M A Gafoor is new chief of Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation

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November 3, 2016

Udupi, Nov 3: M A Gafoor, a senior Congress leader from Udupi, has been appointed as the new chairman of Karnataka State Minorities Development Corporation.

Gafoor“It will be my endeavour to ensure that benefit of various government schemes for minorities reaches the last person among them,” said Mr Gafoor while thanking Chief Minister Siddaramiah and other party leaders for trusting him and giving him the new responsibility.

However, the secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, said that he wanted to serve all sections of society and not only minorities.

Mr Gafoor has served in the Udupi District Congress Committee for over three decades. He was president of the Udupi Congress for 12 years and member of Zilla Panchayat for three terms. Currently, he is also the in-charge of the party affairs in Shivamogga district.

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sayeed Ahmed
 - 
Monday, 13 Aug 2018

please insert SHESHADRIPURAM COLLEGE TUMAKURU, TUMAKURU UNIVERSITY in your web page to get the benifit of the said scheme by the minority students

sayeed Ahmed
 - 
Monday, 13 Aug 2018

please insert SHESHADRIPURAM COLLEGE NAME in your ARIVU LOAN  loan web page

Chand pasha
 - 
Thursday, 8 Dec 2016

Dear sir,

Firstly Congratulations... Sir if possible Kindly visit at Kalaburgi KMDC branch and see how they disrespect poor students.. i also experienced . I feel deeply ashamed why am i poor why did i came here Look's like they're paying from their pocket.
Requesting you to take some action against them.

Muneer khan
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Congratulations Gafoor Bhai

Muneer khan
Muslim industries Associtation
Bangalore

S.YOUSUF ARLAPADAVU
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Congratulation Mr.Gafoor bhai best of Luck

Hamza
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

He is one of the leader since decade who is working for congress. Down to earth person and deserve the position. I wish him best for his new assignments.

Abdu Razzaq Uchila
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Mabrook... Wish you all the best

M.H. Muduthota
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Al Hamdulillah, Finally your efforts came true, Wish you all the best

MUBEEN UDYAVARA
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

MUBARAK HO
GOOD NEWS
BEST OF LUCK
GAFOOR BAHI

Ikram
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Congratulation brother.

Jaleel
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Gafoor sab nice to see u again here.

Saleem Pasha
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

wow good news, looking forward for the better development in MDC, all the best.

Farooq
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

very prominent leader, those who have chosen this guy for this post are very lucky to get service from him.

Rahul
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

wow gafoor bhai all the best.

ibrahim muloor
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

Congratulation Mr.Gafoor. Wish you all the best.

ibbu Saheb
 - 
Thursday, 3 Nov 2016

CONGRATS GAFOOR BHAI...............

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May 29,2020

New Delhi, May 29: Opining that there is no harm in importing ideas from abroad Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has suggested that India should take a cue from Pakistan and turn the “locust threat” into “chicken feed.

In an interview, Ashwani Mahajan, national co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) said: “I saw an article which shows that Pakistan has turned the locust threat into an opportunity by converting it into chicken feed”

“If there is a good idea originating from anywhere, we should be open to exploring such ideas. We should adopt good ideas. There is no harm in that,” he added.

He also shared the article on Twitter and wrote: “Pakistan turns locust threat into chicken feed. Need to understand the idea and replicate it in India.”

The article stated “an innovative pilot project in Pakistan’s Okara district offers a sustainable solution in which farmers earn money by trapping locusts that are turned into high-protein chicken feed by animal feed mills”.

“It was the brainchild of Muhammad Khurshid, a civil servant in the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, and Johar Ali, a bio-technologist from the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,” according to the article.

Both Pakistan and India have been hit by locust attacks. These are desert locusts, which is one of the 12 species of short-horned grasshoppers. Swarms can comprise billions and travel up to 130 km in a day.

India has been battling the locust attacks with moderate success since December. However, the onset of monsoon could bring more trouble.

