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Amazon to help implement Karnataka milk scheme

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Bengaluru: Amazon on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to implement the Karnataka government’s ‘Ksheera Bhagya’ Scheme in the city, wherein schoolchildren would be provided a glass of milk each five days a week.

The partnership aims to reach out to 170,000 children across 1,300 government schools in the state.

“The scheme is a dream project conceived by Karnataka Milk Federation on Chief Minister’s (Siddaramaiah) suggestion to help poor children by providing them nutritious food essential for healthy growth and all-round development of schoolchildren,” Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Horticulture Minister A. Manju said in an official statement here.

“We are happy to see that Amazon has come forward to support its implementation,” he said.

Amazon Director and General Manager (Seller Services) Gopal Pillai said: “In line with Amazon Care’s vision of transforming lives, we have partnered with the civil society at large to bring about transformation and betterment of the community.”

The Ksheera Bhagya Scheme was launched by the Congress government in 2013 to provide nutrition through milk to students of government schools and anganwadis across the state.

City-headquartered Akshaya Patra Foundation has been implementing various midday meal schemes across 12 states in the country.

(IANS)

Kejriwal inaugurates 1,206 community toilets in slums

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New Delhi: With an aim of making Delhi open-defecation free, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today inaugurated 1,206 community toilets in various locations of the city.

After inaugurating the toilets, Mr Kejriwal said,’In last two years, AAP Government constructed 12,000 toilets, more 7,000 will be built by December.

By March, 2018, no one in Delhi will need to go for toilet in open.

” He also urged Lt Governor Anil Baijal to clear slum policy, passed by Delhi Cabinet, pending with him for many days.
The community toilets were inaugurated at 36 locations from Jhuggi-Jhopri (JJ) slums here.

(UNI)

Bangladesh defeat Australia by 20 runs in 1st Test

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Shakib Al Hasan took 10 wickets in the match as Bangladesh defeated Australia by 20 runs

Bangladesh scripted history as the hosts shocked Australia by 20 runs on the fourth day of the first Test match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here on Wednesday.

This was the first Test victory against Australia for the hosts and with this result Bangladesh have now taken a 1-0 lead in the two match series.

From 158 for 2, Australia slipped to 199 for 8. Lower-order batsmen Pat Cummins (33 not out) and Nathan Lyon (12) then tried to stabilise the innings but Taijul Islam removed Lyon to seal the issue.

Australia entered the fourth day needing 156 runs with eight wickets in hand. Australia’s captain Steven Smith and David Warner added 130 but left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan dismissed both the batsmen and their middle-order failed to rise the occasion.

Man of the Match Shakib took ten wickets and also scored 84 runs in the first innings.

Earlier, Bangladesh scored 260 runs in the first innings with Tamim Iqbal (71) and Shakib scoring handsomely for the hosts.

Then, the Bangladesh bowlers did a brilliant job to dismiss Australia for 217. Shakib took five wickets while Mehidy Hasan scalped three wickets.

In the second innings, Bangladesh scored 221, setting a target of 264, which Australia failed to chase and lost the match by 20 runs.

(IANS)

IT Raids on Karnataka Congress Secretary Vijay Mulgund

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Bengaluru: Income Tax officials raided the residence of Karnataka Congress Secretary Vijay Mulgund today.

Continuing their investigation into D K Shivakumar’s properties, IT officials searched properties of his close aide, Vijay Mulgund, in Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi.

IT Department official told “Today’s raids are taking place simultaneously in New Delhi and Bengaluru.”

On August 2, IT officials raided Shivakumar’s official residence here. The officials had then seized over Rs 10 crore.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah criticized the raids on Mulgund’s residence as part of the vendetta politics of the BJP government in New Delhi. “I have no objection to IT officials conducting raids but this selective targeting of Congress leaders lends credence to the feeling the IT Department is being misused to target Congress leaders,” Siddaramaiah said.

(Agencies)

Yeddyurappa hosting Dalit families is a political gimmick: CM Siddaramaiah

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today described as a “political gimmick’ the BJP state President B S Yeddyurappa hosting Dalit families at his residence.

“It is just a political gimmick, it is a drama,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here in response to a question.

When said that Yeddyurappa has clarified that the event has nothing to do with politics, he said … then why he did not do it when he was the Chief Minister, while in power? Why did not he go to their (Dalits) houses and hear their difficulties and pain, then? Why did not he formulate programmes for their upliftment”, he asked.

“Did he give even a single Dalit leader good portfolio? See these are all political gimmicks. He is doing it for 2018 elections, but people will understand (the truth),” the Chief Minister said.

