Bengaluru: A special Sri Anantha Padmanabha Vrata was performed at the Nanjangud Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Jayanagar 5th Block, Bengaluru, with the blessings and guidance of His Holiness Sri 1008 Sri Subudhendra Tirtha Sripadangalavaru.
The religious ceremony was conducted under the leadership of senior manager of the Mutt, R.K. Vadindra Acharya. Priests Ramachandra Acharya and Krishnacharya performed the rituals, including the installation of the deity on a specially decorated golden throne, worship of the Anantha Daara (Dhōra Granthi), and recitation of the Vrata Katha, followed by Mahamangalarati.
According to Nandakishore Acharya, special sankalpa was performed for the devotees who had undertaken the Anantha Padmanabha Vrata. A separate kalasha was placed before each group of devotees, and 108 couples participated in the special Anantha Kalasha Puja. The devotees later received teertha and prasada and sought the blessings of Sri Hari, Vayu and Guru Rayaru.
As part of the celebrations, the Brindavana of Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy was adorned with a special Ratna Kavacha decoration, adding to the spiritual ambience of the Mutt. Hundreds of devotees visited the Mutt to have darshan of Guru Rayaru and received teertha, phala and mantrakshate.
The special rituals and elaborate decoration drew a large number of devotees, who participated in the religious proceedings and sought the blessings of Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy.
‘Don’t Miss a Beat – Attack the Attack’ campaign aims to spread awareness on prevention, warning signs and CPR
Bengaluru, September 25, 2026: Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, on Friday launched its Kannada heart-health awareness campaign, ‘Don’t Miss a Beat – Attack the Attack’, as part of its World Heart Day 2026 initiative. The campaign focuses on preventing heart attacks, recognising early warning signs and taking timely action during cardiac emergencies.
Renowned singer, composer and producer Raghu Dixit, who is associated with the campaign’s musical identity, was the chief guest at the launch. The event was attended by cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, senior hospital officials, healthcare professionals, patients and other guests.
The Kannada campaign revives Fortis’ ‘Attack the Attack’ initiative for a wider and younger audience, with a focus on connecting with local communities in Bengaluru. A specially created video and Kannada jingle composed by Raghu Dixit convey three key messages — Prevent the Attack, Recognise the Attack and Attack the Attack.
The campaign highlights the importance of maintaining heart health, identifying possible symptoms of a heart attack and seeking medical assistance without delay.
As part of its community outreach programme, Fortis Bengaluru also announced plans to create CPR awareness and train more than 25,000 citizens across its seven hospitals. The initiative is aimed at helping members of the public understand CPR and appropriate first-response measures while professional medical help is being arranged during a cardiac emergency.
Speaking at the launch, Raghu Dixit said music can make important messages easier to remember and connect with people in a familiar way. He said he was happy to associate with the campaign and help take the heart-health message to the public through Kannada music.
Dr Vivek Jawali, Chairman – Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, said timely action can play an important role during a cardiac emergency. He stressed the need for people to recognise warning signs, focus on preventive heart care and understand how to respond when someone suffers a cardiac event.
Dr Ananth Rao, Regional Director – Operations, Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, said heart-health awareness should not remain limited to hospitals and clinics but should become part of everyday community conversations. He said the campaign brings together prevention, awareness and emergency preparedness, while the CPR initiative would help build greater awareness and preparedness among citizens.
Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader, in a statement, said heart health involves not only medical treatment but also awareness, prevention and timely action within communities. He appreciated the initiative for taking heart-health messages beyond hospitals and using Kannada music to make the message more accessible to the people of Bengaluru.
Through the campaign, Fortis Bengaluru aims to encourage citizens to pay greater attention to heart health and respond appropriately during cardiac emergencies.
Bengaluru, September 25, 2026: A 66-year-old man airlifted from the UAE to Bengaluru for complex cardiac care has made a significant recovery following multidisciplinary treatment at SPARSH Hospital, Infantry Road.
The patient, who had a history of diabetes and low blood pressure, was advised to undergo a coronary angiogram in the UAE after doctors detected a reduced ejection fraction (EF). His condition later became more complicated, requiring ECMO support and a tracheostomy.
He was brought to SPARSH with chest pain, breathing difficulty, stridor and known tracheal stenosis. Given the complexity of his condition, specialists from Pulmonology, Cardiology, Neurology and Thoracic Surgery worked together to plan his treatment.
The Pulmonology team, led by Dr. Venkatesh, Senior Consultant – Pulmonology, and Dr. Ganesh Pratap, Consultant Pulmonologist – Allergy & Asthma Specialist, evaluated the airway narrowing and performed an intervention to improve airflow.
The Cardiology team, led by Dr. (Prof.) Ranjan Shetty, Lead Consultant – Cardiologist and Medical Director, initially reviewed and optimised the patient’s medications, as he preferred medical management. Following further counselling and monitoring, he underwent coronary angiography, which revealed significant blockages in two major coronary arteries.
Considering his overall condition, the team adopted a staged approach and treated the two blockages through separate interventions.
During recovery, the patient experienced a sudden loss of consciousness. An MRI revealed a small intracranial bleed. Dr. Anil Ramakrishna, Senior Consultant – Neurology, and his team initiated medical management, after which the neurological condition resolved.
