Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil showing an architectural scale model of the new building of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Kalaburagi on Sunday.
| Photo Credit: Arun Kulkarni

Listing healthcare institutions that the State government has established in Kalaburagi, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has said that Kalaburagi is emerging as a healthcare hub to offer quality healthcare services to the disadvantaged people of the region either free or at affordable cost.

Speaking at a function to inaugurate the new 371-bed facility of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICSR) here on Sunday, Dr. Patil attributed the success chiefly to Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge who has been behind getting special status for the region under Article 371(J) of the Constitution.

“People of this region aspired to have a good hospital that can offer world-class heart care services. Now, their dream has come true with the establishment of a 371-bed Jayadeva Institute. It has become possible with the cooperation between Mr. Kharge and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,” Dr. Patil said.

“The hospital can be comparable with the superior corporate hospitals in terms of infrastructure and quality services. It is a great contribution not just to Kalaburagi but also the entire Kalyana Karnataka region. It wouldn’t have been possible if we did not have Article 371(J) of the Constitution. We must be thankful to Mallikarjun Kharge, late N. Dharam Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and all those who fought for it,” Dr. Patil said.

Pointing to a number of State-owned medical institutions operating in Kalaburagi, Dr. Patil said that people in and around Kalaburagi need no longer to go to Sollapur or Hyderabad in the neighbouring States to avail themselves of superior quality healthcare services as they are available in Kalaburagi itself.

“We have the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences among the top eight medical colleges in the State. With 150 medical seats, the hospital is offering a variety of healthcare services to the poor free. The trauma centre that our government inaugurated recently is handling critical accident trauma cases. If you go to a private hospital, you will be charged ₹5 lakh for treatment and the same treatment is available for free at this centre,” Dr. Patil said.

“In addition, we are going to open a super-speciality hospital in Kalaburagi in the next three months. The Chief Minister has sanctioned a 200-bed Mother and Child Hospital which will be built at a cost of ₹92 crores. The work on the establishment of a state-of-the-art burns unit is already in progress. We are going to open a branch of Kidwai Cancer Institute in Kalaburagi at a cost of ₹72 crore,” he said.

“A branch of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health will be established in Kalaburagi at a cost of ₹92 crore. A 50-bed critical care unit will also come up beside the Trauma Centre,” Dr. Patil said and added that Kalaburagi will emerge as a health hub in the next two years to offer a variety of healthcare services of superior quality to the poor of the region.

Earlier, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICSR).

Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, Planning and Statistics Minister D. Sudhakar, Small Scale Industry and Public Enterprises Minister Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board Chairman Ajay Singh and others were present.

Dismiss officials at check-post

The health hazard faced by people due to medical waste from Kerala dumped at Nadukallur near Tirunelveli has been solved through taking the waste in 16 lorries back to their State. The medical wastes in lorries from Kerala should have crossed the security check posts of the two States with the ‘blessings’ of the officials. One wonders what action has been taken against them. They must be dismissed from their job so that it will give a warning to those manning the check posts.

Rajakumar Arulanandham

Palayamkottai

Guilty are not taken to task

Lorries from Kerala loaded with all types of waste prowl at night inside Tamil Nadu border areas, looking for places away from residential pockets and offload them, thus endangering the environment and polluting human habitats. This clandestine act cannot occur without the connivance of authorities. Though such nuisance is widely reported, the guilty had not been taken to task. It is highly condemnable that hospitals which are legally bound to eliminate their waste as per scientific guidelines are indulging in this nefarious practice. The State governments must cancel the licences. Inter-State check-posts have to be more vigilant and seize vehicles that carry waste materials and take punitive action against them.

Abdul Kader

Tirunelveli

Employ safe method for digging

While digging for underground drainage work at Thirumal Nagar in Tirunelveli, gelatin sticks are used for blasting rocks in the narrow streets. The residents are afraid that the vibrations due to the blasts may damage the buildings.Such incidents happened in Chennai while digging for metro rail project. Foundation for houses are normally dug 3 to 4 feet deep. But these blasts are carried out six feet under the ground and very close to houses. The contractor must be advised to use some other safe methods like line drilling for cutting rocks.

V. Ganesan,

Tirunelveli

Compound wall needed

The unprecedented rain that lashed Tirunelveli on December 13 and 14 ìnundated many parts of the city. The worst affected is Thirugna Sambandar Temple on Cheranmahadevi Road. There was waist-deep water in the sanctum sanctorum. Water from a overflowing canal water entered into the temple. To prevent this, a compound wall must be constructed through public donation or HR & CE assistance.

