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Belagavi hospital performs lifesaving surgery on Iraqi kid

Belagavi hospital performs lifesaving surgery on Iraqi kid
Dr MD Dixit and the Arihant Hospital team along with the child and his father. Louis Rodrigues

Noted Cardiac Surgeon Dr MD Dixit and team from Arihant Hospital here have performed a complicated lifesaving surgery on a 2-year-old boy from Iraq.

The boy from Iraq was diagnosed with heart disease and was advised surgery in Iraq. The boy’s father chose India over Turkey for the heart surgery and after a tele-consultation with Dr Dixit, the parents decided to visit Belagavi for surgery.

The parents along with their child, Gaith, reached Arihant hospital on October 6 and the child underwent an open heart for VSD repair on October 8. The child has recovered and is being discharged on Friday.

The parents expressed happiness on the kind of treatment and hospitalisation they received.

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Pissurlem locals complain of foul odour at tyre factory

Say no action taken despite repeated complaints

The Goan Network
Published Oct 14, 2022, 1:09 AM IST
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There has been growing resentment over a tyre factory at the Pissurlem Industrial Estate, with locals complaining of foul odour in the area.  The issue came up for discussion earlier this week when Pissurlem Sarpanch Devendra Parab spoke to Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral during his visit to Sattari and demanded action by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) against the factory.  There are two industrial estates in Sattari, one at Pissurlem…

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