H1N1 medicines still out of stock in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Feb 18: Medicines to treat children with H1N1 have run out of stock in Bengaluru as the Oseltamivir syrup is unavailable, according to BBMP officials.

A meeting called by Health and Family Welfare Minister U?T Khader could not find a solution to the problem. Doctors at private and government hospitals had complained about the syrup to treat infants being out of stock.

Shortage of testing kits is another problem. According to senior doctors at Manipal Hospitals, which receives most cases in Bengaluru, there are just about sufficient kits. “There is an increasing demand. Usually each month just about 25 cases would be screened. But this time the number has gone up to 100,” a senior doctor said.

No deaths were reported in the BBMP limits on Tuesday. There are 174 positive cases and nine deaths in the City so far.

A reality check on Tuesday showed medicines for swine flu were unavailable at most of the 51 pharmacies recognised by the Health department for the purpose. But Raghuram Bhandari, Drugs Controller, said 7,000 strips were procured on Monday and 5,000 on Tuesday.

Dr Shashidhar Buggi, director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, said the hospital had a stock of 1,500 tablets.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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