G.Purushothaman

Tirunelveli

Prompt service

Following the heavy rain, a tree fell down across 80 Feet Road in Rahmathnagar area of Palayamkottai on December 14 and traffic was blocked. I informed the office of the Corporation Commissioner at about 11.30 a.m. Within one hour, the fire brigade rushed in and removed the tree and enabled free flow of traffic. I thank all the officials for the prompt service

S. Paul Peter Manickam,

Tirunelveli

Good work

During the recent heavy rain, the Collector, revenue officials and police kept a constant vigil. Unlike last year’s floods, the situation was efficiently handled. The 24-point floodgates were operated meticulously to provide water for agriculture and prevent flooding downstream. It cannot be denied that water stagnated in low-lying areas and where roads were laid without gradient. Desilting of Tamirabharani from Kaliyavoor to Punnakayal might have also facilitated free flow of flood waters. The district administration and monitoring team from Chennai deserve appreciation

J. Edison Devakaram,

Thoothukudi.

Minister for Water Resources, Nimmala Rama Naidu, inspects the Gandikota reservoir in Kadapa district on Sunday. Jammalamadugu MLA C. Adinarayana Reddy is also seen.
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Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu has said that 95% of reservoirs in the State are full, thanks to the copious rainfall received in recent months and the department’s preparedness to keep the water bodies ready for storage.

Speaking to the media after inspecting the Gandikota reservoir in Jammalamadugu Constituency along with the local legislator C. Adinarayana Reddy here on Sunday, he recalled that the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had always focussed on catching and storing every drop of water to ensure irrigation to the last field in the uplands.

Mr. Naidu flayed the previous YSRCP regime for neglecting the irrigation sector. He said even the locks, shutters and doors of irrigation projects were not properly maintained. He attributed the filling up of 250 minor irrigation tanks in Kadapa districts to the proper water management strategies.

Referring to the long-pending issue of rehabilitation of Gandikota evacuees, he offered to take the issue of relief and rehabilitation package to the notice of the government.

Chief Engineer Srinivasulu, Superintending Engineers Mallikarjuna Reddy and Venkata Ramaiah, and Jammalamadugu RDO Sai Sree were among those present.

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Policemen leading BJP MLC C.T. Ravi out of a JMFC Court after taking him around Belagavi and neighbouring taluks in a police vehicle for a period of time after his arrest. BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra is seen.
| Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has made an allegation that the police conspired to kill BJP MLC C.T. Ravi in a fake encounter. Sadly, it does not befit his stature, Minister H.K. Patil said in Belagavi on Sunday.

“The incident that occurred in the Legislative Council is one that makes everyone hang their heads in shame. The police who arrested Mr. Ravi have explained why they took him to different locations. I won’t comment further on the matter,” he told reporters.

Asked about the police not registering a case against the supporters of Lakshmi Hebbalkar who allegedly made an attempt to attack Mr. Ravi, he replied, “I am not aware of this. The Home Minister will respond to it.”

Earlier in Hubballi, Mr. Joshi expressed suspicion over a conspiracy to eliminate Mr. Ravi in a fake police encounter.

He told reporters that Mr. Ravi was arrested immediately after a complaint was filed. “But instead of presenting him before court, they took him around Belagavi city and neighbouring taluks, with an intention of carrying out a fake encounter. Mr. Ravi was saved only because of the media who followed the police,” Mr. Joshi said.

The Belagavi Police did not allow Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok to meet Mr. Ravi in the Khanapur Police Station.

The Police Commissioner did not speak to Leader of Opposition in the Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy.

Was that because Mr. Narayanaswamy is a Dalit? Mr. Joshi asked.

Srisailam temple Executive Officer M. Srinivasa Rao
| Photo Credit: U. SUBRAMANYAM

All kinds of non-Hindu religious activities are prohibited in the Srisailam temple town, the abode of Sri Bhramarambha Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam, in Nandyal district.

In a press release issued on Sunday, Srisailam temple Executive Officer M. Srinivasa Rao said non-Hindu religious activities and the display of symbols pertaining to other religions have been prohibited. Further, vehicles displaying symbols, teachings, or photos related to other religions will not be allowed.

Any violation will result in legal action as per the law, he said. The Executive Officer said participating in the promotion of other religions or related activities, directly or indirectly, is also punishable under the law.

Director General of Police Jitender has said the safety and security of citizens is of utmost importance and the promotion of films is not that important as the safety of citizens.

As far as actor Allu Arjun is concerned, we have nothing against any personality or individual, the DGP said in response to a specific query while addressing the media after inaugurating the Bharosa Centre of the Women Safety wing of the State Police in Karimnagar on Sunday.

