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Mangalore: Hundreds of citizens walk for healthy heart

  •   Sun, Sep 29 2013 12:50:40 PM

Mangalore: Hundreds of citizens walk for healthy heart

Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje / Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore

Mangalore, Sep 29: K S Hegde Hospital under Nitte educational institutions organized a walkathon to mark World Heart Day on Sunday September 29.

The walkathon commenced from Pumpwell circle and culminated at IMA hall near Hampankatta.

Health minister U T Khadar flagged off the walkathon. He participated in the walkathon along with MCC commissioner Ajith Kumar, Nitte dean Dr Shantharam Shetty.

Speaking to media persons, minister Khadar stressed on importance of maintaining a healthy heart by jogging daily. He said through regular exercise, one can get rid of heart ailments.

Khadar also assured grant of facilities for heart checkup once a year at the primary health center for those above three years of age.

Hundreds of people including students and general public participated in the walkathon.

KMC to organized a run spanning the city roads. Hundreds of people dressed in colourful attires participated in the run. The event was flagged off by MLA J R Lobo and others.

 

Udupi

Ivan Mascarenhas
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi

Udupi, Sep 29: World Heart Day was celebrated in Udupi and Santhekatte on Sunday September 29. The programme was organized by Hi-Tech Medicare Hospital, Udupi and Dhanvantari College of Nursing in association with JCI Kallianpur, Rotary Club Kallianpur and Lions Club Kallianpur.

MLA Pramod Madhwaraj inaugurated the programme.

The rally started from Udupi Ambalpady Hi-Tech Hospital and culminated at Santhekatte junction, passing through Karavali junction, Nittur, Ambagilu, LVT, Ashirwad. Students and associated members along with public walked for more than 6 km holding various slogans.

After the rally, public awareness program was conducted at Santhekatte Junction. During the awareness program, Dr Ranjith Shetty, cardiologist from KMC Manipal explained simple ways to avoid heart attacks. We need not go to the gym do any hard work daily. Walk 2 km everyday and have simple exercise to maintain healthy body, he said.

Professor Hild Rodrigues from Milagres College said, “We must walk andlaugh to be healthy. Especially women need to take care and be cautious about heart diseases.”

During the program, JCI president's Mitra Kumar and Vijay Suvarna, Lions president Patrick Lewis, Rotary Club president, Dhanwanthari Nursing School principal Prathiba, councilor Chandrakanth Naik were present.

Dayanand Karkera compered the programme. Jagadish Kemmannu proposed the vote of thanks. 

 
  

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 30 2013

    As the saying goes - walk your way to health - or run your way to health. Indeed A HEALTHY HEART MEANS A HEALTHY BODY. I am glad that run your way to healthy life was organized by the well meaning people in Mangalore.

    It is good to see prominent people from all walks of life taking part in the event 'RUN FOR LIFE'. tHERE IS AN OLD SAYING THAT A BUSY MAN HAS TIME FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERY ONE. It is the person who is not busy who finds excuses for his lapses. .... and here we have people like Minister Khader, MLA Lobo, Dr. R.L. Kamath, Vijay Bhardwaraj, Athlete Shiny and others who have found this publicity necessary for life.

    What is good to see is the fact that the newly elected M.L.A. J.R. Lobo participating in many of the events and meetings truly proving that he is PEOPLES' MAN.

    Joe Gonsalves

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  • sundari ashoknagar, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Bhandarkarmamu disagree number nodi yake mande bisi madthiri? Bad for your heart. Disagree avarannu lekkakke thagobedi. Take what is sweet and leave what is bitter.That's all.Think of Sundari of your dream.

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  • simple, Bangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Bhandarkarmam, Mangalore
    simple, Bangalore

    Can you refuse Sundari's offer?!!!!
    Already there is a big queue...

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  • Flavia Moras, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Right Mr. Bhandarker. The person who disagreed must be a habituated to disagree for everything.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Only the 'Heart-Less' can press disagree to my comment....I mean is there anything wrong in it? Please explain in reference all those who disagreed...

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Out of the first 4 heartless who disagreed till now 2 are also brain-less!

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  • simple, Bangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    R. Bhandarkar, Mangalore
    Simple, Bangalore

    You are giving too much importance to the "Disagreed" readers.

    How Nagesh Nayak\Rakesh must be feeling looking at their number of "Disagree"? It's colossal!!!!

    Take heart, yours are minimal and like I think, "add together the numbers of agree\disagree and be happy that so many have read what I\you have written!!!

    Keep writing those very interesting verses... I enjoy reading them.

    (Think this way... May be their hand is not steady and it is not by choice their finger falls on disagree click!!!)

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  • Dev, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    The Squint eyed or fingered are habitual disgruntled lot.
    Some times the Names makes them nervous & run away with disagree click-side.
    They think Disagree= Agree.
    3 Most Likely Reasons for silly Dis-agreers!

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  • Silvia, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Daily joggers too have heart complications.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    K.M. Ashraf,


    Forget about jogging, some heart patient may collapse in the Auto-rickshaw facing the hard bumps while travelling on Mangalore.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    For an easy way to keep healthy hearts Always take your good diet foods and away from junk foods. Make habit of keep walking, Say sorry to your smoking habits and lastly have a good required sleep...

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    I have a different take on a 'Healthy Heart'.
    1.Surround yourself with 'Real Beauties'.
    2.Hum to yourselves some of the 'most romantic tunes' instead of opting for 'Saffola' oil and all that.
    3. Be creative. Read more often. Try to write lyrics.It's just like
    learning to 'roll chapathi's'. First a few may go awry and then everything will 'fall into shape'.
    4. Don't over reach and over think. Live in every minute that's the key.
    5. Never brood. Never cry over spilled milk.
    6. Never think ill of other. Wish everybody well from your being and see the difference.
    Do all these. Then even if your body goes 'Your Heart' will continue to live forever and ever....Get what I mean?
    What more would you want?

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Good to create awareness among the society about Heart related diseases and hope many more such campaigns will be done across the CITY in all walks of life for general awareness about the Heart , its problems, functions, remedial measures to be taken etc., through voluntaries & ministers.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Mr. Kader, Minister of Health, with due respect to your position, and concern for healthy heart, Can u please provide to the citizen of Mangalore few jogging / walking places. We hardly find any place specific places in mangalore for jogging/ walking.

    Provide resources for the betterment of citizens. Giving lecture is easy but we can put it in practice only if resources are provided.

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  • shankar, mangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Pot holes on the roads draws attention. Rains are over, why no one is taking up patchwork of roads! waiting fot next Monsoon?

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  • Alex, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    If a person completes 5 kms in 45 minutes every day for 5 days in a week is best for the healthy heart. However, is there a footpath in Mangalore to walk for real?

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  • Wilma, Udupi

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Walking regularly and eating a healthy diet always helps to keep the heart healthy.As per the World heart day theme 2013 ,take the road to a healthy heart.

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  • K.M.Ashraf, Mangalore / Dubai

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Dear Mr. Khader , Please see the conditions of the road . i dont think people can live longer if they jogg in these roads as suggested by you .

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  • For Justice, Abu Dhabi / Ubar

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    nice.. Mr.Khadar Bhai is a role model to all especially politicians/ministers.

    I failed to recall any such kind of programs in the past.

    Once again healthy health minister, all the best.

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    Healthy heart. Art of living.

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  • OSWALD VAZ, THOTTAM/BAHRAIN

    Sun, Sep 29 2013

    FOR HEALTHY HEART WALK AND JOG DAILY JAB TAK HAI JAAN.NOT FOR ONE DAY.

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