Bhatkal: Equipped with technologically advanced equipments and facilities,  a new diagnostic and health center was inaugurated in Bhatkal on Sunday, March 1, here.

The new diagnostic and health center named Life Care Diagnostic and Health Center is a polyclinic and promises various facilities and services, some of which were not available in and around Bhatkal.

Speaking at the inaugural event, senior most doctor of the Nawayath community, Dr. Sibgatullah congratulated the organisers and associates of the center and added that a project like this has always been a need of the hour for the people of Bhatkal. He also wished the organisers for their endeavors.

Additional General Secretary of Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen Bhatkal, Ishaq Shabandri asserted that the facilities provided Life Care Diagnostic and Health Center will be a stepping stone in the upliftment of healthcare in and around people. He added that people in Bhatkal were turning towards medical hubs like Mangaluru and Calicut for medical issues and that it should be stopped and inauguration of these health center will play a key role.

President of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, SM Parvez, spoke about how the healthcare system in and around Bhatkal has been marred by failure despite in the past, organizations have come up with similar projects. He however wished the organisers luck for the endeavors.

Associate of the center, Ismail Jukaku, shed light upon the project and vision of the center add spoke about how they organisers plan to further develop the center in the near future.

AMO of Bhatkal Taluka Hospital, Dr. Savita Kamat also addressed the event and stressed upon developing the healthcare system in Bhatkal adding that more private entities in the field should come up and shoulder the responsibility of improving healthcare facilities in the city. She also called on people not to turn to cities like Mangaluru and Chennai and to support the Life Care Diagnostic and Health Center and to to shut the trend of turning to such cities for medical issues.

The center promises expert OPD services in Accident & Emergency, Hi-Tech Laboratory, Specialised Physiotherapy Unit, Advanced Dental and Implants along with Day Care for Gynaecology department. The organisers have also added that more departments will be extended in day care services.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru belongs to the ISKCON Society in the city.

The top court allowed the plea of ISKCON Bangalore challenging a Karnataka High Court order that ruled in favour of ISKCON Mumbai over control of the iconic Hare Krishna temple and educational complex in Bengaluru.

A bench comprising Justices A S Oka and Augustine George Masih delivered the verdict.

ISKCON Bangalore had moved the top court on June 2, 2011 challenging the high court's verdict of May 23, 2011.

In the plea, ISKCON Bangalore, represented by its office-bearer Kodandarama Dasa, contested the high court judgment that overturned a 2009 order of a local court in Bengaluru.

The trial court had earlier ruled in favour of ISKCON Bangalore, recognising its legal title and granting a permanent injunction against ISKCON Mumbai.

However, the high court reversed this ruling and upheld a counterclaim by ISKCON Mumbai, effectively granting them control over the temple.

The legal tussle pits two societies with similar names and spiritual missions against each other.

ISKCON Bangalore, a Karnataka-registered society, contends that it has been operating independently and managing the Bengaluru temple for decades.

ISKCON Mumbai, registered under the national Societies Registration Act of 1860 and the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, claims that ISKCON Bangalore is merely its branch and that the property in question rightfully belongs under its jurisdiction.