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- Karnataka's disaster management authority has named Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru as the nodal centre for collecting DNA samples from relatives of state residents missing in Nepal.
- The step follows a press note from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and aims to help identify and repatriate mortal remains.
- A forensic medicine head at the hospital will serve as nodal officer, verifying family relationships and overseeing sample collection.
- Samples will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for profiling and matching against unidentified remains in Nepal.
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- Whether relatives come forward with required documents such as Aadhaar and relationship proof
- Progress in matching Karnataka DNA profiles with unidentified mortal remains in Nepal
- Any further updates from the Embassy of India in Kathmandu on repatriation of remains
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Named India · Nepal · Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital · Embassy of India · Forensic Science Laboratory · Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority · Nagesh Kuppast · Vadiraj B. Pokkan
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