Mysore/Mysuru: Ministers Dr. K. Sudhakar and S.T. Somashekar yesterday visited Jubilant Generics Pharmaceutical factory at Nanjangud, the epi-centre of Virus spread in the district. Dr. Sudhakar, who went around the factory, sought inputs from the factory officials regarding the number of employees, the production of medicines and their export. The officials told the Minister that…
Karnataka to pass ordinance to rein in mobs attacking COVID-19 workers
April 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government will promulgate an ordinance, based on the Uttar Pradesh and Kerala model, to protect the Police and frontline health workers fighting COVID-19, said Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar. The Ordinance is likely to be promulgated today itself. This morning, an incident took place in Mysuru city where an ASHA worker was…
No carry over system for MBBS students who fail first year: Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar
March 20, 2020Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that first year MBBS students, who fail in even a single subject, will not be allowed entry to the second year. Replying to a query by MLA Subbareddy during Question Hour in the Assembly yesterday, the Minister said this rule is framed by Medical Council of India…
COVID-19: An app to track infected people
March 19, 2020Bengaluru: In a move that appears to take recourse in surveillance measures to track people infected with Covid-19 and those who come in contact with them, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said the Government has deployed technology that will help enforce home quarantine. This was approved in an emergency meeting of the Cabinet to…
Patients at Cheluvamba Hospital air grievances to Minister
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar received a flurry of grievances from the patients and their caretakers when he visited Cheluvamba Hospital here on Saturday. The Minister carried out an inspection of Cheluvamba Hospital, a constituent of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) here. Later speaking to press persons, Dr. Sudhakar said that…
Mysuru to get COVID-19 Lab
March 7, 2020Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar on hospital rounds in city Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru will get an advanced COVID-19 screening laboratory with all the necessary facilities to test patients for coronavirus symptoms and refer them to hospitals where quarantine centres have been set up, said Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. The Minister was speaking to…
Don’t heed to rumours, says Govt. amid COVID-19 scare
March 4, 2020284 people under home isolation, observation across State for symptoms Bengaluru: Seeking to allay fear among the citizens in the wake of Coronavirus scare, Karnataka Health Minister B. Sriramulu and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar have made an appeal to the people not to pay heed to rumours spreading on social media. Addressing media…
Minister to look into alleged Medical seat-blocking scam
February 26, 2020Bengaluru: Days after former DG&IGP Shankar Bidari had alleged a multi-crore Medical seat-blocking scam, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that he will look into the allegation if it is found to be genuine. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Dr. Sudhakar, replying to a question on Shankar Bidari’s allegation of a multi-crore medical…
Medical College location triggers political slugfest
October 30, 2019Kanakapura or Chikkaballapura? D.K. Shivakumar and Dr. K. Sudhakar prick each other Bengaluru: At a time when all Deemed-to-be Medical Universities and Private Medical Colleges in the State are under the scanner of the Income Tax (I-T) Department following recent I-T raids on two Deemed-to-be Medical Universities, which were said to be the tip of…
Tally of resignations in Coalition Govt. rises to 18
July 11, 2019Bengaluru: The tally of MLAs from the Congress resigning went up to 13 with Housing Minister MTB Nagaraj and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Chairman Dr. K. Sudhakar too quitting as Legislators last evening. Both Nagaraj and Dr. Sudhakar, who had taken charge as Chairman just over 10 days ago, are close confidants of…
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