Many youngsters came forward and registered as potential lifesavers at Hosachigauru Colorothon  

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  • DKMS BMST Foundation India organized a donor registration drive at India’s Largest Community Drawing & Painting Festival 
  • Robo Ganesh a variety entertainer and an actor takes pledge to support blood cancer patients and registered as stem cell donor

Bengaluru, 8th August 2022: DKMS BMST Foundation India, a non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders, conducted a blood stem cell donor registration drive at Hosachigauru Colorothon, Season 14, India’s Largest Community Drawing & Painting Festival. The foundation aimed to raise awareness on blood stem cell donation and encouraged people to register themselves as a potential lifesaver to help blood cancer and blood disorder patients. Many youngsters including artists came forward to register as a potential stem cell donor. Robo Ganesh an entertainer and actor came forward to register as lifesaver.

Every 5 minutes, someone in India receives the shattering news that they have been diagnosed with blood cancer or blood disorder such as Thalassemia or Aplastic Anemia. Most often a blood stem cell transplant from a matching donor is the only chance at survival for such patients. But, majority of the patients are unable to receive lifesaving  stem cell transplant due to the unavailability of a matching blood stem cell donor. With very few individuals signing up as potential blood stem cell donors the probability of finding a matching donor gets difficult. This increases the need for more and more people of Indian ethnicity to register themselves and help save a life.

Patrick Paul, CEO, DKMS BMST Foundation India, said, “For many patients, the search for a matching blood stem cell donor is the beginning of a race against time. Our focus is always on registering as many committed donors as possible. So far, DKMS-BMST has registered over 70,000 potential donors and has helped 66 Indian patients with a second chance at life. But, this is just the beginning!”

Speaking on the drive and the initiative taken by DKMS BMST Foundation India, Dr. Govind Eriat Nair, Consultant Hematology Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru said, “For a stem cell transplant, unlike a solid organ transplant, an HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) matched donor is required. About only 25%-30% of the times HLA matched donors will be available within the family; however, in the rest, we have to look for a matched “unrelated” donor. Chances of finding a fully matched unrelated donor is one in a million; hence, having a large pool of unrelated donors is required to be able to find a matched donor for a particular patient. Stem cell registries like DKMS-BMST recruits such unrelated voluntary donors and helps thousands of patients who require stem cell transplant.” 

One of the artists at Colorothon expressed, “I feel proud that I am given a chance to save someone’s life. Such initiatives reflect our commitment to the betterment of the society. It is the greatest gift one can give to the mankind. The process was very simple wherein you just have to give your cheek swab sample and sign a consent form. I request all the fellow artists and youths to be part of the noble cause.”

Donor’s swab samples are analyzed for HLA and the data is the available for global search for patients in need. Once a donor comes as a match, they are asked to donate their blood stem cells through a process similar to blood platelet donation.

In India, many blood cancer patients are children and young people whose only chance of recovery is a stem cell transplant. Hence, there is a need for increased and continuous awareness amongst the people about blood stem cell donation so more people can register themselves. From time to time, DKMS BMST Foundation India conducts such patient-donor drives across the country to encourage registration and spread awareness. 

Healthy individuals between the age-group of 18-50 can register as potential blood stem cell donor at www.dkms-bmst.org/register 

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ದೆಹಲಿಯ ನೂತನ ಸಂಸತ್ತ ಭವನಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಭವ ಮಂಟಪ ನಾಮಕರಣ ಮಾಡಲು ಆಗ್ರಹ.

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ಪ್ರಪ್ರಥಮವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ವ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ ಹುಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದು ಭಾರತದ ಬಸವಕಲ್ಯಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂಬ ಮಹತ್ವದ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚಾರಪಡಿಸಿ ಇಡೀ ವಿಶ್ವದ ಗಮನ ಭಾರತದತ್ತ ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ರವರನ್ನು ವೀರಶೈವ ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ ಸಂಘಟನಾ ವೇದಿಕೆ ಪ್ರಶಂಶಿಸಿ ಹರ್ಷ ವ್ಯಕ್ತ ಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ಅನುಭವ ಮಂಟಪದ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಬಸವಾದಿ ಶರಣರು 12ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಸವಕಲ್ಯಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ವದ ಪ್ರಪ್ರಥಮ ಸಂಸತ್ತನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ದೇಶ ಭಾರತ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಯವರು ನೂತನ ಸಂಸತ್ ಭವನಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಭವ ಮಂಟಪ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ನಾಮಕರಣ ಮಾಡಿ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಪ್ರಥಮ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಭಾರತ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ವೀರಶೈವ ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ ಸಂಘಟನಾ ವೇದಿಕೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಪೂರ್ವಕ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ಣಯ ಕೈಗೊಂಡು ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಸೆಯಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುವುದರ ಜತೆಗೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಶಿಫರಸು ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಜನಪರ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀಯುತ ಬಸವರಾಜ ಬೊಮ್ಮಾಯಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಇದು ಕೇವಲ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಕನಸು ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ, ಇಡೀ ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರ ಆಸೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕ್ರಮ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಜನತೆಗೆ ಸಂತೋಷದ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಕೊಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳಕಳಿಯ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರದೀಪ ಕಂಕಣವಾಡಿ
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New Congress office Inaugurated in Munnekolala Ward

