MSEZ issue: Hunger strike enters third day

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March 3, 2011

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Mangalore, March 3: Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha on Thursday expressed its support to the cause of the job seekers in the project displaced families of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone, whose indefinite hunger strike has entered the third day.

Kishore Kumar, the district unit chief of the BJYM along with his few associates joined hundreds of protesters, who have camped in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here since Tuesday.

Speaking on the occasion he said that BJYM is ready to extend its full support to the struggle of the displaced people. “We have been opposing the anti-people activities of MSEZ right from the beginning and now we have decided to intensify our fight against it” he said.

On Wednesday the district unit of Kannada Rakshana Vedike had joined the protesters, who are exerting pressure on the government and the company to fulfill the promise of providing suitable jobs to the trained youth belonging to project displaced families.

Around two hundred youth, belonging to MSEZ affected families, who have already completed training and those who are being trained at the Karnataka Polytechnic (KPT) are taking part in the protest.

Currently, 186 candidates have completed the training imparted by the company, while 188 other candidates are still undergoing job training. Most of them had stopped their education half way through following the company's assurance that they would get high salary jobs if they passed out of training classes.

Speaking on the occasion, R N Shetty Kalavaru, who is representing the affected people, said that they will welcome any organisation or person willing to join the protest.

One of the protesters said that they will continue their protest until a favourable decision is taken by the district administration with regard to their demands. “We will not go back till the government makes arrangements to provide jobs to all those members affected families, who have completed the training and those who are undergoing training at the Karnataka Polytechnic, either in MRPL or in ONGC,” he said.

The protesters accused the MSEZ officials of giving empty promises of providing jobs in MRPL or ONGC during the land acquisition.

Fast unto death

The protesters, who are holding the daylong hunger strike, have warned the authorities concerned that they will launch a fast unto death strike if their demands are not met within three days of the given deadline, i.e., Thursday evening.

“We are now holding daylong hunger strike to bring the issue to the notice of Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav. We will intensify our protest and fast unto death, if the district administration does not take initiatives to solve our problems within Thursday evening,” said Narayana, another representative of the protesters.


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Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Karnataka government has fixed the cost of test for COVID-19 in private laboratories at Rs 2,250, an official said on Friday.

"Based on the discussions and negotiations, the cost per test has been fixed at Rs 2,250. This includes the screening test and a confirmatory test," said order by Health and Family Welfare Department's Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akhtar.

A total of 16 laboratories (11 government and 5 private) have been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for testing samples of possible COVID-19 cases in the state.

Realising that early detection of coronavirus cases and timely treatment was the need of the hour, meetings were held to rope in more private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 sample tests.

As per the protocol by the Centre, testing the samples of suspected COVID-19 cases can be taken up in private laboratories subject to conditions which include sharing the lab data pertaining to the diagnosis of COV1D-19 with the state government and with the ICMR on a timely basis.

As per the Union Health Ministry, 353 people have infected from coronavirus in the state of which 83 are cured and discharged and 13 succumbed to the virus.

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Mangaluru, Apr 20: As Wenlock hospital has been converted into corona hospital, all the heads of private medical college hospitals have been instructed to treat Wenlock Hospital's out patients and in patients at a government hospital fare or at the charges of Wenlock Hospital, said Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Sunday.

Treatment is also been given at Bijai, Yekkur, Kulur, Jeppu, Surathkal, Kulai, Padil, Shaktinagar, Bengre and Bunder Primary Health Centers. Patients with MLC (Medico Legal Case) or Police Case may seek treatment at a private medical college or city primary center.

Some private hospitals have already agreed to provide free dialysis services, as requested by the government.

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Mangaluru, Apr 18: Three people, including a woman, who were being treated at the city's Wenlock Hospital have been discharged after they recovered from Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

With this, a total of 12 people who had tested positive for the virus until Thursday have been discharged from various hospitals in Dakshina Kannada.

A 39-year-old advocate from Uppinangady tested positive for Covid -19 on Friday, he has been admitted to the Wenlock Hospital and is being treated. With this, only one COVID-19 positive patient is being treated at Wenlock Hospital till Friday evening.

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