Tag: Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Bill

KPME muddle: A balanced view
Voice of The Reader

KPME muddle: A balanced view

December 3, 2017

Sir, Kudos to Star of Mysore for giving a very balanced view on the travails of Private Medical Establishments to educate the public impassionately. We hope that the final outcome of the KPME saga would be a win-win situation both for public and the private healthcare establishments and in turn to doctors and patients. We…

Diluted KPME Bill tabled without prison clause
News

Diluted KPME Bill tabled without prison clause

November 22, 2017

Belagavi: After much heated debate and opposition by doctors, a diluted version of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with imprisonment clauses against doctors being dropped, was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. It, however, includes a clause on levying of penalty and even cancellation of registration in case of non-compliance. The modified…

Doctors’ strike called off: Pvt. hospitals, clinics resume operations
News

Doctors’ strike called off: Pvt. hospitals, clinics resume operations

November 18, 2017

Mysuru/Bengaluru: The private healthcare sector that shut down its OPD services on Thursday, resumed operations late last evening after Karnataka High Court passed an order directing all private medical practitioners to resume work immediately, thereby putting an end to a doctor’s strike that has lasted almost five days. The HC order came barely an hour…

Doctors’ stir: Ball is in CM’s court
News

Doctors’ stir: Ball is in CM’s court

November 17, 2017

Mysuru/ Belagavi: The face-off between the government and private hospitals over the  Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill that proposes to regulate doctors continued to cripple healthcare services in city today. Outpatient, emergency, diagnostics and casualty services continued to be hit with government hospitals taking the entire load as patients scouted for medical services from…

Amidst standoff with Doctors, Minister announces free healthcare for all
News

Amidst standoff with Doctors, Minister announces free healthcare for all

November 17, 2017

Belagavi: Amidst the standoff between doctors and the State Government over the proposed amendments to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act, Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar announced yesterday at the Winter Session of Karnataka Assembly that a free healthcare scheme for all State residents will be implemented next month. “From December…

Protesting private doctors: PIL seeks Criminal action
News

Protesting private doctors: PIL seeks Criminal action

November 16, 2017

Bengaluru: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in High Court of Karnataka, seeking direction to the State Government to make arrangements for medical service during the State-wide medical strike by doctors. The petition filed by N.P. Amruthesh, an advocate, seeks immediate restoration of medical assistance and services to patients across the State in…

Govt. will take final call on KPME Bill today: Minister
News

Govt. will take final call on KPME Bill today: Minister

November 16, 2017

Bengaluru: Health Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar assured the Legislative Assembly this morning that the Govt. will arrive at a final decision by today evening on the controversial Karnataka Private Establishments (KPME) (Amendment) Bill, which doctors across the State are vehemently protesting. “I’m meeting the Chief Minister this evening to find a solution,” Kumar said, in…

1 2
ABOUT

Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 45 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.

CONTACT

Academy News Papers Private Limited, Publishers, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, 15-C, Industrial ‘A’ Layout, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015. Phone no. – 0821 249 6520

To advertise on Star of Mysore, email us at

Online Edition: [email protected]
Print Editon: [email protected]
For News/Press Release: [email protected]