‘Covid positive’ woman in Bengaluru goes missing after ambulance picks her up
But the next day, two men came in an ambulance, saying my sister-in-law was Covid-positive and she had to be shifted to Prashanth Hospital.
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old resident of Bommanahalli, Sangeetha (name changed), who had allegedly given her samples to a door-to-door testing team from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike, has gone missing for the last four days after she was picked up by an ambulance, stating that she was Covid-positive. Sangeetha’s brother-in-law Vikas said that on September 3 afternoon, four people in PPE came to their house saying they were conducting Covid testing. “They took samples of our family members and also the neighbourhood.
But the next day, two men came in an ambulance, saying my sister-in-law was Covid-positive and she had to be shifted to Prashanth Hospital. They didn’t allow her to take her phone, saying it was not allowed inside the hospital. They asked me and my brother-in-law to come to the hospital later,” he said. But when they went to the hospital, they were told that there was no patient named Sangeetha.
“We called the BBMP helpline, who told us that no door-to-door testing was commissioned by the Palike in our area, and that there was no positive patient named Sangeetha. It has been four days and my sister-in-law is still missing” Vikas said.
Sangeetha’s husband filed a complaint at the Bommanhalli police station. “The woman hasn’t been found and we are still investigating,” a police officer said. A BBMP official from Bommanahalli zone said, “The ambulance is not from BBMP nor was any test conducted from our end.
We don’t do swab testing or shift a patient in an ambulance without sending an SMS to the patient, giving details of the ambulance driver, phone number etc. More so if a woman is involved. All our ambulances are fitted with GPS and we track them end to end. The moment a patient is picked up, the ambulance staff click a picture and send it to the control room. We are also following up with the police and so far, we know that it was a private ambulance.”
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Karnataka reports biggest single day spike of 9,894 new COVID-19 cases, over 3,400 from Bengaluru alone
BENGALURU: Karnataka on Sunday reported its biggest single day spike of 9,894 new COVID-19 cases and 104 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 4,59,445 and the death toll to 7,265, the Health department said.
The day also saw 8,402 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 9,894 fresh cases reported on Sunday, 3,479 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
The previous biggest single-day spike was recorded on September 2 with 9,860 cases.
As of September 13 evening, cumulatively 4,59,445 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 7,265 deaths and 3,52,958 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 99,203 active cases, 98,396 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 807 were in ICU.
As many as 45 out of total 104 deaths reported on Sunday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Mysuru (15), Ballari (8), Dharwad (7), Shivamogga (5), Hassan (4), Dakshina Kannada, Koppal and Tumakuru (3), Gadag, Kolar and Raichur (2), and Chikkaballapura, Davangere, Haveri, Uttara Kannada and Vijayapura(1).
Most of the dead were either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 3,479, followed by Mysuru (665), Ballari (661), Hassan (426), Dakshina Kannada (404), Belagavi (318), Shivamogga (299), Tumakuru (294), Koppal (259) and Mandya (246), followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 1,70,662 infections, followed by Ballari (26,813) and Mysuru (25,751).
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with total 1,27,132, followed by Ballari (21,728) and Mysuru (18,158).
A total of 38,00,976 samples were tested so far, out of which 67,955 were tested on Sunday alone.
Karnataka cabinet reshuffle: CM BS Yeddyurappa plans mid-week visit to Delhi
Sources close to Yeddyurappa suggest that he is not keen on disrupting the cabinet for now, but has to at least make an effort to meet the party top brass and appease disgruntled legislators.
BENGALURU: With cabinet expansion on top of the agenda, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa could be flying to New Delhi on the day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates his birthday – September 17.
During his visit on September 17 and 18, Yediyurappa will meet Modi and BJP national president J P Nadda. While discussions on cabinet expansion will be held during the meetings, the actual exercise will happen only after the legislature session, according to sources in the Chief Minister’s Office.
The CM’s New Delhi trip comes at a time when he is under immense pressure from within the party to expand the cabinet at the earliest. Sources close to Yediyurappa suggest that he is not keen on disrupting the cabinet for now, but has to at least make an effort to meet the party top brass and appease disgruntled legislators including the likes of Umesh Katti. His planned trip is also making a few incumbent ministers jittery over the possibility of them being dropped from the cabinet in case of a rejig.
Yediyurappa’s son and BJP state vice-president BY Vijayendra, Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai are said to be keen to accompany Yediyurappa on his visit to the national capital.
