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Udupi: Kendra Sahitya Academy Award Winner Dr. Bhaskar Mayya passes away

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Udupi: Kendra Sahitya Academy Award Winner Dr. Bhaskar Mayya passes away

Udupi: Winner of the Kendra Sahitya Academy award, renowned rational literary figure, Udupi’s Dr. Bhaskar Mayya passed away early on Thursday morning after experiencing a cardiac arrest, sources at the hospital revealed. He was 70 years old. 

Reportedly, he had been receiving treatment at the Pranav Hospital in Brahmavar.

Dr. G. Bhaskar Mayya has served as the Hindi professor at the Bhandarkars College in Kundapur. In the field of rational and progressive literature, he has written more than 50 books and his passing, has left the literary world in a state of sorrow.

He has translated several popular pieces of Hindi literature into the Kannada language. Dr. G. Bhaskar Mayya, who possessed a mastery over Hindi literature, was honoured with the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his rational writing in 2004 by the Central government.

Dr. Bhaskar Mayya is survived by a multitude of relatives and friends.

Kerala announces complete lockdown from May 8 Due to spike in New Covid-19 Cases

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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday announced a complete lockdown in the state from May 8 morning in view of the severe COVID-19 surge in the second wave of the pandemic.

The 9-day-lockdown would come into force on May 8 morning and extend up to May 16, according to official sources.

Strict lockdown-like restrictions are already in place in the southern stateand the Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to clamp the complete shutdown in the wake of severe spike in the positive cases.

Kerala had reported the highest ever single day spurt in positive cases on Wednesday adding 41,953 infections.

Petrol, diesel prices rise for a third consecutive day

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New Delhi: In one of the steepest increase since daily price revision was started, petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise as oil companies raised rates for the third straight day

to pass on to consumers the increase in international oil prices.

Petrol price in Delhi was increased to Rs 90.99 per litre from Rs 90.74 while diesel rates went up to Rs 81.42 a litre from Rs 81.12, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers.

Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the local incidence of taxation (VAT).

This is the third straight day of increase in petrol and diesel prices since state-owned fuel retailers ended an 18-day hiatus in rate revision during assembly elections in states like West Bengal.

In three days, petrol price has increased by 59 paise per litre and diesel by 69 paise – neutralising most of the reduction that came between March 24 and April 15.

After raising petrol price by a record Rs 21.58 per litre and diesel by Rs 19.18 since the government raised excise duty to an all-time high in March last year, state-owned fuel retailers, IOC, BPCL and HPCL had reduced petrol price by 67 paise a litre and diesel by 74 paise per litre effected between March 24 and April 15.

Oil companies, who have in recent months resorted to unexplained freeze in rate revision, had hit a pause button after cutting prices marginally on April 15. This coincided with electioneering hitting peak to elect new governments in five states including West Bengal.

No sooner had voting ended, oil companies indicated an impending increase in retail prices in view of firming trends in international oil markets.

Despite the concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in India denting demand, crude oil prices in the international market have risen primarily on account of strong US demand recovery and a weak dollar.

Prices have been on a continuous uptrend since April 27, an industry official said adding crude oil prices are near USD 70 per barrel mark.

Central and state taxes make up for 60 per cent of the retail selling price of petrol and over 54 per cent of diesel. The union government levies Rs 32.90 per litre of excise duty on petrol and Rs 31.80 on diesel.

In Mumbai, the petrol price was hiked to Rs 97.34 a litre on Thursday from Rs 97.12, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 88.49 from Rs 88.19, the price notification showed.

Tragic COVID-19 situation in India should raise alarm bells for all of us: UNICEF

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United Nations: The tragic” COVID-19 situation in India should raise the alarm bells for all of us and there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays unless the world steps up and helps the country now, the head of the UN children’s agency has said.

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has sent additional critical lifesaving supplies to India, including 2 million face shields and 200,000 surgical masks.

The tragic situation in India should raise alarm bells for all of us, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Tuesday.

Unless the world steps up and helps India now, there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays.”

