A J Hospital inaugurates 'Voluntary Blood Donation Week' to mark World Blood Donor's Day
Mangaluru: A.J Hospital Mangaluru’s blood bank on Wednesday inaugurated a Voluntary Blood Donation Week to mark the World Blood Donor’s Day (June 14), here at the Hospital campus in the city.
Dr. Prashant Marla, Medical Director of A.J Hospital gave an overview of the A.J Blood Bank and World Blood Donor’s Day which was followed by guest lecture by eminent transfusion medicine specialist Dr. Ankith Mathur, Consultant, Transfusion Medicine, Transplant Immunology, Rotary T.T.K Blood Bank, Bangalore.
During the event a fully automated cell separator was also introduced in the hospital. According to a press release from the hospital with the addition of the new equipment, A.J Blood Bank is now ready for Apheresis Technology in which blood is withdrawn from a donor in an anticoagulant solution and separated into components.
“One component is retained and remaining constituents are returned to the individual. The advantage is its simplicity in operation & it is completed with single venipuncture. The added advantage is that a donor can donate within a week as compared to traditional donation, where a minimum of three months are required between one voluntary blood donation to the other”.
Fully Automated Cell Separator was inaugurated by Dr. Prashanth Marla, Medical Director, Dr. Amitha Marla, Director Medical Administration, A J Hospital, Dr. Ashok Hegde, Dean A J Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr.Muktha Pai, HoD, Pathology.
Programme began with prayer by Ms. Vinoda and Ms. Padma. Dr. Aravind P, Blood Bank Officer welcomed the gathering, Mr. P R Gopalkrishna delivered vote of thanks and Dr. Varsha, Pathology PG compered the programme.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