Given the state’s financial situation, Yediyurappa is also hoping to meet Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss disbursal of funds. In his meeting with the PM, Yediyurappa hopes to raise concerns related to flood damage and the need for immediate assistance. With Union Home Minister Amit Shah back in hospital on Sunday, Yediyurappa’s plans of meeting him will be on hold.
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Reopen theatres: Film delegation to CM Yediyurappa
The delegation expressed confidence in the government’s assurance to solve the problems currently faced by the Kannada film industry.
BENGALURU: A delegation of around 20 members of the Kannada film industry met Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday seeking relief measures, including reopening of theatres and subsidies, to revive Sandalwood.The delegation led by actor Shivarajkumar and Jairaj, president, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, met the CM at his official residence. They will meet Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan on Thursday to take the matter forward.
The delegation expressed confidence in the government’s assurance to solve the problems currently faced by the Kannada film industry.Shivarajkumar, who interacted with the media after the meeting, also took to his official Twitter handle to share details. “Today met honourable chief minister Sri Yediyurappa with my colleagues from the industry and requested an immediate solution for problems like reopening of theatres, electricity and state tax infrastructure etc. He happily agreed to look into these pressing issues and solve them asap,” (sic).
The delegation included leading Kannada actors Yash, Duniya Vijay, actor and politician Thara, Artistes Association secretary Rockline Venkatesh, KFPA secretary K Manju, producer K P Srikanth and distributors, directors, technicians and film chamber members.
A couple of meetings were held at Shivarajkumar’s residence prior to the meeting with the chief minister. The film industry had earlier submitted a request letter to the Karnataka government for relief measures.
Thara said: “The CM is very much aware of the situation surrounding the film industry and that solves half our problem. We will meet DyCM Ashwath Narayan on Thursday.”She added that the CM listened patiently to all the points explained by the Film Chamber president, Shivarajkumar, Yash and others.
Drug menace in Sandalwood: Bengaluru CCB arrests actor Sanjjanaa Galrani
BENGALURU: The Central Crime Branch probing the drug abuse in the Kannada film industry, on Tuesday arrested actress Sanjjanaa Galrani here, police sources said.
The development comes in the wake of city police arresting actress Ragini Dwivedi for supplying drugs to people at high-end parties in the city.
Galrani was arrested at the end of a CCB raid at her Indira Nagar residence here early this morning, they said.
A team of officers armed with a search warrant raided the actor’s house and conducted searches. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said besides Sanjana’s house, the residence of another accused in the case, Viren Khanna, was also raided after obtaining search warrants from the court.
Sources said that Sanjana’s house was raided following information revealed by other accused already in the case.
“Sanjana’s name was revealed by the peddlers who were arrested last week. Based on their information and the details we have gathered, the raid was conducted,” an official said.
She was taken to the CCB office for interrogation.
According to CCB, Galrani was under its radar ever since her friend Rahul, a realtor, was booked in connection with the drug case, they added.
Sanjjanaa was born in Bengaluru.
She made her film debut in a Tamil movie ‘Oru Kadhal Seiveer’ in 2006.
She has acted in a Kannada movie ‘Ganda Hendathi’.
Meanwhile, the police also raided the house of Viren Khanna, who has already been arrested by the CCB sleuths in connection with the drug abuse in the film industry.
So far 13 people have been booked and six arrested.
Parents must pay term fee, says Education Minister Suresh Kumar
The minister’s office later released an order, saying that all parents should pay the term fees without fail.
BENGALURU: On Teacher’s Day, around 100 teachers took out a protest as part of the ‘Teacher’s Black Ribbon Day’ after 55,000 teachers lost their jobs in Karnataka and over a lakh are being paid less than 50% of their salaries.
According to D Shashi Kumar, General Secretary, Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools, said, “The condition of teachers is pathetic across the state.” Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar met the teachers at the Shikhakara Sadana building in the city.
The minister’s office later released an order, saying that all parents should pay the term fees without fail. Earlier, he had ordered that schools must not force parents to pay the fees. Additionally, the order also stated that there will be no hike in school fees this year.
Shashi Kumar said there is no clarity on last year’s pending fees. “Several parents have decided not to seek admission for their their children this year for nursery and primary classes. They are planning to do so only next year and schools are now facing a lot of difficulty in paying the salaries of teachers,” he said. Phani Kumar, media advisor to the minister, told TNSE that there will be no further clarification on the fees. “Parents can pay the term fees and following that, it will be at the discretion of schools.”
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