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Tanveer Sait responding to treatment, out of danger

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November 19, 2019

Mysuru, Nov 19: Former Congress minister and Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait, who survived a bid on his life late Sunday night here, is responding to treatment. He is out of danger.

The 52-year-old leader was attending a musical performance as part of a wedding when a man, identified as 24-year-old Maqbool alias Farhan Pasha, appeared out of nowhere, lunged towards Sait and swung a knife in the neck. As the attacker tried to flee the venue, he tripped and fell only to be caught by Sait’s supporters.

Karnataka housing minister V Somanna, who’s in charge of the district, said Sait is out of danger and he has been taken off the ventilator.

The attacker has been sent to 12-day police custody for interrogation. Police commissioner KT Balakrishna said they were verifying the alleged attacker’s antecedents, besides interrogating him to ascertain the motive behind the attack. Police are also inquiring into his alleged association with an outfit. They are questioning Farhan on how did he procure the weapon used in the attack.

Police question MLA’s gunman

A police team is also questioning the MLA’s gunman Fairoz, who was standing right behind Tanveer, for his failure to prevent the attack.

According to sources, the five-time lawmaker left home around 8.30pm but reached the wedding venue at 10pm. He blessed the couple and had dinner. Later, he went to a neighbouring stage to enjoy a musical recital.

A singer from Mumbai was performing at the venue when Sait came under attack. He was rushed to Columbia Asia where he was operated upon for nearly four hours in the wee hours of Monday to stop bleeding from the neck.

Dr Upendra Shenoy, chief of medical service, said the MLA’s condition improved since morning and he could be shifted from the ICU to a regular ward if the same level of progress is maintained in the next 48 hours. “A CT scan revealed no damage to blood vessels. He is now able to speak,” the doctor said.

After meeting Sait at the hospital, former chief minister Siddaramaiah urged the government to extend security to all MLAs from constituencies declared sensitive. He suspected the attack was to “eliminate Sait” and asked the government to set up a special team to unearth the plot. He said a thorough police investigation will reveal if Social Democratic Party of India is involved in the incident.

Abhijan, a witness, said he thought Farhan was approaching Tanveer to greet or take a selfie. An associate of Sait said the doctors were treading cautiously since he is said to be suffering from a pre-existing kidney ailment and has high blood pressure.

Sait was attending the wedding reception of Zaina and Hameed, son of his friend Syed Younus.

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July 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that when COVID-19 has made life and livelihoods difficult, it is unfortunate that charges have been levelled of irregularities in the procurement of COVID-19 equipment.

"The Congress which has levelled charges against the ruling BJP has not so far filed a complaint with any investigating agency. Instead, the Congress has limited itself to getting publicity. On the other hand, the ruling BJP instead of coming clean by ordering a probe into the main charges is indirectly admitting the scam," Kumaraswamy said on Sunday.

"By washing dirty linen in public, both the Congress and the BJP are playing a cruel joke on people instead of protecting their lives," he said.

Hitting out at the BJP, he asked, "Why is it that the BJP is not ordering an investigation into the Rs 2,000 crore Covid 19 corruption charges levelled against the government by the Congress? Why is the government keeping quiet on the corruption charges?"

He said, "Is this the leadership provided by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa? There could be political pressure on seeking resignation of his Ministers. But why has no action been initiated against any officers? Is there any effort to destroy the evidence by retaining officers in their existing postings?"

"Hunger for publicity is evident when we look at the press conference by five Ministers at a time," he said.

The government has countered the charges of the Congress but backtracked on ordering an investigation, he said.

"Would this not give rise to suspicion that the government is involved in the scam?" he asked.

He also asked why Congress leaders have not filed a complaint before any investigating agency despite "possessing documents to prove the charges".

"Are the Congress leaders trying to get publicity or are they concerned about the welfare of the people? The Congress Legislative Party leader is seeking an account (Lekka Kodi) while the BJP president is seeking answers (Uttara Kodi). Is it enough to give such questions and answers?"

Is there a concrete legal plan to deal with the irregularities? he asked.

"Looking at the way the Congress leaders have addressed media conferences and taken to social media campaigns, it appears that they are trying to get publicity," he said.

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July 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 15: Amidst mounting coronavirus cases, the district administration has finalised 80 covid care centres (CCC) in Dakshina Kannada.

Sindhu B Rupesh, deputy commissioner of DK, said that as many as 80 premises that were functioning as quarantine centres have now been identified as CCCs in the district.

People in the district have been demanding that CCCs should be opened for asymptomatic cases in the district too. 

A majority of around 1,500 active cases in Dakshina Kannada are asymptomatic, and the CCCs will help those planning to go to private hospitals to reduce their treatment costs.

Additional deputy commissioner M J Roopa said that the 80 CCCs identified throughout the district will work as care centres for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

A medical team will attend to the centres, and supply of food and water will be taken care of by the government. In case of any health issues, the patient will be shifted to the Covid hospital, she said.

“All asymptotic Covid-19 patients, who are unable to opt for home isolation, are being kept in CCCs. A designated health team will monitor each CCC in the district. Meanwhile, the nearest public health centre (PHC) will have an ambulance on standby in case of an emergency,” she added.

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March 31,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31: The Kerala government

on Tuesday rejected concerns of community spread of novel coronavirus in the state in the wake of the second death of a patient here who had no travel history or reported contact with any infected person.

Setting aside the concern, Health Minister K K Shylaja said the deceased man, a native of nearby Pothancode, was already suffering from several other health issues including high blood pressure.

The 68-yearold man died at the government medical college here, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Kerala to two, the government said.

"We have got information that the deceased man had come in contact with some persons arrived from the Gulf. As he was very sick and was not in a position to speak, we could not collect details from him directly," she told reporters here.

"So we had to collect such details from his relatives now. As per preliminary assessment, it was a case of contact spread. So, as of now, there is no need to get panic about the community spread," she said

The possibility of death was high among patients, aged above 60 years and suffering from other diseases like heart ailments or diabetics, she said.

"That's why we are giving strict directions to the elderly people to remain in homes and avoid contact with infected persons, " the minister said.

However, the minister directed those came in contact with the deceased person to remain in self-quarantine and inform the authorities if they developed any infection symptoms.

In both the coronavirus deaths in the state, the deceased persons were aged and were suffering from other diseases, she added.

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