poverty Line) under ABARK. And the surgery would cost around ₹1.5 lakh for them,” he said adding that with the successful completion of the first kidney transplant, the KIMS team planned to conduct more such transplants in the coming days.
To a query, Dr. Ramalingappa clarified that KIMS was now ready for cadaveric kidney transplant. However the patients would have to follow the procedure of registering with the website ‘www.jeevaasarthakathe.karnataka.gov.in’ for the kidney transplant. But in cases where close family members come forward to donate kidney, they could approach KIMS directly, he said.
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India Post on Friday released a special cover and Corporate My Stamp of educationist, philanthropist and industrialist Dr. M.S. Ramaiah. The special cover will be available for sale at Philatelic Bureaus of Bengaluru GPO, Mangaluru HO, Mysuru HO and Belagavi HO, and also at e-Post Office, stated a press release.
The late Dr. Ramaiah’s son M.R Seetharam, vice-chairman of Gokula Education Foundation, said “I thank the postal department for this special honour. He is always an inspiration to our family and many others.” Dr. M.R. Jayaram, Chairman of Gokula Education Foundation and Mr. L.K. Dash, Post Master General BG-HQ Region, were present on the occasion.
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A 34-year-old journalist and former TV anchor, Ritika Sharma from Bengaluru, has set a new Guinness World Record for getting highest number of fibroids removed from her uterus. The patient had 236 fibroids removed, which included a large cauliflower shaped fibroid measuring up to 20 X 20 X 10 cm and many other smaller fibroids of different sizes, weighing 2,250 grams in total.
This complex surgical procedure was performed in October last year by Shanthala Thuppanna, Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Sakra World Hospital in Bengaluru. The title certificate was presented by Guinness World Record adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar to the patient and her doctor in the city on Thursday.
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Bengaluru-based cornea-refractive surgeon and translational scientist Rohit Shetty has been named as one of the Top 100 most inspiring and influential ophthalmologists of the world by The Ophthalmologist magazine. Dr Shetty is the first Kannadiga to make it to the ‘power list’.
The Ophthalmologist Power List 2022 is a roll call of achievers in clinical practice and vision research. The list is prepared from a lineup of 450 names by an international panel of 20 judges.
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Renowned Bharatanatyam exponent Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy was conferred with ‘Kadali Shree’ award at a function organised by Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat and Kadali Mahila Vedike at Navajyoti Auditorium of JSS Women’s College in Saraswatipuram yesterday as part of Kadali Mahila Vedike’s anniversary celebrations.
Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, retired Vice-Chancellor Dr. Chidananda Gowda, Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat President Prof. Maleyur Guruswamy, Parishat Mysuru City Unit President M.G. Sadanandaiah, District Unit President Helavarahundi Siddappam, Kadali Mahila Vedike President Sharada Shivalingaswamy and other office-bearers were present on the occasion.
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A wall painting is being done in the heart of the city in order to depict the culture and rituals of Tulunadu, which are very different from those of other parts in the state.
The wall paintings consist of Kambala, Kola, Nemotsava, Bandi, Cock fight, Rathostava, portraits of Veera Rani Abbakka, Parashurama, Appannana Katte (Hampanakatte), Jamboo Savari and Hampi chariot festival. In addition, social awareness messages, educational awareness, health and clean green Kudla are also giving the city an attractive look.
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After a gap of 4 years, Mangalore Konkans Dubai are back again, to create a platform for encouragement of talents and awareness of the enormous budding singing talents available in the UAE with the Konkani community. A reality show in Konkani singing is organized to crown ‘Mangalore Konkan’s Golden Voice of UAE’ in male and female category for UAE residents above the age of 18.
As per president of Mangalore Konkans Dubai, James Mendonca, the audition round will be held on Sunday June 5 at 4:30 PM at Bab Al Ibada Party Hall, Mezzanine floor, HSBC building, King Faisal road, Sharjah. The best 6 in each category will be qualified for the second round followed by the finale which will be held in the month of November, with live band, music and singing qualified judges and with more than 750+ audience.
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This certificate has been given to the temple for offering clean and hygienic ‘prasadam’ to devotees. About 5,000 to 7,000 devotees are served the lunch at the temple daily.
The famous Sri Mookambika Temple, Kollur in Udupi district, one of the richest temples of the state – got a quality certificate from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under Blissful Hygienic Offering to God (BHOG) scheme – an initiative started by the Association of Food Scientists and Technologist of India (AFSTI).
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