Mangaluru: The Sustainable Construction and Building Materials (SCBM) Laboratory, department of civil engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, hosted a two-day collaborative workshop and capacity building programme on ‘Durability and Sustainability of Concrete’ from Thursday. The event brings together 11 resource persons from eight leading engineering institutions in India to strengthen research and…

Udupi: Kota police seized 160 quintals of rice, allegedly meant for distribution under the state govt’s Anna Bhagya scheme, while it was being transported without a permit at Manoor village in Brahmavar taluk on Tuesday.Acting on information received around 10am on Tuesday, Brahmavar food inspector Vasanth Kumar, Kota police sub-inspector Praveen Kumar and other personnel…

Mangaluru: Yenepoya Medical College Hospital has successfully performed a robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).The hospital stated that the patient, a middle-aged man diagnosed with coronary artery disease involving double-vessel disease and blocked stents, underwent a multivessel bypass procedure using a minimally invasive approach. Unlike conventional open-heart surgery — which…