Mangaluru (Press Release): Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital a leading healthcare provider in Mangalore, is proud to announce the launch of its cutting-edge robotic surgery program. This new initiative is set to revolutionize surgical care in our community by providing minimally invasive, highly precise, and patient-focused surgical solutions at the most affordable charges in the region.

The advanced robotic surgery facility is designed to deliver superior surgical outcomes with minimal pain, reduced blood loss, faster recovery times, and smaller scars. With this program, Justice KS Hegde Hospital reaffirms its commitment to making world-class healthcare accessible to all, particularly in a tier-3 city like Mangalore.

“Our hospital committed to providing quality health care services to all sections of the society. By bringing robotic surgery to our hospital, we aim to provide our patients with the most advanced surgical technology available, ensuring they receive the highest quality care close to home” said Sri N Vinay Hegde, the honourable Chancellor of NITTE (Deemed to be University) after officially launching the new facility.

Our robotic surgery program is equipped with US based Surgical Robot “daVinci”, the best and most advanced surgical robotic platform in the world which is able to handle a wide range of procedures across specialties, including Urology, Oncology (Cancer surgery), Gynaecology, Gastrointestinal surgery, General Surgery. The state-of-the-art robotic system enables surgeons to perform complex procedures with enhanced precision, visualization, and control. This breakthrough technology ensures better patient safety and surgical efficiency.

With in a month of starting new facility, Surgeons in the KS Hegde hospital successfully performed record number of robotic surgeries, 25 complex surgeries across all surgical specialities.

Justice KS Hegde Hospital celebrated its silver jubilee this year, serving the healthcare needs of thousands annually through its specialty hospitals and network of 22 rural health centres across four districts. The inauguration event was presided over by the Honourable Chancellor Sri N Vinay Hegde, with Pro-Chancellor (Hospital Management) Prof (Dr) M Shantharam Shetty, Pro-Chancellor (Administration) of Nitte University Mr. Vishal Hegde, and Vice Chancellor of Nitte University Prof (Dr) M S Moodithaya, Registrar Prof (Dr) Harsha Halahalli, I/c Dean, KSHEMA Prof (Dr) Jayaprakash Shetty, Medical Superintendent Prof (Dr) Sumalatha R Shetty,

The KSHEMA Robotic teams consists of co-ordinator Prof (Dr) Rajeev TP the team members include Prof (Dr) K R Bhagawan, Prof (Dr) Sripad G Mehandale, (Prof) Dr. Lakshmi Manjeera, Dr. Vinay Kumar Rajendra, Dr. Santosh Kumar, Dr Praveen Bhat, Dr. Suraj Hegde Dr. Narendra Pai.

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This year, Ramadan and Lent are reportedly being observed during the same period, a calendar overlap that happens only once in roughly 30 to 33 years.

According to a post by ‘That Dubai Page’ on Instagram both are important periods of fasting in Islam and Christianity respectively, but they follow different calendars, which is why their dates usually do not align.

What is Lent?

Lent is a 40-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar observed before Easter.

It is marked by fasting, prayer, repentance and self-examination.

The duration of 40 days reflects the time Jesus is believed to have fasted in the wilderness. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before Easter Sunday, and the feast mass is celebrated on Saturday.

The exact dates change every year because they are linked to Easter, which is calculated based on the Christian liturgical calendar.

What is Ramadan?

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer and spiritual discipline. From dawn to sunset each day, adult and able-bodied Muslims abstain from food and drink. The fast is broken at sunset.

Unlike Lent, Ramadan does not follow the Gregorian calendar.

According to admiddleeast.com , Ramadan depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon, known as the hilāl, which signals the start of the new lunar month.

Religious committees in many Muslim-majority countries meet after sunset on the 29th day of the preceding month, Sha‘ban, to look for the moon.

If it is sighted, Ramadan begins the next day. If not, Sha‘ban is completed as a 30-day month and Ramadan starts after that.

While Saudi Arabias announcement is widely followed, each country makes its own official declaration.

Why dont they always overlap?

The Islamic lunar calendar has around 354 days, which is about 10 to 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar.

Because of this difference, Ramadan shifts earlier by about 10 or 11 days each year. Over time, it moves through all seasons.

Lent, on the other hand, is tied to Easter and the Christian liturgical calendar. Since the two religious observances are based on different systems for calculating dates, they rarely fall at the same time.

How often does the overlap happen?

The overlap happens in cycles of approximately 30 to 33 years. When it happens, Ramadan and Lent may coincide for a few consecutive years. After that, they do not align again for decades.

Following the current cycle, major overlaps are not expected again until the 2050s.