KMC Hospital to observe World Stroke Day on Oct 29

October 27, 2011

Mangalore, October, 27: Like previous years, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, will be observing World Stroke Day October 29, said Dr Sunil Deshpande, senior vice president operations and medical superintendent of the Hospital.

Laying emphasis on the importance of World Stroke Day at a press meet here on Thursday, Mr Deshpande said that the Stroke Management Team at the KMC Hospital has successfully Thrombolysis over 50 patients in the past year.

“KMC was fully equipped to treat patients suffering from stroke or brain attack and in this concern the Hospital has launched a special stroke prevention package which is priced at Rs 1999”, he said, adding that this package is especially recommended for people who are diabetic, hypertensive, obese, smokers, having family history of stroke or cardiac diseases etc.

The package includes investigations such as fasting and postprandial blood sugar, lipid profile, complete blood count, renal function test, carotid Doppler, and dietician and neurology consultation, he added.

Dr Z K Misri, the neurologist, briefed about the increasing trend of stroke cases in the city and how important it is to get the patient who has suffered from stroke to the nearest healthcare centre which is equipped to handle stroke patients.

He also emphasized that a stroke patient should be treated within the golden period of 4.5 hours of the stroke attack to reverse any permanent disability that is caused due to stroke.

Dr Suresh B V, another neurologist, spoke on the indications of stroke and brain attack. Any patient who gets sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, confusion or difficult in speaking, blurred or double vision, drowsiness, vomiting or nausea, difficulty in walking, or loss of balance and coordination, such person should take medical care within 4 hours of time so that the risk can be reduced, he advised.

Neurologists Dr Rakshith K C and Dr Shivananda Pai were present in the press meet. The patients, who received effective treatment at the Hospital for stroke, namely Ammanna (77), and Gopi (87), were also present.

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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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