Health Minister promises better facilities for poor at Udupi district hospital

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September 30, 2018

Udupi, Sept 30: The state government will take all necessary steps to upgrade the Udupi District Government Hospital and recruit additional staff gradually, promised Shivanand Patil, Minister for Health and Family Welfare.

Speaking to media persons after inspecting the hospital, the minister said that better facilities would be made available to the poor patients visiting the hospital.

The minister said currently the hospital has sufficient number of medical and para medical staffs. Once the hospital is upgraded, measures will be taken to ensure additional required staffs. New ambulances will be deployed into service shortly.

On the handing over of the Government Maternity and Children’s Hospital to a private entity in Udupi, Mr. Patil said that since the State government had already done it, he could not reverse the process.

But it was incumbent upon the Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital, which had come up in the place of the Government Hospital, to listen to the local elected representatives.

It may be recalled that Udupi became a district headquarters in 1997 and the Taluk Government Hospital was renamed as District Government Hospital. The previous state government had had released Rs 1.38 crore for development of district hospital.

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7 Bangladeshis arrested in Udupi after man with fake passport caught attempting to fly Dubai via Mangaluru Airport

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October 12,2024

Udupi: In a significant operation, the Malpe police have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals who were illegally residing in India using forged Aadhaar cards. Udupi Superintendent of Police, Dr. Arun K, stated that the arrests followed after an immigration incident involving one of the group's members.

Muhammed Manik, one of the arrested individuals, was caught attempting to travel to Dubai via Mangaluru International Airport with a fake passport. Alert immigration officers at the airport detained him and handed him over to the Bajpe police, who registered a case. Following this, the Udupi police, acting on the information provided by the Bajpe police and immigration authorities, conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of the seven individuals in Hoode village, Paduthonse, Udupi.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Hakeem Ali (24), Sujon S K alias Farooq (19), Ismail S K (30), Kareem S K (20), Salam S K (22), Rajikul S K (20), and Mohammed Sojib (20), all hailing from Bangladesh.

The group entered India without any valid documentation and managed to acquire fake Aadhaar cards, which they used to stay in the country illegally. According to police sources, a person named Kajol from Agartala assisted them in obtaining the fraudulent Aadhaar cards, while a Bangladeshi named Usman facilitated their illegal entry into India under the guise of employment. Both Kajol and Usman are currently at large.

The Malpe police have registered cases under several sections, including Sections 19(2), 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), and 190 of the BNS, related to fraud and illegal entry. Interrogations are ongoing as the police seek further details in connection with the case.

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