In Ajjarkad dist hospital, a rare display of Hindu-Musilm bond and a brazen assault by the doctor

P A Hameed Padubidri

June 1, 2019

Udupi, Jun 1: A doctors has always been held in high regards because life and death of a patient lies with him, with the leave of the God. He is the embodiment of humanity without any barrier. That's what the general view of people towards doctors in the society. But, this view is overturned by the General Physician in District Hospital at Ajjarakad, Udupi by allegedly assaulting a woman.

The incident took place in the backdrop of an exemplary manifestation of Hindu-Muslim concord wherein a Muslim family was taking care of a helpless Hindu woman and providing her financial assistance too.

After a fall, Sundari Moilythi was bed-ridden at her house without proper care, food and treatment. She was in dire need of medication. Her Muslim neighbors took her to the district hospital and got her admitted six days ago with the support of her relatives and local Zilla Panchayat member Shashikanth.

Unfortunately, the doctor was on leave and for five days Sundari was stranded without any proper treatment or care like any other patient in the hospital. Only a lady doctor was attending her and other patient every 24 hours just as a formality.

The worst was yet to come. According to the relatives and neighbors of the patient, Dr Nagesh, the general physician, who resumed duty yesterday (Friday, May 31), not only continued to ignore the patient but also stared misbehaved with those visiting her.

The patient’s neighbor Saira Banu (wife of P A Mohiddin, Assistant Commandant in BSF) asked the doctor why the treatment was not given to the patient for five days and why the CT scan of the patient was recommended by the doctor to be conducted outside while that facility was available in the hospital.

This enraged Dr Nagesh, who went wild and pushed her out of the ward by holding her hand in front of other women and patients including relatives of Sundari, eye-witnesses said.

The victim immediately approached the Udupi Women Police Station and lodged a complaint. An FIR under the Section 354A of IPC (attack & outrage on the modesty) has been registered against the doctor. The spot mahzar was also conducted.

Meanwhile, Sundari was discharged from the hospital for the better treatment in other hospital in the city. However, due to high pressure from social activists, journalists and other community workers, Dr Nagesh got the patient re-admitted in the hospital and conducted all the medical check-up procedures including scan, MRI immediately.

Many patients and their kin claim that though the good facilities are available in the hospital, most of the times the doctor recommended the patients to conduct their medical tests etc in other private hospitals.

Local activists have urged the authorities concerned including Udupi district-in-charge Minister to look into the issue immediately and take necessary action against the doctor so that the patients may get better treatment in the hospital.

Ms Rajani Devadiga from Mangaluru, who is presently based in Gujarat and the Devadiga community organization based in Mumbai are also working for the patient's cause and thanked the Muslim neighbors of the patients for their selfless service.

The reporter is an NRI social activist and a member of the patient’s neighboring family, which has been taking care of her.

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bravo this is our real india ,not BJP hater nurtured India,jai hind

I strongly appreciate the great humanitarian work done by the patient muslim neighbors. These types humanitarian work will build up inter-religion relations strongly. And I also appreciate the courageous move up the lady who confronts the duty doctor on behalf of patient.

This message must spread everywhere especially in these days of mistrust among communities.If we fight unitedly evil cannot overtake us.

Thank you for the wonderful and timely news about "You & your whole family's concern & humanitrian services" to your neighbor " it was really an eye - opener and it serve as a good reminder as to how we should show our rerespect & value for our fellow human beings.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: Treat your neighbor nicely & if any of my ummah (nation) fills his stomach while your neighbor is suffering , then he is not amongst my Ummah." really, it reminds me in your case.

Take care of the patient till she recovers completely.

Hameed Sir, it's really need of the hour.

But i am very upset about the Doctor's adamency & bad attitude towerds the patient & their people including your female relatives. Doctors should be always humane & poliite. If they become impatient , then what is condition of the poor patients?

Hope that the doctor will learn a good lesson & treat the patients with proper care & treatment in the future.