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April 19,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 19: Kasaragod, Kerala's COVID-19 hotspot, is the only district in the southern state lacking adequate health infrastructure.

In spite of treating the highest number of COVID-19 patients in the state with meagre infrastructural facilities and even without the support of a medical college in the north Kerala district, no deaths have been reported due to coronavirus.

The state health department views the performance of M Kunhiraman and his team, consisting of Janardhana Naik and Krishna Naik, at the General hospital in Kasaragod as a success story.

"Not only did they control the situation quickly with minimum infrastructure, they also started turning out a large number of negative cases within a few weeks and creditably ensured zero mortality.

This can be showcased as a best global model," Chairman of the Information Education and Communication (IEC) Committee and Project Director Kerala State Aids Control Society, R Ramesh said.

Recalling the ordeal, Janardhana Naik said his first major challenge was the physical examination of a patient with suspected COVID-19.

"Even with the PPE kit, nobody knew how effective they were and it took a whole 30 minutes to wear them properly.

But as time passed, we got accustomed to it," he said.

The traditional method of dealing with a patient involved knowing his or her history, observation and physical examination.

For hundreds of years, the hands-on body approach has been the soul of the doctor-patient relationship -- taking the pulse, tapping on and listening to the chest, feeling lumps.

With the onset of COVID-19 all that has changed.

"In fact, the whole exercise was fraught with grave risks because everything connected with COVID-19 was new.

Doctors have to keep a distance even though the physical examination wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is difficult.

Sounds from the body are inaudible, vision is blurred through the smog-covered goggles and a stethoscope seldom has any use," Janardhana Naik said.

It was from March 15 that the hospital started receiving COVID-19 patients, primarily from Dubai.

By the time the first person came, the hospital was ready for him.

Soon, patient numbers began to swell and in a couple of weeks they reached about 91.

From then on, it was teamwork.

Committees were formed for each and every task, including the help desk, IT, treatment, medical board, training, food, waste disposal and data maintenance.

Initially, patients had many misgivings about the hospital.

"Some were disillusioned and even aggressive. Some were not happy with the facilities the hospital had to offer.

But gradually through good treatment and counselling by a psychiatrist, who visited the hospital on alternate days, the confidence and mood of the patients changed and they became friendly with the staff," Naik elaborated.

Counselling was also given to the concerned family members of the patients.

Besides treatment, the medical staff had to spend a considerable amount of time clearing the doubts of patients.

When they got discharged some patients insisted on seeing the faces of the medical staff, who till then were anonymous entities covered from head to toe.

Some even wanted to take selfies with them.

However, the medical team politely turned down their requests and preferred to remain hidden in their work attires.

The mood of the patients also rubbed off on the doctors and hospital staff.

All the physicians and hospital staff are now more confident of dealing with contagious diseases after treating COVID-19 patients.

"Our previous experience of treating H1N1, Chikungunya and Dengue cases helped us a lot.

Words of encouragement from the Health Minister K K Shailaja, Health Principal Secretary Dr Rajan N Khobragade and Health Services Director Dr Sarita R L gave us the impetus to build up confidence.

Moreover, the field health workers did a wonderful job in containing the viral spread," Naik added.

As the number of coronavirus cases rose, the state government on April 5 deputed a 26-member medical team from Thiruvananthapuram to set up a COVID-19 hospital in the district.

They turned a block of the under construction Government Medical College as a hospital-like facility, setting up a 200 bed facility to treat coronavirus patients.

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April 29,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 29: As many as 11 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Karnataka, said the State's Health Department on Wednesday.

According to an official statement, 11 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 5 pm on April 28 to 5 pm on April 29.

"With this, the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has mounted to 534, of which 20 deaths have been reported and 215 people have recovered," added the statement.

Of 20 coronavirus patients who died, one death was due to the non-COVID cause, the statement further said.

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