‘Team B-Human’ helps patient with amputated limbs to pay off bank loan availed for his treatment
Mangaluru: Local social organization ‘Team B-Human’ paid off bank loan of a patient who underwent dismember of limbs. The patient had reportedly availed the loan for his treatment.
The patient identified as Pushpakiran (51), a resident of Nehru Nagar under Someshwar Municipal Limits was admitted to a private hospital in Derlakatte on April 27 due to vomiting. Upon check-ups doctor, it was revealed that there was deficiency of Hemoglobin in his blood following which, he was transfused blood at the hospital.
Pushpakiran, a TV technician by profession, later developed Gangrene below his knee as a small wound on his leg was infected. He was then shifted to a hospital in Thokottu for treatment. His leg was then amputated surgically, forcing Pushpakiran to bed rest without work and ways to earn money.
Pushpakiran’s wife Rekha who works as cleaning staff at a resort in Someshwar had availed a loan for the treatment of her husband and was unable to pay it back. A message in this regard, seeking help for Pushpakiran and Rekha was being circulated on social media platforms. Taking note of the message, ‘Team B-Human’ came to the rescue of the family and paid off the loan of forty thousand.
The organization has further called on its well-wishers and donors to support Pushpakiran’s family as he is unable to go to work and is forced to take bed rest. Donors can contact officials of ‘Team B-Human’ to support Pushpakiran who also has three daughters.
‘Team B-Human’s founder Asif Deals, Basha, Shameem, Althaf, Sadiq, Ahnaf Deals, Shia Deals were present while handing over the cheque to the family.
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Vice president embarks on two-day visit to Sri Lanka
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President of India C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday left for Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit.
This marks the first bilateral visit by an Indian vice president to Sri Lanka, his office said.
During the visit, Radhakrishnan will call on the President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Disanayaka.
He will also meet the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya, along with other dignitaries on April 19, an official statement said.
Radhakrishnan will interact with leaders of the Indian-origin Tamil community and Tamil leaders from the Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka.
Later in the day, the vice president will address the Indian diaspora at a community event in Colombo, where he will virtually hand over houses to beneficiaries from Tamil communities, built with assistance from the Indian government as part of the third phase of the Indian Housing Project.
With this, the total number of houses for Tamil communities will reach 50,000, and 10,000 more houses are being built in the fourth phase of the project, the statement mentioned.
On April 20, the vice president will travel to Nuwara Eliya, visit the Indian Housing Projects, and interact with the local Tamil community.
This visit, which follows recent high-level engagements between the two countries, is expected to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between India and Sri Lanka, the statement said.