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Bengaluru: Congress leader and former Corporator S. Udaykumar has taken an initiative to establish a Congress party office to redress the pubic grievances in the Munnekolala Ward of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

The office was formerly inaugurated on Friday jointly by folk expert Dr. Bananduru Kempiah, Kannada Sahitya Parishad Mahadevapura unit President T. Veerabhadraiah and political strategist and communication specialist MJ Srikant. 

Dr. Bananduru Kempiah, in his inaugural speech, wished that Udaykumar helped the poor and the oppressed in Munnekolala. He wished the ward turning to a model one the folk singer also rendered a song on the occasion.

T. Veerabhadraiah said that government has increased the wards from 198 to 243 accordingly, the no of wards in the Mahadevapura assembly constituency has gone up from 8 to 13 “Udaykumar, who had been my friend for last 25 years has won from the Munnekolala ward twice, he is a gentleman who is friendly and fair to all being an undefeated leader, he is working for the poor and the oppressed. By winning next time he should convert the Munnekolala ward in to a model one for the entire Mahadevapura assembly constituency” Veerabhadraia while extending support to Udaykumar, wished him to get more responsibilities with status.

S. Udaykumar lamented that it is increasingly difficult to get public work done by the present government, it is too much to expect from the present government its ministers and MLA’s to respond to grievances of the public because they are busy in 40% commission business. The new office of the Congress party which has been inaugurated on Friday will be open to public always, the residents of the ward can walk into the office or approach him to explain their problem and get them resolved.  Exuding confidence that he would get Congress party ticket for the 3rd consecutive time, Udaykumar said the presence of BBMP councilor are very important to respond to public issues.  He recalled that he, Senior Congress leader and MLA Ramalinga Reddy and others had repeatedly urged the government to hold the much-delayed election to the BBMP council at the earliest.  If the present government has faith in democracy it should accelerate the process of election.

On the occasion of Varamahalakshmi festival Friday, Mr. Udaykumar distributed sarees to 300 members of Streeshakti Sangh of Munnekolala Ward.  Recently the Congress leader has distributed sarees to another 150 women.  

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ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಕೃತ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಮತ್ತಿತರ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಕಳೆದ ಐದು ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಂಪನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ದಿಮೆದಾರರಿಗೆ ರೂ 10 ಲಕ್ಷ ಕೋಟಿ ಬೃಹತ್ ಮೊತ್ತದ ಸಾಲ ಮನ್ನಾ

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ಈ ಮೇಲಿನ ವಿಚಾರವನ್ನು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಖಾತೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಚಿವರು ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಗೆಡುಹಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ . ಜೊತೆಗೆ , ಇದಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಹಣ ಮರುಪಾವತಿಸದ “ ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಸುಸ್ತಿದಾರ ” ಉದ್ಯಮಿಗಳು ವಿದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಲೆಮರೆಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಕೊಳ್ಳೆಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಈ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ವಿಚಾರ ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದರೂ ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು ಸೂಕ್ತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯದೇ ಇರುವುದು ವಿಪರ್ಯಾಸ .

ದೇಶದ ರೈತರು , ಸಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಅತಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಉದ್ದಿಮೆದಾರರು , ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಸ್ಥರು ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ತೀವ್ರ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿ ( NSO ) ಯ ವರದಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ದೇಶದ ರೈತರ ಋಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಐದು ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇಕಡಾ 60 ರಷ್ಟು ಅಧಿಕವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ . ರಾಜ್ಯದ ರೈತ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಸರಾಸರಿ ಋಣಭಾದೆ ಸುಮಾರು 1.25 ಲಕ್ಷದಷ್ಟು ಇರುತ್ತದೆ . ಋಣ ಬಾಧೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿರುವ ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ವರ್ಗಗಳ ಸಾಲ ಮನ್ನಾ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚೆ , ಒತ್ತಡಗಳು ಇನ್ನೂ ಏಳಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ .

