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Shobha Karandlaje alleges scams in health dept, BBMP; demands CBI probe

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October 5, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Taking on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his remark that his was ‘kam ki bath’ as against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘man ki bath’, Bharatiya Janata Party State general secretary Shobha Karandlaje has alleged that it had become ‘loot ki bath’ in Congress-ruled Karnataka.

 At a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Shobha Karandlaje alleged that there were irregularities in implementation of various State and Central schemes. She charged the state government with violating rules while awarding contract for the Mathru Poorna scheme meant to meet the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women in rural areas.

“The contract has been given to Veda Pharma, which had quoted the highest bid. What is the secret behind this?” she asked. Besides, the state government has claimed the scheme as its own while it was totally sponsored by the Centre.

Shobha accused the Siddaramaiah government of calling for tender for Rs 460 crore for issuing universal health cards without following Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement norms. “I am told Health Minister Ramesh Kumar is not aware of this contract as it is being directly handled by the chief minister. I wonder why Ramesh Kumar is silent on this issue,” she said.

She demanded that Siddaramaiah government furnish answers to the charges of corruption or order a CBI probe.

She charged that Rs 434 crore that the Centre had allotted for Karnataka AIDS Prevention Society was recalled by the Union government because of absence an action plan on the part of the state government.

The BJP leader charged that there has been misappropriation of funds in the setting up of Indira Canteens in Bengaluru. There has been misappropriation of Rs 20 lakh per canteen, she said.

There has been corruption in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) too, she said The cost to remove garbage per ward is Rs 14 lakh whereas it is being cleared by paying Rs 1.04 crore per ward, she claimed.

“An amount of Rs 584 crore is being drawn for salary of 34,000 pourakarmikas whereas there are only 11,000 pourakarmikas in Bengaluru as per the report submitted Chairman of the State Safai Karmachari Commission. What is happening to the extra amount?” Shobha asked.

She claimed that mechanical sweepers had been purchased by the BBMP at a cost of Rs 45 crore recently, but these have going “missing.” A tender for Rs 604 crore has again been called for purchase of more such vehicles, she said.

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Hari
 - 
Thursday, 5 Oct 2017

BJP wanted to rule and loot more so making false allegations

Kumar
 - 
Thursday, 5 Oct 2017

Sobakka, did you forget about yeddy's scams

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June 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 3: The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences at Hubballi has successfully treated a COVID-19 patient through plasma therapy, state medical education minister K Sudhakar said today.

"Karnataka achieves yet another milestone in battle against #COVID19. KIMS Hubli has successfully treated a Covid19 patient through Plasma Therapy & is the first institute in the state to accomplish this. Congrats to KIMS doctors & staff for this feat!" Mr Sudhakar tweeted.

In plasma therapy treatment, plasma cells from a COVID-19 patient, who has recovered from the disease, is transfused to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition to treat him.

Plasma therapy was effectively used in the past during Ebola and the Spanish flu pandemic.

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January 12,2020

With an aim to provide water to stray animals in Mangaluru, an animal activist announced a project 'Jal' under which free water bowls will be distributed to the people across the city.

Tauseef Ahmed believes many animals and birds do not find source to drink water which leads to death.
"Finding clean and safe drinking water has been a major issue in a lot of places. We humans when we face some scarcity we manage by taking the water out from the well," Ahmed told ANI.

"Unfortunately, that's not the case with when it comes to animals and birds. They do not find sources for water to drink so they eventually end up drinking sewage water and they fall sick. In some cases, even that is not available and due to dehydration, they die," he added.

Under the "Jal" project, Ahmed will distribute free water bowls to the people and expects them to make equal efforts in saving the lives of the animals.

"So, this project "Jal" will be providing 100 free water bowls all over Mangaluru. We are distributing it free of cost. All you have to do is keep the bowls outside in the garden or any places where animals frequently visit. Every day, we just have to fill the bowls with water for the animals. It will help a lot of animals to survive in the harsh weather of summers," Ahmed highlighted.

"We have used cement to make the bowls which will keep the eater really cool. We are spending close to 74 rs per bowl. We have made around 100 bowls and will continue making it. We are trying to cover as many animals as we can," he said.

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April 30,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 30: The Kasaragod District Collector Sajith Babu, his gun man and driver has entered in quarantine on Wednesday.

According to sources, the Collector had been asked to go on quarantine after the reports of a journalist, who interviewed him, was tested positive for the virus.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at his routine evening press conference revealed the positivity of the journalist.

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