Breast Clinic Inaugurated at Kasturba Hospital Manipal

October 24, 2011

Udupi, October 24: Inaugurating the Breast Clinic, Vasanthi R Pai, Chairperson – Hostel Management Committee, said that Indian Women generally neglect their health. They would be busy taking care of their Children's health, their husband's health and their family. If something happens to them the entire family suffers.

Mrs Pai called upon all women above the age of 40 to make it a practice to undergo Mammography screening program every year. Best protection is early detection, she added.

Dr Ramdas M Pai, Chancellor, Manipal University released the Information brochure about the Breast Clinic.

Speaking on this occasion, Dr K Ramnarayan said that the support of NGO's and Women's associations like Innerveil, POWER and Lioness Club is essential to create awareness of breast disease amongst the public. The print and visual media with focused articles on breast diseases including breast cancer is also essential for the awareness.

Dr P Sripathi Rao, Dean KMC Manipal quoting Dr Ramdas M Pai said that the results of treatment for Breast Cancer is better in the United States because of early diagnosis and treatement. Newer lifestyle, late marriage, fewer children, lesser duration of breast feeding the children has resulted in the increase in incidence of Breast Cancer. Self examination of breast for any changes is the best practice for early identification.

Speaking on the occasion Dr Pulgaonkar, Medical Superintendent said that “The unique feature of the Breast Clinic is that it coordinate the services of a multidisciplinary team of general surgeon, radiation oncologist for radiotherapy and medical oncologist chemotherapy and several essential ancillary services like the physiotherapist, psychologist and geneticist and support services like radiology services, mammogram etc.

Dr Stanley Mathews, Professor and Unit Head, Dept Surgery is the Consultant at the new Breast Clinic.

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HC refuses to quash probe against Mangaluru WhatsApp admin over offensive posts

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an investigation against a WhatsApp group administrator accused of allowing the circulation of obscene and offensive images depicting Hindutva politicians and idols in 2021.

Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that, prima facie, the ingredients of the offence under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code were made out. “The offence under Section 295A of the IPC is met to every word of its ingredient, albeit prima facie,” the judge said.

The petitioner, Sirajuddin, a resident of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, had challenged the FIR registered against him at the CEN (Cyber, Economics and Narcotics) police station, Mangaluru, for offences under Section 295A of the IPC and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. Section 295A relates to punishment for deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class of citizens.

According to the complaint filed by K Jayaraj Salian, also a resident of Belthangady taluk, he received a WhatsApp group link from an unknown source and was added to the group after accessing it. The group reportedly had six administrators and around 250 participants, where obscene and offensive images depicting Hindu deities and certain political figures were allegedly circulated repeatedly.

Sirajuddin was arrested in connection with the case and later released on bail on February 16, 2021. He argued before the court that he was being selectively targeted, while other administrators—including the creator of the group—were neither arrested nor investigated. He also contended that the Magistrate could not have taken cognisance of the offence under Section 295A without prior sanction under Section 196(1) of the CrPC.

Rejecting the argument, Justice Nagaprasanna held that prior sanction is required only at the stage of taking cognisance, and not at the stage of registration of the crime or during investigation.

The judge noted that the State had produced the entire investigation material before the court. “A perusal of the material reveals depictions of Hindu deities in an extraordinarily obscene, demeaning and profane manner. The content is such that its reproduction in a judicial order would itself be inappropriate,” the court said, adding that the material, on its face, had the tendency to outrage religious feelings and disturb communal harmony.

Observing that the case was still at the investigation stage, the court said it could not interdict the probe at this juncture. However, it expressed concern that the investigating officer appeared to have not proceeded uniformly against all administrators. The court clarified that if the investigation revealed the active involvement of any member in permitting the circulation of such content, they must also be proceeded against.

“At this investigative stage, any further observation by this Court would be unnecessary,” the order concluded.

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