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…
‘Take steps to check spread of pandemic in rural areas’
May 27, 2021Chamarajanagar: 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…
MLA flags off ‘Covid Captain Campaign’
May 26, 2021Chamarajanagar: 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…
Cop who survived Veerappan attack, dies of heart attack
May 26, 2021SI 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…
Chamarajanagar’s 130 villages under the grip of virus
May 21, 2021Lack 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…
Chamarajanagar tragedy: Records tampered with, suspects HC Panel
May 15, 2021Bengaluru: 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…
No comments, says Chamarajanagar DC
May 15, 2021Chamarajanagar: 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,…
Chamarajanagar tragedy due to oxygen shortage: HC Panel
May 13, 2021Toll could be more than 24, says Committee in its report to Karnataka High Court Slackness, callousness and mismanagement of oxygen supplies led to loss of precious lives Bengaluru: The three-member Committee of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority appointed by the Karnataka High Court (HC) to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy stated in its…
100 staff of MM Hills temple to serve as volunteers at Covid Hospital
May 11, 2021Chamarajanagar: Around 100 employees of Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) temple have turned into volunteers, to serve the District Covid Hospital in Chamarajanagar. Responding to an appeal by the District Administration, for volunteers to tackle the Covid pandemic, the employees serving in various posts, under Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple Development Authority, have come forward to…
Conduct survey to detect individuals with COVID-like symptoms: Chamarajanagar DC
May 10, 2021Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. M.R. Ravi has instructed the team comprising Health Department staff, ASHA and Anganwadi workers to conduct survey and trace all symptomatic individuals with cough, cold, sore throat and fever in rural areas of the district. Presiding over a meeting at DC Office Auditorium here on Saturday with Health Department…
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