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Udupi: CM inaugurates Haji Abdulla Maternity and Children’s Hospital

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November 19, 2017

Udupi, Nov 19: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday formally inaugurated the renovated and renamed Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdulla Maternity and Children’s Hospital near Chittaranjan Circle in Udupi.

The district maternity and children’s hospital is a part of the Udupi’s district government hospital. However, while the district government hospital is located at Ajjarkad, the district government maternity and children’s hospital was located some distance away. Philanthropist the late Haji Abdulla had donated land for both the hospitals to governments six decades ago. 

Speaking on the occasion, Siddaramaiah said that though the hospital would be run by the BRS Health and Research Institute Pvt. Ltd., owned by NRI businessman B.R. Shetty, its full control will be with the district administration. “This is not privatisation of the hospital,” he claimed.

Opposition to ‘privatization’

The Save District Government Maternity and Children’s Hospital Committee has questioned the haste in the inauguration of the Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdulla Maternity and Children’s Hospital.

Addressing presspersons, Yogish Shet, committee member, said that the District Government Maternity and Children’s Hospital has been rendering good service.

But the government, in 2016, decided to allow the BRS Health and Research Institute, owned by B.R. Shetty to construct a maternity and children’s hospital, a super-speciality hospital and an urban community health centre. These will come up on four acres of land where the Government Maternity and Children’s Hospital is located.

P.V. Bhandary, committee member, sought to know how funds from the super-specialty hospital would be used to cross-subsidise the Maternity and Children’s hospital.

“What is the hurry to inaugurate the hospital when its construction was not fully completed? Was it because the Model Code of Conduct would become effective in three months? How many medical and paramedical personnel appointed for the hospital?” he asked.

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February 26,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 26: The Karnataka Pre-University Board issued a five-page booklet on Coronavirus ahead of the forthcoming examination to spread awareness among the students, the Board said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Board said that the booklet contains details on symptoms of the disease, measures to be taken in case of an outbreak and other information. The Board has directed the Directors in all districts to disseminate the information to students through college principals.

The PUC examination begins from March 4 and continues till March 23.

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April 15,2020

New Delhi, Apr 15: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to organise flights to bring back Indian workers stuck in the Middle East and desperate to return.

He said the workers are in deep distress there due to shutting of businesses in the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The Covid19 crisis and shutting of businesses in the Middle East have left thousands of Indian workers in deep distress and desperate to return home.

"The Government must organise flights to bring home our brothers and sisters most in need of assistance, with quarantine plans in place," he said on Twitter.

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May 9,2020

Bengaluru, May 9: The bar owners in Karnataka, while welcoming the state government's decision to allow takeaway sales of liquor, said that the move is not going to benefit them much.

Venkatesh Babu, a Bengaluru-based bar owner said, "We welcome this move, our bar was closed for two months due to coronavirus crisis. We have been facing losses since then."

"The state government has told us to sell our stocks at maximum retail price (MRP). It is difficult for us to manage as the rent is high and we also have to pay salaries," he added.

The owner of Pingara Bar and Restaurant, Shivamogga said, "The government has said that is for parcel only and that too at MRP. There is no benefit to our business. We are only clearing the existing stock. They have given us time till May 17 and are not even giving us fresh stock. We are only allowed to sell what we have already."

Karnataka government in its Friday order allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices from May 9 till May 17, the day the third phase of lockdown is slated to end.

Earlier, the government had allowed the opening of liquor shops in order to mobilise revenue.

However, bars, pubs, restaurants were ordered to remain closed amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

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