ಈ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸುದ್ದಿಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯನ್ನು ದಿನಾಂಕ 06 / 8 / 2022 ರ ಶನಿವಾರ 12 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಕಬ್ಬನ್ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರೆಯಲಾಯಿತು.
ನಿವೃತ್ತ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ ರಾವ್ , ಕೃಷಿ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ತಜ್ಞ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಕಮ್ಮರಡಿ , ರೈತ ಮುಖಂಡ ಬಡಗಲಪುರ ನಾಗೇಂದ್ರ , ಹಿರಿಯ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಮುಖಂಡ ಮೈಕೆಲ್ ಫರ್ನಾಂಡಿಸ್ , ದಲಿತ ಮುಖಂಡ ಬಿ ಗೋಪಾಲ್ , ವಿ ಗಾಯಿತ್ರಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಜಿ . ವಿ ಸುಂದರ್‌ ಹಣಕಾಸು ವ್ಯವಹಾರ ತಜ್ಞ , ರೈತ ಮುಖಂಡರಾದ ಚಾಮರಸ ಮಾಲಿಪಾಟೀಲ್ , ಜಿ .ಜಿ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು .

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Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to inaugurate Amrita Hospital, Faridabad 

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Shri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi will also grace the occasion with her presence 

NEW DELHI/FARIDABAD – August 5, 2022: Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, will inaugurate Amrita Hospital, Faridabad on August 24, 2022.  The 2,400-bed healthcare institution will be India’s largest private sector hospital and opens under the auspices of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Shri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), a world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader of millions, will grace the occasion with her presence.  Hon’ble Governor of Haryana Bandaru Dattatreya,  Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar will attend the function along with other dignitaries.  

On August 19, an auspicious ceremony of 108 homas will be held by 80 women priests and 28 male priests at the hospital premises. This will open a new chapter of compassionate and inclusive care by the Math. 

The hospital’s benefits will go beyond providing access to the latest in healthcare technology and high-quality patient care in the Delhi NCR. Amrita Hospital, Faridabad has a vision to deliver its services to a patient catchment area extending all over North and North-East India.  And then from an economic perspective, the hospital will bring immediate support to the Faridabad area with direct employment for approximately 2,000 people and indirect staff opportunities for 2,000 more. Once fully operational, the hospital will have around 10,000 staff and more than 800 doctors. 

According to Dr. Sanjeev K Singh, Resident Medical Director of Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, cutting-edge medical research will be a strong thrust area. “The hospital will have a dedicated research block spread across a seven-floor building that totals three lakh sq. ft. with exclusive Grade A to D GMP labs. There will be a focus on identifying newer diagnostic markers, AI, ML, Bioinformatics etc. We are in the process of entering into research collaborations with some of the world’s biggest names in medical science,” he said.  

“The comprehensive transplant program offered by the hospital will be among the biggest in the country. Amrita Hospital, Kochi has pioneered surgeries with India’s first two double hand transplants and the country’s first upper-arm double hand transplant, amongst several other procedures, and this knowledge has been carried over to Amrita Hospital, Faridabad.”  ,he added.

The sprawling facility in Faridabad Sector – 88 will have a total built-up area of one crore sq. ft. with a 14-floor tower that will encompass the key medical facilities and patient areas. It will be home to 81 specialities and eight Centres of Excellence, including oncology, cardiac sciences, neurosciences, gastro-sciences, renal sciences, bone diseases & trauma, transplants, and mother & child care. The hospital will also have India’s largest facility to tackle infectious diseases. 

 
Amrita Hospital, Faridabad is a substantial addition to India’s healthcare infrastructure. It is one of the country’s largest green-building healthcare projects with a very low carbon footprint, and it is an end-to-end paperless facility with zero waste discharge.  

As part of its community initiatives, Amrita Hospitals has already started medical outreach programs at various residence welfare associations in and around Faridabad. These include awareness programs for the elderly with a focus on those suffering from neurological ailments, health talks for school children, general health checkups, and many more.  

This humongous super-speciality healthcare facility, constructed with Mata Amritanandamayi Devi’s blessings and love, is dedicated to the people of India for healing the sick, helping the needy, and advancing the cause of medical science. This is the second large-scale Amrita Hospital in India after the iconic 1,200-bed Amrita Hospital, Kochi was established 25 years ago by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.  

MAM is focused on alleviating the burden of the poor through helping to meet each of their five basic needs: food, shelter, healthcare, education, and livelihood. With that intention, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad will carry forward the legacy of Amrita Hospitals that began in 1998. 

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