Life Care Diagnostic and Health Center inaugurated in Bhatkal
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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What happens to terms Keralite, Keralan: Tharoor's witty take on Keralam replacing Kerala
New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had a witty take on Kerala's name change on Tuesday, asking what happens now to the terms "Keralite" and "Keralan" for the "denizens" of the new "Keralam".
In a lighter vein, Tharoor said 'Keralamite' sounds like a microbe and 'Keralamian' like a rare earth mineral.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the proposal for altering the name of Kerala to Keralam.
Ahead of the Cabinet decision announcement, Tharoor said, "All to the good, no doubt, but a small linguistic question for the Anglophones among us: what happens now to the terms 'Keralite' and 'Keralan' for the denizens of the new 'Keralam'?
"'Keralamite' sounds like a microbe and 'Keralamian' like a rare earth mineral ! @CMOKerala might want to launch a competition for new terms resulting from this electoral zeal," he said, sharing the media report on the name change.
The Legislative Assembly of Kerala passed a resolution on June 24, 2024 to alter the name of Kerala to Keralam'.
Thereafter, the government of Kerala requested the government of India to take necessary steps to amend the First Schedule to the Constitution by altering the name of Kerala to Keralam according to Article 3 of the Constitution.
The matter regarding the alteration of the name Kerala to Keralam was considered in the Ministry of Home Affairs, government of India and with the approval of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the draft note for the Cabinet for changing Kerala to Keralam was circulated to the Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, and the Ministry of Law and Justice for their comments.
The Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, and the Ministry of Law and Justice have concurred with the proposal for the alteration of Kerala as Keralam.
After approval of the Union Cabinet, the president of India will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala for expressing its views under the proviso to Article 3 of the Constitution of India.
After receipt of the views of the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala, the government of India will take further action and the recommendation of the president will be obtained for the introduction of the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 for the alteration of Kerala as Keralam in Parliament.
Meanwhile, on Monday night, Tharoor said he was truly pleased to see C Rajagopalachari honoured by a statue at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"He was its first Indian occupant as the only Indian Governor-General of India, before we became a Republic and he yielded his seat to the new President. I have long admired his convictions and was a strong supporter of his Swatantra Party in my student days," Tharoor said.
"His set of values and principles -- liberal economics and support for free enterprise, combined with social justice; strong anchoring in Indian civilization and religious faith but without a shred of communal bigotry; and a staunch faith in the rights & freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, including keeping the government out of our kitchens, bedrooms and libraries -- remain mine to this day," the Congress MP said.
It is sad that there are so few left to follow him today, Tharoor added on X.
