Mangaluru: Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences launches tele-consultation services for patients

Vartha Bharati | 30-03-2020 | 16:11:00 IST

Mangaluru: In order to control the spreading of the COVID-19 after declaring lockdown in the country in our district several hospitals have suspended OPD services. In view of this several patients are in trouble without timely personal consultations of doctors and without getting  proper medicinal advice. Realizing this fact Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Natekal, has started online tele-consultation service in the constituent Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre.

 Under this service people can contact the doctors sitting in their home. The doctors will give tele-consultation and medical advice for their health problems through WhatsApp.  As per the Kanachur Hospital announcement for this purpose the specialist doctors of nine departments will give their tele-consultation from 9.00AM to 4.00PM.

Other than this the people who are not having the social media service (WhatsApp) from rural areas they can directly contact the concerned department specialists  over phone by informing the disease details and obtain advices from the doctors through the hospital landline number 0824-2888000. The limit of the phone call is 10 minutes and the patients are requested to give appropriate information so that they can obtain consultation from the doctors.

And also so as to avoid the spreading of the disease the hospital has opened fever clinic for the welfare of the patients, which will be open from 9.00AM to 4.00PM on all working days in the entrance of the hospital.

As usual the Emergency Medicine, ICU, OBG and Paediatrics Departments with the specialised doctors will be available round the clock 24/7.

Patients are requested to provide their details through the watsapp number as mentioned in the table below along with their name, age, sex, weight and disease details along with the details of the previous prescription without fail. After verifying all these details the concerned doctors will call the patients or inform the suitable medicine in a prescription slip with the doctors (Registration No.) and whatsApp the same. After that they can purchase the prescribed medicine in the nearby medicals.

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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka

24-02-2026 ¦ 24-02-2026 IST

Karnataka Minister M B Patil

Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.

The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.

He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.

Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.

The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.

Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.

Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.

Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.

He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.

These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.

On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.

Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.

In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.

Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.

For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.

Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.