India is in the midst of a raging second wave of COVID-19 and is recording over 300,000 daily coronavirus infections and over 3,000 deaths.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India has a total of 20.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 226,000 deaths.

Countries across the South Asia region are witnessing rises in infections, with India accounting for over 90 per cent of both cases and deaths in the region, according to the World Health Organisation.

India also accounted for 46 per cent of global cases and 25 per cent of global deaths reported in the past week, WHO added.

UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia George Laryea-Adjei said in a statement that urgent action and steadfast leadership are indispensable to stop the catastrophe.

Governments must do everything within their power to stop the devastation, and partners that can send assistance must do so immediately. The international community must step up without delay, Laryea-Adjei said.

This is not just a moral imperative. The deadly new surge in South Asia threatens us all. It has the potential to reverse hard-earned global gains against the pandemic if not halted as soon as possible, Laryea-Adjei added.

UNICEF said the scenes we are witnessing in South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before.

Family members of patients are pleading for help as the region reels under an acute shortage of medical-grade oxygen. Exhausted health workers are being pushed to the brink of collapse. We are faced with a real possibility that our health systems will be strained to a breaking point – leading to even more loss of life.

Laryea-Adjei said the very low levels of vaccination in South Asia magnify the likelihood of the virus spiralling even further out of control.

In almost all countries in the region, except for the Maldives and Bhutan, fewer than 1 in 10 people have been vaccinated.

Now more than ever, we must ensure vaccines equitably reach all populations. Manufacturing must be ramped up, technology transferred, and doses equitably shared. None of us is safe until all of us are safe, Laryea-Adjei said.

Laryea-Adjei said the first wave of the pandemic caused drastic cuts in the availability and use of essential public health services in South Asia, costing the lives of an estimated 228,000 children and 11,000 mothers.

We simply cannot let this happen again. We must do everything within our power to keep essential health, immunization and nutrition services running – and make sure women and children everywhere feel safe to use them. Viruses know no borders. We must come together now as a global community to stop the devastation and protect our children.

The UN agency said it has provided oxygen concentrators and other critically needed emergency equipment to support the immediate response in the country, while also supporting resilience-building against recurrent shocks and stresses to the health system that leave children and their families at risk.

UNICEF has supplied 85 COVID-19 testing machines, which form a crucial part of the Government of India’s response to the pandemic.

Additionally, UNICEF is supporting the procurement and installation of 25 oxygen plants for hospitals in the Northeast and Maharashtra, and the installation of more than 70 thermal scanners at various ports of entry countrywide.

Since the start of the pandemic, UNICEF has also been working with the government and partners in India to help stop the spread of COVID-19, sharing information with more than 660 million people on how to stay safe from the coronavirus.

It has consistently worked to counter misinformation and promote COVID-19 protective practices, including wearing masks, physical distancing, and handwashing.

UNICEF said it needs USD 21 million for the urgent delivery of additional testing equipment, supplies and oxygen products in India, and more than USD 50 million for lifesaving COVID-19 interventions across sectors.

UNICEF said end-to-end logistics support from DP World helped the equipment was dispatched from UNICEF’s warehouse in Dubai to New Delhi to help India battle the deadly wave of COVID-19.

DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said the company partnered with UNICEF because dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is humanity’s biggest logistics challenge in living memory.”

“This emergency shipment of medical supplies is just one of many operations DP World will be supporting worldwide. The UAE and India have strong ties, and we stand by India through this devastating pandemic, he said.

COVID-19 India Update adds record 4.12 lakh fresh cases, 3,980 fatalities

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New Delhi: New coronavirus cases and deaths in India hit a record daily high with 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 fatalities being reported, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,10,77,410 and the death toll to 2,30,168, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 35,66,398 comprising 16.92 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 81.99 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,72,80,844, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, the data stated.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.

According to the ICMR, 29,67,75,209 samples have been tested up to May 5 with 19,23,131 samples being tested on Wednesday.

Former Union minister Ajit Singh dies of COVID-19

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Former Union minister Ajit Singh dies of COVID-19

New Delhi: Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Thursday morning battling COVID-19, his family said.

He was 82.