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8 returnees from Gujarat test covid-19 positive in 'green zone' Shivamogga

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May 10,2020

Shivamogga, May 10: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Sunday informed that eight people who returned to the state from Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga district.

Shivamogga district is under the green zone category.

"Eight people who have returned from Ahmedabad, Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga," said Eshwarappa.

Last week, the district administration had asked shopkeepers to open their shops on alternate days in order to avoid crowding.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state has so far 794 confirmed COVID-19 cases which include 386 cured or discharged cases and 30 deaths.

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This is fake news...I request Coastal Digest to do proper research pn this news..there is no report that shows those people are positive..pls do not publish fake news..

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Cops fetch airport bomber Aditya Rao to Mangaluru

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January 22,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Mangaluru Commissioner of Police PS Harsha said that Aditya Rao, who surrendered before Bengaluru Police after planting an improvised explosive device (IED) at the Mangaluru International Airport, is now in their custody.

"Our Investigation team arrested Aditya Rao in Bengaluru in connection with planting of an explosive device at Mangaluru Airport on January 20. We produced the accused before Bengaluru first JMFC court and court issued transit warrant," said Harsha.

"We have brought him to Mangaluru from Bengaluru, now the accused is in our custody, our investigation team will interrogate him. We will investigate all aspects. He will be produced before Mangaluru 6th JMFC Court," he added.

Rao hails from Udupi and has engineering and MBA degrees.

According to the police, the IED was recovered from a bag at Mangaluru airport on January 20. It was later defused in an open field by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.

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Amidst depositor anger, Bengaluru co-op bank blames 62 dud loans for crisis

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January 14,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 14: Assuring depositors that their money was "100 per cent safe" with the bank, Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Chairman K Ramakrishna in Bengaluru on Monday said 62 loans had locked up Rs 300 crore of deposit.

"Your money is 100 per cent safe with Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank. It's my responsibility," Ramakrishna said at Sri Guru Narasimha Kalyanamandira auditorium, to assure depositors.

He was addressing angry customers of the bank at a public hearing. Due to the 62 dud loans, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had restricted the lender from executing business, Ramakrishna said amid shouting by depositors. The RBI has limited withdrawals by depositors to Rs 35,000.

"The bank is saying I can't withdraw more than Rs 35,000. In case of our fixed deposit maturing, we will have to renew it as we can't encash it, " said Nagaraj M, 49, who has been dealing with the bank for the past six years.

To assuage customers, the call to an assistant commissioner of police by Bengaluru South MP Tejaswi Surya -- not present -- was relayed on loudspeaker live and the MP claimed that he had spoken to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to help the customers.

Ramakrishna said he would meet customers again on January 19 with all the details and numbers. Dramatic scenes and pandemonium ruled the auditorium before his arrival. Thousands of bank customers threatened to go en masse to the police station and file a case against Ramakrishna.

As he addressed the gathering in Kannada, hundreds of depositors shouted back at him seeking clarifications. At the auditorium, thousands of depositors earlier demanded the bank chairman's presence to clarify the matter.

The lender had invited depositors to the auditorium at 6 p.m. to update them on the bank's status, following a RBI directive restricting the bank from doing business with immediate effect.

"We want the bank's directors here," shouted a depositor from the stage. A handful of policemen were trying to control the crowd and bring order to the assembly. Many elderly and retired persons had arrived to know the fate of their savings. Several women were also present at the meeting.

"It was a good bank with only 0.5 per cent NPAs. Now we can't trust any bank. See what happened with the PMC Bank," said another customer.

Shankar Sharma, 38, an employee of a private company, said majority of depositors were senior citizens and retirees. "I don't have an account with the bank, but my mother, uncle, aunt have deposited money in it. I came for them, " said Sharma. He said many of the bank's 35,000 clientele deposited more than Rs 5 lakh, which had total deposits of Rs 1,600 crore. The bank started operations in 1999.

Ramakrishna was escorted away to safety by the police after his speech even as the depositors were screaming and agitating for justice.

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