Monthly Archives: February 2019

Padma Shri R.B. Patil passes away

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R.B. Patil. | Photo Credit: Kiran Bakale
R.B. Patil. | Photo Credit: Kiran Bakale

The funeral will be held today

Padma Shri R.B. Patil, who established North Karnataka’s first comprehensive centre for cancer in 1977 from voluntary donations, passed away in Hubballi on Saturday. He was 93.

He is survived by a son and two daughters, who are all doctors.

A native of Angadageri in Basavanabagewadi taluk of Vijayapura district, Dr. Patil came to Hubballi after completing his education in England and continued to see patients until recently before his health deteriorated.

The mortal remains of the surgeon were kept at his nursing home in Vidyanagar, Hubballi, for people to pay tributes.

His son, B.R. Patil, said the funeral will be held at his native place on Sunday. Journalist Patil Puttappa, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, former Chairman of Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti, Minister C.S. Shivalli, former Minister Vinay Kulkarni, MP Pralhad Joshi, MLC Pradeep Shettar, Srinivas Mane, MLA Prasad Abbayya and several others have mourned his demise.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Hubballi – February 03rd, 2019

BMTC driver, conductor get Good Samaritan award for saving constable’s life

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The duo were felicitated with the ‘Good Samaritan Award’ by HOSMAT Hospital on Saturday. This is the second such appreciation the duo has received and they are very happy.

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Little did Gangadhar (29), a BMTC driver, and Srinivas, a conductor, think that their Good Samaritan act of saving a constable’s life will bring them so much appreciation and calls from people across the state.

The duo were felicitated with the ‘Good Samaritan Award’ by HOSMAT Hospital on Saturday. This is the second such appreciation the duo has received and they are very happy.

“From an auto driver who wanted to write our names on the back of his auto to our MD of BMTC, we have been appreciated,” said Gangadhar, who has been a driver with BMTC since the past six years, and a native of Hassan.

Recalling the day, Gangadhar said, “On December 29, around 8pm, after finishing our duty, we (he and the conductor) were heading towards Nelamangala from Yelahanka when we saw a crowd of people. I stopped the vehicle thinking people were waiting for a bus but then I noticed a severely injured man in a pool of blood. There were severe injuries on his head and over 50 onlookers were standing there taking videos.”

He continued, “We immediately shifted the victim into the bus and went to the hospital.”

HOSMAT Hospital’s chairman and chief of Orthapaedics, Dr Thomas Chandy who presented the awards to the duo, appreciated them for their courage and kindness.

“It is rare that we find such people. HOSMAT sees at least 25 to 30 accident cases every day and we come across at least 20 per cent of people who would have died due to people not risking to bring them to the hospital on time. Such compassion is needed,” he said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Express News Service / February 03rd, 2019

Living Food Company is all about the micro-green rage

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A company delivers 10 to 12 day old plants that are rich in nutrients and anti-oxidants

Akash K. Sajith was the Vice President of Customer Experience and Analytics at a firm when his life changed a couple of years ago, after both his parents became very ill.

This resulted in Akash starting to think about the nutrition value of the food we consume and the manner in which it is prepared. “I realised that good food is vital for good health. Real food is about trust and transparency. It is about ensuring quality and traceability at every step. We set up Living Food Company to provide the food we can trust and to meet a need to take control of our food production systems.”

Microgreen dreams

With his co-founders, Niranjan and Shikha, Akash decided to grow micro-greens, 10 to12-day old plants that are extremely rich in nutrients, antioxidants, essential vitamins and minerals. The Living Food Company grows and delivers the produce to households across the city and sells it to hotels such as the Hilton, Shangri-La and top chefs in the city.

Akash says, “We focus on growing highly nutritious micro-greens such as kale, broccoli, mizuna (Japanese mustard), pink radish, red chard and 15 other varieties. They are a rich source of vitamin A, B, C, E, proteins, calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium and folic acid. These essential nutrients are often neglected in our diets and the living greens help correct these nutritional imbalances. We aim at making these nutrient-rich foods affordable and accessible for the average urban Indian consumer and democratise access to super-foods.”

Describing the greens, Akash says, They are usually about one to three inches long and come in a rainbow of colours, which has made them popular in recent years as garnishes with chefs. We have climate-controlled hydroponics and aeroponics farms designed to eliminate soil contamination, enhance nutrition and preserve taste and flavour, making us one of the first climate-smart and sustainable farms in the country.”

There are daily and monthly subscription packs. “We deliver across the city. Koramangala, Whitefield and Indiranagar are areas where we have a good subscriber base. I am sure this will become more popular in the time to come.”

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Life & Style / by Nikhil Varma / February 01st, 2019