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DYFI protests privatisation of hospitals; demands new building for Lady Goschen

October 15, 2012

Mangalore, October 15: There is a need to stop privatisation of government hospitals in the name of Public Private Partnership (PPP).

The district administration should initiate measures to construct a new building to house Lady Goschen hospital within six months, demanded DYFI district committee President Muneer Katipalla.

Addressing a protest rally held outside the hospital here on Monday, he said that Lady Goshen hospital was a ray of hope for poor women. Pregnant women used to undergo treatment here at free of cost. However, the authorities demolished a portion of the hospital building promising to construct the new building with modern facilities.

“Months have passed after the hospital building was demolished and construction of the new building has not commenced till date. The district administration had announced that a rich businessman from Andhra Pradesh had come forward to construct the new hospital building.

In fact, the foundation stone for modernisation of the hospital was laid on April 16, 2011 by the then Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the presence of Andhra Pradesh-based philanthropist. However, the work on the building has not commenced.

Recently, the district administration had announced that the MRPL is ready to donate a sum of Rs 20 crore for the new hospital building.”

The authorities who had blindly believed the philanthropist from Andhra Pradesh, demolished a portion of the building. As no alternative arrangements were made before taking up demolition drive, today, neither new building has come up nor are there enough facilities for the poor,” he said.

Today, due to lack of space, only a few pregnant women and patients are being admitted in the hospital. The newly delivered mothers have to sleep on the floor, they do not get hot water for bath. Patients approach private hospitals as they have no option and suffer as they are unable to pay the bills, he said.

The government should not take the issue lightly and construct the new building as soon as possible.

If the government does not construct the building within a span of six months, then the DYFI will gherao people's representatives and show them black flag as a mark of protest, he warned.

DYFI Secretary Dayanand Shetty flayed privatisation in health sector. The government should take care of the health sector as it is a service sector. In case it involves private parties in name of development, the health sector will very soon turn into a business industry, he said.

Earlier, the DYFI members took out a procession march from the Deputy Commissioner's office to Lady Goschen hospital as a mark of protest.

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February 1,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 2: A video of a woman rescuing a dog from a well in Mangaluru has gone viral on social media. The dog fell inside the well accidentally and the woman rushed to the spot to rescue it. The two minute seven second video has been shared on Twitter by a user, Mauna, and has ever since been viewed over 15,000 times.

The woman climbed down the well as other people attached a rope to her body during the rescue mission. Another rope was then thrown to her and she tied it around the dog after which it was pulled outside. The woman, thereafter, climbed outside the well with much difficulty.

"Bless the lady who saved the Dog," the user captioned the post.

Watch the video here:

 

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May 2,2020

Newsroom, May 2: The Delhi Police’s move to book Delhi Minorities Commission chairman Zafarul Islam Khan under sedition charges over his social media statement condemning Hindutva bigots has raised many eyebrows. 

A pubic statement has been issued in solidarity with Zafarul Islam Khan by a group of NGOs and citizens which condemned the media trial targeting Khan.

The statement demanded legal action against those who are distorting Khan's Facebook post and spreading false propaganda against him.

Delhi Police Special Cell registered the FIR against Khan on the complaint of a Vasant Kunj resident. The complaint came to the Lodhi Colony office of the special cell, after the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Safdarjung Enclave forwarded it.

The investigation has been handed over to special cell inspector Praveen Kumar.

According to the FIR, Khan has been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code -- 124 A (sedition) and 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc,).

Khan on April 28 had posted controversial comments on his Facebook page. "Mind you, bigots, Indian Muslims have opted until now not to complain to the Arab and Muslim world about your hate campaigns and lynchings and riots. The day they are pushed to do that, bigots will face an avalanche," Khan had written on Facebook.

However, the Delhi Minorities Commission's chief on Friday had apologised for his controversial remark and had said that he never tried to tarnish the image of India. He also removed the controversial post from the social media and issued a prolonged clarification.

 

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JMJ
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Monday, 4 May 2020

Thank god... Our law and order works..... Unforturnately not all the time and most of the time work selectively

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March 28,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 28: After a youth from Dakshina Kannada who tested positive for the deadly Covid-19 revealed that he had travelled by a bus, authorities have requested all his fellow passengers to visit their nearest district hospital. 

The 21-year-old man hailing from Belthangady taluk had flown from Dubai to Bengaluru on March 21 and on the same day travelled to Mangaluru by the KSRTC bus bearing registration number KA 19, F3329. 

As he was suffering from fever and cough he was admitted to Puttur government hospital on March 24. He was tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 27.   

It is not yet know how many passengers were there on board the above mentioned bus which had departed Bengaluru at 4:30 p.m. on March 21. It is believed that most of the passengers who travelled by this bus are residents of Dakshina Kannada. 

Hence, the KSRTC authorities today requested all the passengers who travelled by this bus to visit their nearest district hospital for necessary checkup. The passengers also were urged to quarantine themselves for next couple of weeks.

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