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Gorakhpur, Aug 14: Dr Kafeel Khan, a paediatrician who saved lives of countless children at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, where more 70 children died last week, has been made a the "scapegoat" by the government, according to doctors at Delhi’s AIIMS. Dr Khan, who was head of paediatrics and the children's encephalitis wards at the hospital, was removed on Sunday amidst the visit of

Bengaluru, Aug 14: A 38-year-old man saved his wife and two children from his burning car here, but himself died in the fire as he could not undo his seat belt on time. Dileep Kumar, a Bengaluru-based jeweller, along with his family was going to Kochi after visiting Coimbatore when his car's engine suddenly caught fire near a toll gate at Madukkarai area early this morning, they said. He managed

Bengaluru, Aug 14: BJP supremo Amit Shah has urged the youth wing of the saffron party’s Karnataka unit to be aggressive in targeting ruling Congress in the state. “How many times have you faced lathi charge or escaped tear gas shells? How many times have you tried to gherao the chief minister? List out the agitations against the Congress government during the last four years,” asked Shah to the

Mangaluru, Aug 14: Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, on Sunday exhorted the modern medicine practitioners to explore treatment methods mentioned in AYUSH and adopt integrated treatment approach. Inaugurating the 3 Tesla MRI and Cath Lab Facility at the Yenepoya Medical College Hospital here on Sunday, Mr. Naik said that traditional systems of medicine have

Mangaluru, Aug 13: Dubai based Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) awarded scholarships to to 547 students from coastal Karnataka besides distributing sewing machines among 52 deserving women and wheelchairs among 21 needy people at a programme in the city on Sunday. Inaugurating the event at Loyola hall, J R Lobo, Managluru South MLA, he hailed the activities of BCF. “You work abroad and set aside a part

Mangaluru, Aug 13: The city police have arrested a sub-agent who was instrumental in sending Jacintha Mendonca, a home nurse from Karkala in Udupi to Saudi Arabia, after promising her a job in Qatar. James D'Mello, 30, a resident of Kulashekar, was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint by Jacintha's son Vinroy Mendonca, and was remanded in judicial custody. Efforts are on to nab the main agent

Mangaluru, Aug 13: Karnataka state police chief R K Dutta has claimed that the Mangaluru police have made a breakthrough in the murder of RSS worker Sharath Madiwala and identified the killers and organisation they are affiliated to. Madiwala was attacked by a gang on July 4 on B.C. Road. He breathed his last at a hospital in Mangaluru on July 7. The murder had triggered communal tension in the

Kalaburagi, Aug 13: Attacking BJP’s national president Amit Shah and other leaders for their election strategy for the next Assembly election, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah remarked that the party’s “divisive policy” would not work in Karnataka. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for Mini Vidhana Soudha at Aland town, Kalaburagi district, here on Sunday. He also inaugurated several

Dr Kafeel Khan, a paediatrician and the head of the encephalitis ward at Baba Raghav Das Medical College, who saved hundreds of children by collecting oxygen cylinders from various nursing homes, was removed as the Nodal Officer after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Health Minister JP Nadda visited the hospital. The doctor reportedly thought on his feet and arranged for oxygen cylinders

Lucknow, Aug 13: The decision to record Independence Day celebrations in madrassas (Islamic Schools) of Uttar Pradesh for the first time has evoked a mixed response from Muslim clerics. While one section of Muslim clerics is of the view that it will enhance "transparency and trust", another feels that the "unusual order" questions the patriotism of the minority community. The Uttar Pradesh