Tourists spend whole night on the Saint Mary's Island of Malpe!
Police rescue four Keralites, including a woman: Inquired by police
Udupi: Four tourists from Kerala, including a woman, had to spend their whole night on the St. Mary's Island in Malpe on November 23 after missing the last boat.
Residents of Cochin in Kerala, Justin (34), Sheeja (33), Josh (28) and Harish (17) were rescued from St. Mary's Island at around 7:30 am on November 24. Malpe police conducted their inquiry and sent them to Kerala safely.
It was revealed from the inquiry that the tourists had reached St. Mary's Island at around 12:30 PM on November 23 by Malpe Development Committee boat. They then moved to another nearby Island. But they were unable to return from that Island as the water level had increased. Subsequently, they stayed there. Meanwhile, the last boat from St. Mary's Island to Malpe returned at around 6:45.
All the four returned to the St. Mary's Island after the water level had decreased. But they learnt that they had missed the last boat and spent whole night on the Island.
Other tourists who came to the Island this morning were surprised to find the Kerala tourists on the Island and they took the formers to Malpe and informed the police. The police took them to the police station and conducted the inquiry as staying at the St. Mary's Island is not allowed. The police checked their boat tickets, railway tickets and identity cards and later sent them to Kerala safely, sources said.
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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.