Singh, the son of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 20, the family said in a statement.

“Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji was diagnosed as COVID+ on the 20th April. He battled his condition till the very end and breathed his last today morning, the 6th of May, 2021,” his son Jayant Chowdhury tweeted.

“Throughout his life journey, Chaudhary Sahib was loved and respected by many. He, in turn cherished this bond with all of you and gave his best consideration and efforts for your welfare,” he said.

“As our Nation confronts the horrific pandemic, it is our humble request to all those who wish to pay their respects, to please stay at home as far as possible. We must observe all safety protocols to keep ourselves and everyone around us healthy and safe. This would be the best way to honour Chaudhary Sahib as well as all those COVID warriors who are working night and day to protect us,” he said.

“We pray for solace for all those families that have been ravaged by this brutal disease,” the message posted by Jayant on behalf of the family said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and others have condoled the death of the leader.

Bengaluru bed blocking scam CCB Police arrest 2 BBMP Doctors and 6 other staff

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Pramesh Jain

While BJP legislators brought the alleged bed allotment scam to light,the Jayanagar police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a social worker and her nephew who are suspected to have contacts with BBMP war-room staff.

The accused,Nethra (40) and Rohith (22) who hail from Begur were caught after the police conducted a sting operation.A team,posing as relatives of a patient with COVID-19,and approached them for beds.

They would charge anywhere between Rs.20,000-40,000 depending upon the financial status of the person asking for a bed,said Harish Pndey, DCP, South.

The accused would circulate messages on WhatsApp offering to help patients to get beds. According to the police,they have contacts in the BBMP war room from where they get the allotment.

We also suspect that they have contacts within the private hospital network, which is being probed,” Mr. Pandey added.

The Jayanagar police have registered a case of cheating and fraud.They suspect that more people are involved in the scam.

A case of fraud and cheating has been registered in Jayanagar station under fraud and cheating . There are more people involved and are being questioned, he added.

Considering the magnitude of the case , Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant has handed over the case to the Central Crime Branch police for a detailed probe.

As the case was transferred to CCB officially by Commissioner of police Kamal Pant, on tuesday night next day the CCB held a high value meeting with officials to unearth the Nexus and nab all the culprits.

The legislator Tejasvi Surya visited Commissioner office to held a meeting and gave details about the scam to Commissioner of Police,Dr Tulasi M, was too present in a high value meeting called by MP,Sandeep Patil, DCP Crime-1 KP Ravikumar,with other officers were part of the meeting.

The CCB have Taken Dr.Rehan,South zone war room in charge into custody to question in details to ascertain the possible involvement of others in the racket.

The police have also arrested Dr.Suresh of Bommanhalli war room incharge,but since he is covid positive,police are not questioning him.

The two doctors among the four arrested by CCB in the racket.The duo would instruct the war room staffer Shashi Kumar to block and unblock the beds using the key IDs.

Chandan Kale,PSI of Jayanagar police station who initially probed the case and filed a complaint against the accused said that the accused would get the information about vacant beds across the city and using block thd beds in the name of covid patients who are home isolated and not even opted for the beds

The accused would then inform their contacts on the field who are in turn approach the people who are desperately looking for bed.

Once the deal is clinched the touts would then reach the hospital and alert the accused who would unblock the beds to facilitate the admission of patients who had paid them.

Using this modus operandi,the accused have blocked and unblocked the bed at Appollo hospital in Jayanagar on May 1 2021 in the name of home isolation patient to get the bed for patient identified as Chandrasekhar,a police officer said.

There are many people involved in the racket who are absconding.

The police are also suspecting the involvement of many private hospitals and questioning the accused to ascertain the identifies of such hospitals and their role.

Meanwhile the CCB officials are checking the records of the other war rooms in RR nagar, Mahadevapura,Yelahanka and Dasarahalli as part of the Investigation.

CCB Police teams conducted search operations across eight Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike war rooms in the city before detaining staff for questioning.As many as seven people, including two doctors,have been questioned.

Senior officer said,that it appears to be software discrepancies in the blocking and unblocking of beds.