Yeddyurappa had yesterday hosted 33 Dalit families from across the state at his residence here, as a mark of gratitude to their hospitality during his state wide tour.
Considered as an attempt to woo Dalit votes, the families were served with lunch along with gifts besides arranging for sightseeing in the city.

As part of his “Janasamparka yatra” and drought study tour across the state in May, Yeddyurappa along with other leaders partook of breakfast at dalits houses across the state.

The former Chief Minister had quoted controversy during this state wide tour as it was alleged that he had breakfast brought from a nearby hotel instead of what was homemade, which drew flak from both the Congress and JD(S).

(Agencies)

Gorakhpur tragedy continues: 42 children die in 48 hours at UP hospital

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Gorakhpur: Two weeks after the Gorakhpur tragedy that stunned the nation, another 42 children died in the last 48 hours at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College.

“42 children died in 48 hours of which 7 due to encephalitis, rest due to other reasons,” said PK Singh, the principal of BRD Medical College

Over 290 children have died at the hospital from August 1 till August 28, including at least 77 from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).

Among 36 deaths reported on August 27 and 28, seven children died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), 15 in Neo-Natal Ward NICU and 14 children died of different medical reasons, claimed a senior doctor at the hospital seeking anonymity, reported DNA.

According to hospital sources, nearly 1,250 children have died since January 2017, including 175 due to AES.

Following widespread outrage over the death of children, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government suspended BRD principal Dr Rajiv Mishra.

Mishra and his wife were arrested by the Special Task Force in Kanpur on Tuesday.

Dr Kafeel Khan, who shot to limelight for saving many kids, was also sacked from his position of as the head of the encephalitis ward.

Source told the DNA, while the state goes on a sacking spree, no arrangements have been made for the replacements.

It is interesting to note that Gorakhpur and surrounding areas have been badly affected by the encephalitis infection for more than a decade.

Despite many efforts, the locals have not been able to realise the extent of the situation. A doctor on condition of anonymity told the DNA, “How will we treat these infants when they reach hospital at the last stage.”

He also said that, “the toll, if compared from the previous year, is less. Media is unnecessary making a hue and cry.”

(Agencies)

‘Deadline for linking Aadhaar with government schemes is now Dec 31’

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various government schemes for benefits will be extended till December 31.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Amitava Roy and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said the challenge to the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme would be heard in the first week of November.

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal told the court that the existing deadline of September 30 would be extended by three months.

Venugopal made the statement after senior counsel Shyam Divan, appearing for a batch of petitioners, said that if government was inclined to extend the deadline, then the matter could be heard in November.

(IANS)

Anna Hazare slams PM Modi over inaction on Lokpal, plans fresh agitation

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New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the union government’s inaction on Lokpal and threatened to launch another round of agitation in the national capital.

The anti-corruption crussader in his letter mentioned that he would continue to campaign in Delhi till Lokayukta isn’t appointed and Swaminathan report isn’t implemented.

The 80-year-old activist in hs letter mentioned that he will reveal the date and place of his agitation in the national capital in his next letter.

Slamming the Narendra Modi-led government, Hazare said that his protest will be aimed predominantly against the Modi government’s apathy in appointing a Lokpal even after three years in the Centre.

“It has been six years of a historical movement that aimed at creating a corruption-free India. But even after six years, the government has not drafted a definitive law to end corruption,” Hazare’s letter to PM says.

“For three years now, I kept reminding your government on the appointment of Lokpal and Lokayukts as well as on the welfare of farmers, but you neither replied to my letters nor took any action,” he wrote.

The letter demands that a Lokpal (ombudsman) be appointed at the Centre, a Lokayukta in every state, and a Citizen’s Charter on ending corruption be adopted by the government.

(Agencies)

Doctors engage in verbal spat in operation theatre, newborn dies

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Udaipur: The operation theatre of Udaipur’s Umaid hospital turned into a virtual battle ground on Tuesday when a verbal spat broke between two doctors operating on a pregnant woman.

In a video captured by a staff member in the operation theatre on a mobile phone, both the doctors were seen arguing loudly, calling each other names and even threatening each while conducting an emergency surgery on a pregnant woman, lying on the operation table.

The emergency operation was underway due to the low heartbeat of the foetus, which is when the incident took place.

Both doctors kept fighting, as one was seen involved in the surgery.

When one of the doctors – the obstetrician – finally delivered the baby at a hospital in Rajasthan, the baby didn’t survive.

