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Yuva Morcha activists embark on eye donation drive in DK

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June 26, 2012

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Mangalore, June 26: In order to create mass awareness regarding voluntary eye donation, a team of BJP Yuva Morcha activists from Mangalore South unit have embarked on a district-wide campaign under the banner of 'Kamala Jyothi'.

The campaign kick started on the occasion of the death anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the godfather of modern Hindutva and Hindu Nationalism, with 38 young activists led by Adv. Raghavendra Rao, President, BJP Yuva Morch, Mangalore South, voluntarily pledging to donate their eyes.

Satish Prabhu was the resource person and Kishor Kumar was the chief guest. Guru Prasad Shetty compered the programme. Rakshith, Gurucharan, Naveen, Shreedhar, Shivaram and Bharath were present among others.

Speaking to coastaldigest.com Mr Rao said that the 'Kamala Jyothi' team would travel across Dakshina Kannada to create awareness among people.

He said that India is now home to the world's largest number of blind people. Of the 37 million people across the globe who are blind, over 15 million are from India. On the other hand, while India needs 2.5 lakh donated eyes every year, the country's eye banks manage to collect a maximum of just 25,000 eyes, 30% of which can't be used.

Mr Rao also said that shortage of donated eyes is becoming a huge problem in India. Of the 15 million blind people in country, three million, 26% of whom are children, suffer due to corneal disorders. But only 10,000 corneal transplants are being done every year due to the shortage of donated eyes, he added.

“Eye donation is the need of the hour. People are now aware of significance of blood donation. But they hesitate to donate their eyes even after their death, because many people have a blind belief that if they donate their eyes they would become blind in the next birth. We have to eradicate such blind beliefs and encourage people to donate their eyes”, said Mr Rao.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, July 31: Denying irregularities in covid-19 equipment purchase by the Karnataka government, the state unit of the BJP has issued legal notices to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar demanding that they apologize or face a defamation suit. 

The notices seek a public apology for the allegations levelled against the government on irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 equipment and supplies. 

Both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, the Karnataka Congress president, have been doggedly pursuing allegations of corruption against the BJP government and have demanded a judicial inquiry. 

BJP general secretary N Ravi Kumar said that while the Congress leaders claimed that Rs 4,157 crore was spent during Covid-19, they also allege that the government has not responded to any of the 20 letters written by them. "If the government has not provided any answer to the Opposition, where did they get the figures from," he said.

None of the allegations of corruption is specific and the statements made are factually incorrect. "These statements, without any basis, have been issued calculatedly to lower the image and damage the reputation of the government, the Bharatiya Janata Party, representatives of the party and the ministers in the government," the notice issued on behalf of Ravi Kumar read.

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June 6,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 6: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said hotels and restaurants would be allowed to re-open, but the precautionary measures laid down by the Centre against coronavirus were mandatory.

The Chief Minister on Friday held a meeting with the tourism and transport department, also stakeholders, regarding revival of tourism in the state.

Hotels associations and transport companies have said they would follow the guidelines issued by the government, an official press release said here.

The Karnataka government had said it would go by the Centre's direction on opening religious places of worship, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services on June 8.

Buses, hotels and taxi owners association placed some demands at the meeting, the release said, adding that Yediyurappa informed them that he would examine their demands and take appropriate decisions.

The Chief Minister also released a handout regarding the guidelines that need to be followed as the tourism department is opening hotels, guest houses and tourist destinations.

Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, Tourism Minister C T Ravi and senior officials of the department participated in the meeting.

The government had, on Thursday, said safaris, trekking, jungle lodges and resorts in areas that fall outside the COVID-19 containment zones can re-open provided they adhere to social distancing, hygiene as issued by the governments.

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July 24,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 24: Karnataka Government on Friday issued an order regarding the refixation of rates for RT-PCR testing and Rapid Antigen testing for private laboratories in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state induced Task Force Committee has revised the rate of RT-PCR testing to cost Rs 2,000 per test and Rapid Antigen testing for private samples to cost Rs 700 per sample.

Ceiling rate for private samples in private laboratories including screening test and confirmatory test is Rs 3,000 per test, read the order

The cost is inclusive of the price of Personal protective equipment (PPE) kit, stated the government in the order.

Karnataka has reported 5,007 new COVID-19 positive cases and 110 deaths on Friday.

The total number of cases stands at 85,870 including 52,791 active cases and 1,724 deaths, added the state Government.

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