Padubidri: Over-speeding car jumps road divider, hit bus on other lane; one killed three injured
Padubidri: In a tragic road accident, a 21-year old girl died while three others sustained injuries when their car rammed into a private bus here near Beedu in Padubidri on Monday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Nikshita (21), a resident of Kappu Padavu in Mangaluru.
The injured victims have been identified as Dhanush (23), Harshini (17) and Gurukiran who has sustained critical injuries and is being treated at a private hospital in Udupi.
According to the reports, the over-speeding car was travelling towards Udupi when the driver lost the control over wheels and ran over from road divider before ramming the vehicle into a bus that was running on the other side of the road, travelling in opposite direction.
Local struggled for more than 30 mins to take out the body of Nikshita.
Local police rushed to the spot and a case in this regard has been registered.
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55-bed free palliative care centre to open near Bengaluru’s Nelamangala
Bengaluru: A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, the centre has been set up by the Sukruthi Charitable Trust in collaboration with Rotary Bangalore Midtown. Around Rs 20 crore has been invested in the project, which will operate without a billing counter, ensuring that families do not have to pay for treatment.
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The centre will provide comprehensive palliative care, including medical support, counselling for patients and their families, and bereavement care. The facility aims to help families cope with the physical and emotional challenges of caring for terminally ill patients.
“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” DH quoted Palani Loganathan as saying.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Dr C.N. Manjunath who also serves as the chief medical advisor to the centre will also be present, along with several senior government officials and healthcare leaders.