Replying to another query on the recent stampede during the premiere of Pushpa-2 starring Allu Arjun at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad in which a woman was killed and her son hospitalised, the DGP said “Safety and security of citizens is of paramount significance for everyone. Something wrong has happened. Such incidents are not good for the safety of citizens,” he added.

Answering another question on the family dispute between veteran actor Mohan Babu and his son Manoj, he said “It is the matter within their family. We have put a binding over case against both of them so that they should not indulge in any activity that will affect public order. We will proceed as per law,” the DGP asserted.

Replying to a specific question, the DGP said, “Don’t say that Naxalism is not there in the State. Our border States are affected and there is a lot of movement in those States. The CPI (Maoist) Telangana State committee members are operating from Chhattisgarh.

“They (Maoists) had recently killed two people naming them as informers. Our teams conducted an area domination operation during which an exchange of fire took place,“ he said, referring to the death of seven Maoists in an ‘exchange of fire’ with the police in Mulugu district on December 1 this year.

The Bharosa Centre building has been constructed in Karimnagar with the support of the State Bank of India (SBI). The one-stop support centre for women and children is equipped with the requisite staff to extend medical, legal and counselling services for women and children in distress. There are 27 Bharosa centres in the State.

A woman making yarn on spinning wheel at ‘Khadi Mahotsav 2024’, organised by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission at Shilparamam in Tirupati on Sunday.
| Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar

The ‘Khadi Mahotsav 2024’, which began on Saturday (December 21) at Shilparamam in Tirupati expects to rake in the moolah as it has been timed with the year-end, when pilgrim footfall to the temple city will be high. The expo will conclude on December 29.

Organised by Khadi and Village Industries Commission, under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the exhibition aims to provide an interface to artisans to connect directly with end consumers.

Craftsmen representing as many as 100 units from across the two Telugu States have arrived here to display their products, which include Khadi cotton and silk products; handicrafts; leather products; Kalamkari products; terracotta ware; Gadwal and Dharmavaram silk saris; Ponduru cotton garments; and Khadi Gramodyog products.

One interesting part of the expo is the demonstration of the eight processes entailed in making yarn from cotton, including steps such as cleaning, ginning, softening and combing. Women artisans deployed for the purpose explain the processes to visitors.

Several young entrepreneurs, who have taken the Khadi route to turn their ideas into products, have also arrived here to narrate their success stories to consumers.

The District Development Committee (DDC) has sanctioned ₹10.08 crore for five key projects under the Kasaragod Development Package.

The allocation is part of the ₹70 crore earmarked in the State budget for the 2024-25 financial year, with administrative approval now formally amended to include these projects. The meeting was chaired by District Collector K. Inbasekar on Saturday (December 21). 

Among the approved initiatives, ₹4.99 crore has been set aside for the construction of Udayapuram Thungal Road in Kottom Belur grama panchayat, and ₹2.56 crore allocated for establishing a veterinary hospital in Kanhangad Municipality. Other projects include the development of a smart anganwadi building in Muliyar grama panchayat, infrastructure enhancements at Karicheri GUP School in Pallikkara grama panchayat, and a drinking water supply scheme for Life Mission flats in Chattanchal.

Mr. Inbasekar highlighted that the ₹70 crore allocated for the 2024-25 financial year represents a significant milestone for Kasaragod. “The funding represents a pivotal moment in addressing critical infrastructure gaps and enhancing the quality of life for local communities,” he said.

The tendering process for these projects will commence shortly.

Police detaining Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha members as they try to gherao the Chief Minister in Kalaburagi on Sunday.
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The police foiled an attempt made by Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha members to intercept the Chief Minister’s convoy and gherao him in Kalaburagi on Sunday during his visit to inaugurate the 371-bed Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.

KPRS members, led by its district president Sharanabasappa Mamshetty, sat on the road near Annapurna Cross to block the Chief Minister’s convoy. However, the official officials dragged and lifted them into buses and detained them.

The KPRS members planned a protest against the State government demanding the immediate release of compensation to the distressed farming community that suffered losses due to red gram crop damage this season.

The agitators said that red gram crop on around 2 lakh acres of the total 6,06,880 hectares under the crop in the district have been damaged.

Farmers suicide have been showing an increasing trend in the district and it is the responsibility of the State government to ensure that farmers in distress due to crop loss did not commit suicide, Mr. Mamshetty said.

Eight protestors who were detained and shifted to Farhatabad Police Station detained were later released.