Tuesday 16th, April 2024
canara news

Popular psychiatrist Ashok Pai dies due to heart attack

Published On : 02 Oct 2016   |  Reported By : Canaranews Network


Shivamogga: Chairman of Karnataka Mental Health Task Force Authority, Dr K A Ashok Pai, breathed his last late night on Thursday September 29 at Scotland due to heart attack. He was 69. He has left behind wife Rajani Pai and daughter Dr Preethi Pai.

Dr Pai, who was operating 'Manasa Nursing Home' in Shivamogga had earned a name for himself in the country and abroad through treatment of tough cases, writing a number of articles which were easy to understand even by common people on mental health. He had bagged several awards including B C Roy award.

Dr Pai was in Scotland to take part in a symposium on mental health there. At around 7 pm Scotland time, he complained of severe chest pain when relaxing in hotel room in the company of his wife. He immediately suffered heart attack thereafter. His wife contacted hotel staff and arranged to rush him to hospital but he was not alive by the time medical team attended to him.







More News

 Kannada Department of Mumbai University; Niranjan centenary-lecture-Release of Six Books
Kannada Department of Mumbai University; Niranjan centenary-lecture-Release of Six Books
NRI FORUM KARNATAKA, BAHRAIN UNIT SELECTED FIRST PRESIDENT,EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & ADVISORS
NRI FORUM KARNATAKA, BAHRAIN UNIT SELECTED FIRST PRESIDENT,EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & ADVISORS
St Agnes College (Autonomous) Mangaluru, celebrated the College Day
St Agnes College (Autonomous) Mangaluru, celebrated the College Day

Write your Comments

Disclaimer: Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. canaranews.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that under 66A of the IT Act, sending offensive or menacing messages through electronic communication service and sending false messages to cheat, mislead or deceive people or to cause annoyance to them is punishable. It is obligatory on CANARANEWS to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using canaranews will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will canaranews.com be held responsible.