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Udupi DC warns cops against neglecting crimes against women

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July 21, 2018

Udupi, Jul 21: Urging the cops to consider the crimes against women seriously, deputy commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has warned that she would recommend to the Home Department to take action against erring police staff if they showed negligence in registering such cases.

Chairing a meeting of various committees under the Department of Women and Child Welfare at the District Offices Complex, here, on Friday said that it was the duty of the cops to give justice victims.

The warning comes after the members of the Mahila Santwana Kendra brought up the issue of negligence by the police in registering such cases.

She said that an awareness campaign should be taken up under the Santwana Scheme in degree and pre-university colleges.

The meeting was informed that 181 cases were registered under the Santwana Scheme in Udupi from January to June, 2018. Of these, 65 had been disposed of. Of the 80 cases filed in Karkala, 25 had been disposed, while 55 were pending. Of the 91 cases filed in Kundapur, 34 were disposed, while 57 were pending.

The meeting was informed that of the 88 cases registered at the Sakhi One Stop Centre from January to June, 2018, 22 had been solved, while 64 were pending and two were under counselling. As many as 10 cases were filed under the Anti-Dowry Act. Of these 10 cases, three were in the courts, while seven were pending with the police department.

The DC also directed the Deputy Director of Women and Child Welfare, Gracy Gonsalves, to write to her higher officers to increase the salaries of the staff working in the Santwana Kendra.

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April 11,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 10: Renowned ophthalmologist and Narayana Nethralaya Chairman Dr K Bhujang Shetty today advised those wearing contact lenses to switch to eyeglasses as a preventive measure.

“Though the facial mask is mandatory as a preventive measure against the dreaded Coronavirus, not many know that the virus can also enter the body through eyes. Wearing glasses or spectacles reduces the spread of the virus,” Dr Bhujang Shetty said.

Although it is more likely that people may catch Coronavirus infections through mouth and nose, there are chances of the virus also entering through eyes. “In a day, humans tend to touch their face and eyes almost 20 times an hour knowingly or unknowingly. Users of contact lenses end up touching their eyes and face frequently, increasing the risk of infections. Therefore, it is advisable that they switch to eyeglasses until the situation improves”, according to a release here on Friday.

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March 5,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday admitted in the legislative assembly that corruption was deep-rooted in government offices and held transfer racket as the root cause of the graft menace.

“Unless we root it out from the system, we can never uphold the spirit of the Constitution and ensure equitable justice to people. If legislators lend support (to this cause), then we can weed out this menace,” Yediyurappa said during a special discussion on the Constitution.

Successive governments have been accused by opposition parties of running a transfer racket, but there’s very little done to institute a probe or order a crackdown following the allegations.

The chief minister’s candid admission came after senior Congress MLA HK Patil, quoting a report from Amnesty International, said 63% of people in Karnataka give bribe to get their work done in government offices. The CM said he agreed with the report in toto.

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Touted as a first of its kind in the nation, a mobile Covid-19 lab was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar.

The lab, approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) can do 9,000 RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) tests per month, an official press release said here. "This is a unique lab having all safety features and capable of producing 100% accurate results within four hours," Dr Sudhakar was quoted as saying in the press release.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) had developed the lab and handed it over to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).

The mobile lab can also be used for molecular diagnostic-testing and can be deployed in coronavirus hot spots quickly, the release said adding, apart from Covid-19, the lab can be utilised for testing H1N1, HCV, TB, HPV and HIV among others.

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