Sandeep Patil,Joint Commissioner of Police,said two FIRs have been registered as part of the investigation.The identities of the arrested accused have yet to be revealed.

The arrests comes a day after BJP legislators uncovered an alleged scam in the BBMP South zone war room where beds were blocked and later sold.

CCB officials,who have taken over the case,have also taken custody of Nethrvathy and Rohith.

Many touts who are part of the racket who have switched off their phones and are on the run.Efforts are on to track them down to ascertain their involvement,a senior police officer said.

After BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s big reveal on what he called a “bed-blocking scandal” in Bengaluru, blaming his own party-controlled civic body, a video has exposed shocking communal comments made in his presence against 17 Muslim employees at a Covid war room.

A video shows Tejasvi Surya, the Bangalore South MP, in the municipal Covid war room with three BJP MLAs, grilling officials. One of the MLAs with him is his uncle.

Mr Surya had alleged that a “nexus of BBMP officials and frontline health workers” is conspiring to “buy” these beds after snatching them away from people who were dying without ICU care.

BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) booking site says all beds are full. So many people are getting discharged,but the BBMP says all beds are booked. There is a nexus of BBMP officials,Aarogya Mitra (a frontline health service) people in hospitals and outside agents,” he said.

Mr Surya alleged the beds were being initially reserved in the names of Covid patients in home isolation who were unaware of the allotment. After they failed to show up for admission the bed was “auto un-blocked”, he said, claiming this had happened “in thousands of cases”.

BBMP officials would then, he said, find someone to “buy” the bed.

Beds at government hospitals, and at private hospitals that have reserved a certain number to be filled by the state, are allotted via requests to a centralised number.

This is the most disgusting thing that can take place in a pandemic,the BJP MP declared, adding that Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had promised action against those involved.

Inter-state vehicle lifting gang busted 7 Four wheelers Worth Rs.50 lakhs recovered

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Pramesh Jain

The Doddaballapura police on tuesday busted a gang and arrested a gang of five persons including a car dealer who were getting the stolen cars from UP and Delhi and selling in and around the city after creating fake registration certificates with the help of a tout in Regional Transport office who is also part of their gang.

The accused has been identified as Suresh,28, Lokesh,28,Renuka Prasad,29,cab drivers by profession,Srinivasa,31,a second hand car dealer and Hemanth Kumar,36,a tout at the RTO in Doddaballapura.

The police recovered seven cars worth Rs 50 lakh from them along with the fake RC and Smart cards which the accused have had stolen from the RTO office .

Senior officer told reporters,The gang was busted on Friday when alert police constables Panduranga C and Kumar who were on patrolling duty confronted Suresh, Lokesh and Renuka Prasad,a cab drivers moving in a car and tried to escape soon after noticing the car.

Suspecting something fishy in their behaviour, the duo took them to the station and informed their seniors.

A detailed questioning by the officials led the accused to confessed the crime and and it has revealed that the have a car theif from Delhi who is stealing the cars for them in Delhi and UP and hand it over to them .

The accused change the registration number of the cars and Hemanth Kumar who is accessed in the RTO would steal the smart card and RC certificates to fill the details and create fake documents.

Once the documents are ready,Srinivas would sell the car to his clients.

The accused have not only stolen the cars from Delhi and UP but also from various parts of Bengaluru,Mangaluru,Belagavi and Tamilnadu.

The accused are operational for the last two years and suspected to have stolen and sold many more cars, a senior police officer said .

The police have booked the case of vehicle thefts against them and remanded to judicial custody while further investigations are on.

The police have also alerted the Delhi counterpart about the car thief who was stealing the car on their behalf.

Finally IGP,Central Range,Chandrashekhar,has appreciated, Bengaluru Rural SP,Ravi D Chennanavar,Addl SP,Lakshmi Ganesh,DYSP,Rangappa,CPI,Naveen Kumar,PSIs,as,K Venkatesh,Ranganath,and crime staff as,Panduranga,Sunil,Muniraju,Arjun S Lamani,Shivaraj,Nataraj and puttana has been appreciated for the exemplary and commendable job done by the team and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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