According to a report in NDTV, the argument erupted between doctors – Ashok Nainwal and ML Tak – during an emergency caesarean surgery scheduled because of the feeble heartbeat of the foetus. It appears to have started when Dr Nainwal, the obstetrician, questioned whether the patient had eaten before the operation. The anaesthetist, Dr Tak, reportedly tried to have a junior doctor carry out tests, which Dr Nainwal did not agree with.

“You stay within your aukat (limits),” Dr Nainwal, in green scrubs and surgery attire, is seen screaming at the anaesthetist.

It quickly degenerated into shouting and name-calling. A nurse and another doctor are seen trying to stop them and remind them that a surgery was underway.

Rajasthan High Court took cognizance of incident of verbal spat between the doctors in the operation theatre at Umaid Hospital and asked the hospital to submit a report by 2 pm on Wednesday.

The Principal of Sampurananda Medical College, AL Bhat, has said he was informed about the “viral” video, where two of the doctors were quarreling and using indecent language inside the operation theatre.

“This is condemnable and a disrespect of the operation theatre,” Bhat said.

He informed that both the doctors have been removed from their post.

Bhat also revealed, “A committee has been established to look into the matter and based on this committee’s report, a strict action will be taken against them.”

Condemning the whole incident, Prinipal Bhat also said they have recommended the government to take this matter seriously.

The onlookers have said that the intensity of the fight was such that the doctors would have beaten up each other.

Amidst the spat, the doctors standing inside the operation theatre kept looking on, as mere spectators.

(Agencies)

Tropical storm Harvey displaces 30,000 in Texas, USA

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US disaster agency says 50 counties in Texas are affected by the flooding, as weather forecasters predict more rain.

by Al Jazeera

More than 30,000 people are expected to be placed in temporary shelters in the US state of Texas due to widespread flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, US officials said, with more rain expected in the coming days.

Brock Long, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Monday that 50 counties in Texas are affected by the floods, which were brought about by an estimated six months-worth of rain falling in the last three days alone.

“We have not seen an event like this. You could not draw this forecast up, you could not dream this forecast up,” Long said.

Earlier, Texas Governor Greg Abbott deployed an additional 1,000 National Guard troops, on top of the 3,000 already sent in the flood-stricken state, which is the size of France, Belgium and Switzerland combined.

Texas officials said Monday that six more people are feared to have died in the Houston area as a result of the storm and flooding.

Tricia Bentley, spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office in Harris County – which includes the city of Houston – confirmed six deaths since Sunday that are “potentially tied to Hurricane Harvey”.

She was unable to specify the cause of death, explaining that “some people may have had a medical emergency and just could not seek help because of the flooding”.

The fatalities were distinct from unconfirmed reports that a family of six had died in a van caught in floodwaters.

Three people were previously confirmed to have died after Harvey hit Texas on Friday. In Houston, a woman drowned when she left a car that had stalled in high water. Another man was found dead in a flooded Wal-Mart parking lot in Galveston County.

And one person was killed when a house caught fire in the Rockport area, where Harvey made landfall.

Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro, reporting from Houston, the largest city in Texas, said that in the last 48 hours, emergency agencies have received some 6,000 calls for help.

She said that between 300 to 400 households are still waiting to be reached by rescuers as of 13:00 GMT on Monday.

Our correspondent also said that the flooding is expected to rise in some parts of Houston, as authorities are expected to open dam and levies in the area, to ease pressure from continuous rain.

Al Jazeera’s weather presenter Richard Angwin reported that the “worst is probably yet to come”, saying that the storm, which is moving only at an estimated five kilometres per hour, could dump more rain in the coming days.

“We are only half-way through the rainfall,” he said.

“The storm is going nowhere very fast. It is going so slowly. There’s still a lot still coming out of it, picking up warm water in the Gulf of Mexico.”

‘Catastrophic’

In some areas just north of Houston, rainfall has already reached 1,000mm in the last three days, which our correspondent described as “catastrophic”.

Aside from the 50 counties affected in southern Texas, a portion of south-western state Louisiana was also affected by Harvey, which made landfall late on Friday as a Category 4 hurricane.

Harvey has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, but the damage it has left is extensive.

About 450,000 people are anticipated to apply for disaster assistance, which would make them eligible for financial support, possible replacement of property and other disaster-related aid.

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Texas on Tuesday, but not Houston as flooding in the US’s fourth largest city continues.

Harvey is the first major natural disaster to hit the US Trump’s presidency. On Sunday, he convened a cabinet meeting by telephone in response to the disaster.

Harvey was the fiercest hurricane to hit the country in 13 years, and the strongest to strike Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla, the most powerful Texas hurricane on record.

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