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Karnataka:Community cord blood banking emerges as lifesaver

Bengaluru, Nov 18 (UNI) India on Wednesday achieved a major milestone in the field of stem cell transplants, when the Community Cord Blood Banking, a unique and innovative stem cell banking initiative helped save a seven-year-old girl's life who was suffering from aplastic anaemia – a rare and serious blood disorder, when all other possible treatments failed.
A statement issued here, said that a team of senior doctors from LOTUS Institute of Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, successfully conducted a double unit cord blood transplant to save the child's life who is from Nashik in Maharashtra.
This transplant was, particularly, challenging because there were no appropriate bone marrow donors available and the cost of retrieval the matching units from public cord blood banks would have been quite high. As members of LifeCell Community Bank, the parents placed a matching request for two cord blood units after the child’s sibling was found to be only a 50% (4/8) match. Two high-quality matches (⅞) were found in the registry, which fulfilled the requirement for Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) transplantation.

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Actor Harshika Poonacha attacked in Bengaluru over language

20 Apr 2024 | 2:32 PM

Bengaluru, April 20 (UNI) Popular Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha has expressed her fear of stepping outside in Bengaluru after her family was attacked by a mob for speaking in Kannada. The incident has sparked outrage, prompting calls for strict action against the perpetrators.

Polling Officer, BLO suspended in Kerala

20 Apr 2024 | 12:47 PM

Kannur, April 20 (UNI) District Collector and Election Officer Arun K VIjayan has suspended a Polling Officer and Booth Level Officer (BLO) on a complaint for impersonating a voter in Booth 70 of Kannur parliamentary constituency during the home voting process on Saturday.

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GUWAHATI, APR 20 (UNI):- BJP Assam president Bhabesh Kalita releasing Assamese version of Modi guarantees at BJP office, in Guwahati on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-23U

GUWAHATI, APR 20 (UNI):- Assam BJP President Bhabesh Kalita addressing a press conference, at BJP office, in Guwahati on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-22U

GUWAHATI, APR 20 (UNI):- Assam BJP President Bhabesh Kalita addressing a press conference, at BJP office, in Guwahati on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-21U

AHMEDABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nitmala Sitharaman interacting with the audience at ‘Samvad on Viksit Bharat’ programme organised by GCCI, in Ahmedabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-20U

AHMEDABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nitmala Sitharaman addressing the ‘Samvad on Viksit Bharat’ programme organised by GCCI, in Ahmedabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-19U

AHMEDABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nitmala Sitharaman addressing the ‘Samvad on Viksit Bharat’ programme organised by GCCI, in Ahmedabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-18U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- People participating in the "Fit to Move, Fit to Vote" marathon to raise awareness among the citizens about the importance of voting in the Lok Sabha election, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-9U

BELAGAVI, APR 20 (UNI):-Members of Sri Ram Sena Hindustan (SRSH) staged a protest against Hubballi College Girl student Murder case and urged stringent action to the accused in Belagavi on Saturday.UNI PHOTO-17U

BELAGAVI, APR 20 (UNI):- Members of Sri Ram Sena Hindustan (SRSH) staged a protest against Hubballi College Girl student Murder case and urged stringent action to the accused, in Belagavi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-16U

SURAT, APR 20 (UNI):- Vajubhai Parekh supplying cold drinks to people attending the Rama Katha at Lanka Vijay Hanuman Temple, in Surat on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-15U

SURAT, APR 20 (UNI):- Vajubhai Parekh supplying cold drinks to people attending the Rama Katha at Lanka Vijay Hanuman Temple, in Surat on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-14U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan addressing a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-13U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan addressing a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-12U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan addressing a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-11U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- People participating in the "Fit to Move, Fit to Vote" marathon to raise awareness among the citizens about the importance of voting in the Lok Sabha election, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-10U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- People participating in the 'Fit to Move, Fit to Vote' marathon to raise awareness among the citizens about the importance of voting in the Lok Sabha election, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-8U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- People participating in the 'Fit to Move, Fit to Vote' marathon to raise awareness among the citizens about the importance of voting in the Lok Sabha election, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-7U

PATNA, APR 20 (UNI):- People participating in the 'Fit to Move, Fit to Vote' marathon to raise awareness among the citizens about the importance of voting in the Lok Sabha election, in Patna on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-6U