Mysore/Mysuru: District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar handed over a cheque for Rs. 50 lakh to the family of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr. S.R. Nagendra, who had committed suicide on Aug. 20 allegedly due to work pressure. The Minister, accompanied by MLA S.A. Ramdas, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar (now transferred), MCC Commissioner Gurudatta…
Bengaluru: Even as the inquiry into the alleged suicide of Nanjangud in-charge Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr. S.R. Nagendra has begun, the Karnataka IAS Officers’ Association has said the act of lodging an FIR against Mysuru Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Prashanth Kumar Mishra (now transferred without posting) has brought down the morale of…
Doctors, healthcare workers return to work; people line up to give throat swab samples Mysore/Mysuru: In a major relief to Mysuru District that is combating the rising cases of COVID-19 contagion and the resultant deaths, hundreds of Government doctors and allied health personnel resumed work this morning after four days. They restarted the healthcare machinery…
To resume duty from tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: The State-wide protest by doctors over the suicide of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer Dr. S.R. Nagendra has been withdrawn following the decision by the State unit of Karnataka Government Medical Officers Association. The Mysuru unit of the Association too has withdrawn from the strike and doctors will report to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Putting the blame entirely on the State Government for the suicidal death of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr.S.R. Nagendra, former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has demanded a probe by a sitting Judge of the High Court on the death of the THO. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, R….
Mysore/Mysuru: Holding BJP Government directly responsible for the suicidal death of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr. S.R. Nagendra, Congress spokesperson M. Lakshmana has demanded immediate resignation of Health Minister B. Sriramulu and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar for their failure in addressing the issues raised by doctors who are at the frontline in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr. S.R. Nagendra (43), committed suicide by hanging self at his residence in Alanahalli here yesterday. Nagendra who was reportedly under pressure to ramp up COVID-19 testing in the taluk, is said to have not taken leave since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Dr. Nagendra was…
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