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Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao assured the public that the human metapneumovirus is an existing flu virus causing respiratory issues and is not a cause for panic, adding that the child exhibiting HMPV symptoms is stable and will be discharged soon, with no history of international travel. Karnataka Health and family welfare minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said a few …

Karnataka has 433 Family Counselling and Testing Centres and 2,592 Integrated Testing Centres, where free HIV testing and counselling services are provided. These centres and camps offered tests for conditions like tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and sexually transmitted infections, alongside HIV testing. Reflecting on the special ‘Test and Treat’ initiative, introduced in 2017, Gundu Rao said it continues to …

Congress party is aiming to win in all the three impending by elections to the Assembly in the State, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a two-day State-level Yoga Convention 2024 organised by Karnataka Yoga Teachers Federation in Mysuru on Saturday, Mr. Rao said Congress represented Sandur while BJP represented Shiggaon …

Udupi: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that in response to the state's request, the Indian Council of Medical Research has agreed to develop a new vaccine for Kyasanur Forest Disease, commonly known as Monkey Fever. With an increasing number of Monkey Fever cases reported in Karnataka over the past few months, Dinesh Gundu Rao convened a …

Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday announced a blanket ban on Hookah across the state in a bid to tackle tobacco-related diseases. The department also said this ban will address the illegal operation of several Hookah bars in Karnataka, especially those located close to educational institutions. The state health department issued a circular dated Wednesday …

Four new endosulfan care centres will start operation in Dakshina Kannada soon, Health and Family Welfare and Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said in Mangaluru on Friday, January 26. Speaking at the Republic Day programme at the Nehru Maidan here, the Minister said the government is already operating three endosulfan care centres at Kokkada, Koila, and Ujire. …

Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms held a Health Roundtable with various CSR and Philanthropic organizations to explore partnerships and funding opportunities for strengthening public health systems. According to a release by C-CAMP, the roundtable follows the formation of a strategic alliance between the Department of Health and Family Welfare …

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The Health Department is contemplating extending the operational hours of Namma Clinics in city for the benefit of daily wage workers who work throughout the day. Minister for Health and Family Affairs Dinesh Gundu Rao said he is planning to keep the clinics, which currently close at around 5 p.m., operational till 8 p.m. Mr. Gundu Rao said daily wage …

While stating that maintaining law and order and peace in the coastal region is the top priority of the government, Health and Family Welfare and Dakshina Kannada district In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said here on Tuesday that it is the responsibility of everyone to prevent violent incidents which divide society. As many as 2.64 lakh beneficiaries from the district …

The five guarantees of the State government will usher in a great transformation and go a long way in eliminating poverty in the coming days, said Health and Family Welfare and Dakshina Kananda district In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao in Belthangady on Saturday. Speaking at the ‘Janata Darshan’ programme held at Laila, Mr. Rao said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has made …

Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa over allegations levelled against him by Dr M Sudheendra Rao. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Congress leaders Dinesh Gundu Rao and Gourav Vallabh claimed that several allegations of bribery are out in the open against CM Yediyurappa and his family members. The Congress leaders also released purported …

Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu aka Gundu, directed by Athiyan Athirai, is funded by Pa Ranjith’s home banner. The latter’s family is against their love and how their lives get entangled with the gundu forms the story of Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu. In the second half of the film, things tend to get a little repetitive, especially when Dinesh’s character tries …