Mangalore

Mangaluru: Concerns over implementation, faculty readiness and infrastructure have emerged as Karnataka moves to overhaul allied health science courses in line with National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) guidelines from the 2026-27 academic year.Stakeholders have flagged lack of clarity on implementation, variations in infrastructure and faculty quality, and operational issues linked to the…

Mangaluru: Surgeons in Mangaluru are increasingly opting for allografts — bone and tissue obtained from donors — to treat complex injuries and reconstruction cases, reducing the need for autografts taken from a patient’s own body.The shift gathered pace after the establishment of the Prof M Shantaram Shetty Tissue Bank at KS Hegde Charitable Hospital nearly…

Mangaluru: Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation (KCDC) and state forest department will jointly organise a two-day cashew fest and workshop at Kadri Park here from May 17. The fest will be inaugurated by forest minister Eshwar Khandre. Announcing the event after releasing the fest poster here Saturday, speaker UT Khader said there is a pressing need…

Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) recently hosted II PUC toppers from science, arts and commerce streams across Dakshina Kannada district for an exclusive experiential visit, offering them a behind-the-scenes glimpse into airport operations.The visit was organised to mark the city’s tryst with civil aviation 75 years ago, when the first aircraft carrying then Prime Minister…

Mangaluru: Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested a notorious house-breaking accused at Mangaluru Central Railway Station on Thursday and recovered stolen gold ornaments worth over Rs 13 lakh during a special surveillance operation.The accused, Ashif PH, 25, a resident of Hosdurg in Kasaragod district, Kerala, was intercepted while moving suspiciously on platforms 2 and 3 of…

Mangaluru: To mark World Thalassaemia Day, KMC Hospital Attavar, Mangaluru, organised a free HLA (human leukocyte antigen) typing camp in association with department of paediatric haematology-oncology, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Friday.The camp saw strong participation, with families from across the region attending. Patients, along with their siblings and parents, underwent HLA typing — a crucial step…

Mangaluru: A family’s decision to honour a loved one’s final wish turned grief into a life-changing gift.Balakrishna Bhat, 57, from Kairangala, died of an intracranial bleed at Wenlock District Hospital Tuesday. Even in death, he gave life and hope to others through tissue donation.As his internal organs could not be harvested due to technical issues,…

Mangaluru: Assembly speaker UT Khader Saturday said there was no opposition from local residents to the proposed development of a circle named after Koragajja at Kuthar, dismissing concerns raised on social media.Responding to queries over the controversy surrounding the naming of the circle, Khader said the opposition came only from “one or two individuals from…

Mangaluru: Two girls, including a teenager, reportedly drowned in the Gundya stream in Kadaba on Friday. The deceased are Arpita, 15, and her cousin Sunita, 21.According to police, the incident occurred at Kutrupady village under Kadaba police station limits. The duo reportedly went to the stream along with family members. Police suspect that the two…

Mangaluru: Karnataka will shift its free entrance exam coaching programme for science students in govt and aided PU colleges from online to offline mode from the coming academic year.Department of pre-university education (DPUE) has sent a proposal to the govt seeking approval for the change, aimed at improving preparation for CET, NEET, JEE and other…