Bengaluru: The Justice Michael D’Cunha Commission has submitted its report to the Government, on the deaths in the Chamarajanagar District Hospital that occurred in May 2021, allegedly due to a severe shortage of Oxygen (O2) supply. Retired Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Michael D’Cunha submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s official…
Chamarajanagar: Family members of the District Hospital’s Oxygen tragedy victims staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s Office demanding for Rs. 25 lakh compensation and a government job for kin of the victims, here yesterday. The protesters also warned of calling for a district bandh on government’s failure to fulfil their demands. The protesters…
Families upset as the issue does not figure in recent special Cabinet meeting at M.M. Hills Chamarajanagar: Over 36 COVID-19 patients lost their lives due to a lack of oxygen at Chamarajanagar District Hospital in May 2021. Now, four years later, the families of the victims, still waiting for the Government to fulfil its promises,…
Bengaluru: Four years after the Chamarajanagar oxygen tragedy in which atleast 24 COVID patients died at Chamarajanagar District Hospital for lack of oxygen, the State Government has rejected Justice (Retd) B.A. Patil Commission report on the incident. Announcing this to media persons after the Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting here yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who…
Chamarajanagar: The next of kin of 36 persons who died of sudden disruption in oxygen (O2) supply at the District COVID Hospital on May 2, 2021, have written to the President of India, demanding permission for mercy-death, as the Government turned a deaf ear towards their appeal for Government job for at least one of…
Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has assured of Government job to a family member of each of the 36 COVID patients, who allegedly died for want of oxygen at Chamarajanagar District Hospital in May 2021 after considering it as a special case. The CM gave this assurance at the progress review meeting held at the ZP…
Bengaluru: Following the State Government’s order for an investigation into alleged scams and irregularities during the previous BJP Government’s tenure, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has announced a re-investigation into the Chamarajanagar Oxygen tragedy. The incident, which occurred two years ago (2021 during the peak of the second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic) at Chamarajanagar Government Hospital,…
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