Once his cardiac condition stabilised, the patient underwent definitive tracheal reconstruction performed by Dr. Vijay C.L., Consultant – Thoracic Surgery. The narrowed segment of the trachea was removed and the healthy ends were reconnected through anastomosis.
Following the procedure, his breathing improved significantly and his overall clinical condition stabilised. His ejection fraction, which was around 35–40% initially, improved to nearly 50%.
Dr. Ranjan Shetty said the case highlighted the importance of coordinated multispecialty care in patients with complex and changing medical needs. He said bringing different specialists together helped keep the patient’s overall recovery at the centre of treatment decisions.
The patient is now progressing towards a more stable and active life after overcoming multiple cardiac, airway and neurological challenges.
Bengaluru, September 24, 2026: Sense International India, a national organisation working exclusively with persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities, has launched a three-day national training programme in Bengaluru to strengthen inclusive and person-centred support.
Around 90 educators, caregivers and Sense India team members from across the country are participating in the training, which is being held on the theme, ‘Empowering Lives Through Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Mental Wellbeing for Persons with Deafblindness and Multiple Disabilities.’
The programme focuses on areas that often receive limited attention, including sexual and reproductive health, relationships, consent, personal safety, self-advocacy and mental wellbeing. Organisers said access to such information and support is essential for ensuring dignity, autonomy and quality of life for persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities.
The training is being conducted through separate sessions for caregivers, educators and field workers. Participants will discuss puberty, sexual and reproductive health rights, healthy relationships, consent, personal safety and individual choice. The sessions will also examine the link between sexual and reproductive health and mental wellbeing, along with issues such as emotional regulation, self-esteem and building healthy relationships.
Through presentations, group discussions, participatory activities and experiential learning, the programme aims to equip participants with practical approaches that can be applied in homes, classrooms, care settings and community programmes.
Uttam Kumar, CEO, Sense International India, said every individual has the right to understand their body, make informed choices, develop healthy relationships and live with dignity. He noted that persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities often face additional barriers in accessing information and support related to these rights.
He said Sense India believes comprehensive support should extend beyond communication and mobility to include sexual and reproductive health and mental wellbeing. The training, he added, is intended to help caregivers and professionals provide such support with greater knowledge, sensitivity and respect for individual choice and autonomy.
The programme is part of Sense India’s wider capacity-building efforts aimed at improving support systems for persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities. Since 1997, the organisation has reached more than 84,000 children and adults through 72 partner organisations across 25 states, in addition to its direct centres.
Through programmes such as the Bengaluru training, Sense India aims to strengthen the capabilities of educators, caregivers and field workers so that persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities have better access not only to education, communication and mobility support, but also to information, relationships, rights, choices and emotional wellbeing.
The three-day national training is expected to contribute to building a more inclusive support ecosystem that recognises the individual rights, aspirations and choices of persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಸೆ. 24: ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಾಗರಿಕರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕೇವಲ ವಸತಿ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವ ಬದಲು ಆರೋಗ್ಯ, ಆರೈಕೆ, ಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕಾಂಶ, ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಸಮಗ್ರ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕಾಲಿಯರ್ಸ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರೈಮಸ್ ಸೀನಿಯರ್ ಲಿವಿಂಗ್ ಜಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ‘ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಯ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಯ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ 2026’ ವರದಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದೆ.
ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ 60 ವರ್ಷ ಮೇಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ 7.5 ಕೋಟಿಗೂ ಅಧಿಕ ಜನರಿದ್ದು, ಇವರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವರು ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಹಿರಿಯರ ವಸತಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವು ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ರಿಯಲ್ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಮಾದರಿಯಿಂದ ಸೇವಾ ಆಧಾರಿತ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಯ ಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯತ್ತ ಸಾಗಬೇಕಿದೆ ಎಂದು ವರದಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿದೆ.
ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆಗಳ ಸುಲಭ ಲಭ್ಯತೆ, ತರಬೇತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ, ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ಶುಲ್ಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ, ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಸೇವೆ, ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗಳ ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವ ಹಾಗೂ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಸಮರ್ಪಕ ಬಳಕೆ ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಮುಖವಾಗಿವೆ. ಹಿರಿಯರ ವಸತಿ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವಾಗ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗಳ ಸಾಮೀಪ್ಯ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳ ಜೀವನಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಆದ್ಯತೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ವರದಿ ಸಲಹೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ.
ಹಿರಿಯರ ವಸತಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ನೀತಿ ರೂಪಿಸುವುದು, ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ನಿಯಮಾವಳಿ ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡುವುದು ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಹೂಡಿಕೆದಾರರು ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಜತೆಗೆ ಸೇವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ, ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳ ತೃಪ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನೂ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ವರದಿ ಹೇಳಿದೆ.
ಪ್ರೈಮಸ್ ಸೀನಿಯರ್ ಲಿವಿಂಗ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ಹಾಗೂ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಆದರ್ಶ ನರಹರಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, ಹಿರಿಯರು ಈಗ ಕೇವಲ ಮನೆಗಿಂತ ಗೌರವ, ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವೇ ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಯಶಸ್ಸನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.
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