Mysore/Mysuru: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, students, teachers, parents and communities are doing their best to replace in-person with online learning. But Praveen from a remote village in Chamarajanagar, who is in 10th Standard, has not attended even one day of class. Ever since Praveen’s school was closed for months amid the pandemic,…
New Oxygen Storage Tank not yet installed Chamarajanagar: Even as the death of 24 Covid patients due to alleged non-availability of oxygen at District Hospital last month was still fresh in the minds of people, the existing Oxygen Unit in the Hospital has developed a technical snag in pressure control system. District Surgeon Dr. Srinivas…
Tragedy in Chamarajanagar village; victims include two teenaged girls Chamarajanagar: In a heart-rending incident, a family of four including two teenaged girls entered into a suicide pact at a village near Chamarajanagar. The reason for the family to take this extreme step is not, however, known. The incident came to light this morning at H….
Chamarajanagar: Without mincing words, Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi warned that strict action will be initiated against those private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics which will treat patients with the symptoms of fever, cough, breathlessness and cold without subjecting them to COVID test. Addressing a meeting of doctors of private hospitals here yesterday, he asked…
Chamarajanagar: B.B. Cauvery, Director, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Bengaluru, who is also the Chamarajanagar District in-Charge Secretary, has stressed the need to take strict measures to bring down the number of Corona positive cases and deaths in the district and also to arrange treatment for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Chairing a meeting to take…
Chamarajanagar: MLA C. Puttarangashetty flagged off ‘COVID Captain Awareness Campaign’ here yesterday. The purpose of this Campaign is to create awareness among people about precautions to be taken to check the spread of Coronavirus. The concept behind this was to identify the COVID patients in home isolation in rural areas and shifting them to nearby…
SI Siddaraja Nayak was to retire from service on May 31 Chamarajanagar: Siddaraja Nayak (59), a Sub-Inspector attached to Chamarajanagar City Police Station, who had survived the deadly attack by the slain forest brigand Veerappan in 1992, passed away yesterday following a heart attack. Siddaraja, who complained of severe chest pain at his residence on…
Lack of preparedness, severe staff crunch at Panchayat level worsen crisis Chamarajanagar: The once Green Zone of Chamarajanagar that had gained national accolades even from Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan for maintaining a virus-free condition is now becoming a Red Zone with over 130 villages under the tight grip of COVID-19. Of the 509…
Bengaluru: The three-member Committee of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, appointed by the Karnataka High Court to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy, in its report submitted to the High Court has pointed out incidents of possible tampering with the records. A detailed probe alone can unearth the acts of omissions and commissions of the…
Chamarajanagar: Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar District Dr. M.R. Ravi has refused to react to the observations made by the High Court-constituted three-member Committee to probe into the deaths of 24 persons due to oxygen shortage at Chamarajanagar District Hospital where lapses, discrepancies and mismanagement have been brought to fore. When reporters wanted his reaction yesterday,…
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