In Bengaluru, 75 percent of heart failure patients reach hospitals late
BENGALURU: An informal survey conducted by two cardiologists in Bengaluru found that 75% of Bengalureans who suffer from a heart failure, reach a cardiologist only at an advanced stage due to the lack of awareness. The survey was conducted on 1,000 patients by Dr Rahul Patil, interventional cardiologist and head of premature heart disease division, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Dr S S Iyengar, consultant cardiologist, Manipal Hospital.
They go to the hospital only when the symptoms become severe, including breathlessness. This leads to multi-organ failure and even death,” said Dr Patil. He said coronary artery disease, which is a block in the coronary arteries, leads to a heart attack which in turn causes muscle damage. Experts have asked people who are vulnerable — those above 50 years, obese, smokers, alcoholics, and those who suffer from diabetes and hypertension — to be more aware.
“At times, patients develop compensated heart failure, where the body adjusts to a change in the heart’s pumping ability, which goes undetected. Their condition deteriorates suddenly and they come to a hospital with low oxygen saturation levels,” Patil added. “It is imperative for patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, coronary artery disease, heart valve diseases, congenital heart diseases and patients on anti-cancer drugs, to get themselves screened regularly for heart failure. Early diagnosis and treatment can help in its prevention.
Traffic cops collect Rs 2.14 crore fines in 7 days
After lockdown lull, police back in action with over 48,000 cases in a week; helmet-less riding biggest violation
BENGALURU: Vehicle users, especially two-wheeler riders — who were used for a care-free ride without wearing helmets and flouting traffic rules during the lockdown, are in for a shock over the last few days, as the traffic police have started cracking down on even smallest of violations.The Covid-induced lockdown had reduced vehicular movement to a large extent in the city, and the traffic police too had stopped enforcement. As a fallout, motorists and bikers started violating traffic rules, such as riding without a helmet, triple riding, signal jumps, over-speeding and others.
The traffic police, due to the pandemic, had started contactless enforcement and issued notices through Field Traffic Violation Report (FTVR). Now, with normal vehicular traffic back on city roads, the traffic police have also started fining the violators. “Commuters tend to violate rules if there is no police presence. That is what exactly happened during the lockdown. Though it had come to our knowledge, we did not go for strict enforcement keeping the safety of our staff in mind, but contactless enforcement was on. However, the enforcement is back like pre-Covid times now,” a senior police officer said.
The police are sending a strong message to violators by checking vehicles on main roads and major junctions. In just seven days, from September 13 to 19, the police booked 48,141 cases, collecting Rs 2,14,38,000. More than 50 per cent of these cases were booked for helmet-less riding.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) BR Ravikanthe Gowda said, “Due to the pandemic, we were following contactless enforcement. There were also some accidents because of this. We started the enforcement again four weeks ago and it is in full swing over the past week. Discipline is back among commuters. We are taking all precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our staff.”
Sandalwood drug case: Probe stumbles on cross-country flesh racket
The CCB has arrested two Africans — Loum Pepper Samba and Ossy Philips — who are reportedly emerging as the main source of contraband drugs to the accused.
BENGALURU: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has unearthed an alleged “cross-country drugs and prostitution racket” in the ongoing investigation into the illegal drugs case, top official sources told The New Indian Express.
“The police have reportedly seized critical evidence of drug abuse and prostitution in some high-end parties that were being thrown to select guests strictly on invitation basis. Under the guise of parties, the venues were being used for prostitution and drug abuse. In some parties, the host and ‘event managers’ had flown in women from overseas to entertain guests as paid service and contraband drugs were sold at the venue at premium prices,” he added.
“Some of these high-end parties have been hosted at premium star hotels. Whether the hotels were complicit in these illegal activities is a matter of investigation,” said the officer. It is reliably learnt that the CCB has collected a lot of digital evidence from the emails, WhatsApp chats, call data records (CDRS) of the accused, who have been arrested and are currently in judicial custody.
“The CCB has arrested two Africans — Loum Pepper Samba and Ossy Philips — who are reportedly emerging as the main source of contraband drugs to the accused,” the officer added.
“It is a layered network of people, who are part of the cartel of drugs and prostitution,” said top official sources.
On Monday, the CCB submitted “critical” evidence in a sealed cover in the ongoing investigation into the narcotic drugs case to the Special NDPS Court during the hearing of the bail plea of Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani and Rahul Thonse. The court has rejected the bail plea of all the three.
Meanwhile, sources told this newspaper that they have “specific clues” on Aditya Alva – son of former JD (S) leader late Jeevaraj Alva and brother-in-law of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi — and Shivaprakash Chappi, who are wanted in the case and continue to be absconding.
The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of a PIL filed by a city-based activist and advocate seeking directions to the state government to appoint a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe cases involving high-profile people in the drugs racket.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi disposed of the petition, saying that a vague prayer was made by the petitioner without pointing out a specific case which required an SIT probe.
Contending that there were a large number of accidents that involved high-profile people in the state from 2017 till date due to consumption of drugs, especially in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts, petitioner Geetha Misra praised the Central Crime Branch for investigation in a case registered over drugs recently, but also said that a representation was submitted to the state government requesting to appoint an SIT but it was not considered.
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Karnataka C.M Yeddyurappa accuses Congress of misleading farmers, to tour state to raise awareness
“I appeal to my farmers, who are being given wrong information, to wait for six months and watch how things are going to be favourable due to the reforms,” said Yediyurappa Karnataka CM
BENGALURU: On the day farmers in Karnataka called for a statewide bandh, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said they are being fed misinformation and added that he would undertake a statewide tour to meet them personally and create awareness on the amendments to the farm and land bills.
“The Congress and a few farmer leaders have conspired and are holding protests against farm bills. I am a farmer’s son and have come to power with the support of farmers. These laws were brought into effect after much thought to help farmers and give them independence and freedom to sell their crop at a price that they fix. They can sell it to APMCs too. It’s their choice,” BS Yediyurappa said in his first response to the agitating farmers. He appealed to farmer union leaders to discuss their concerns with him after they finish their agitation.
“I appeal to my farmers, who are being given wrong information, to wait for six months and watch how things are going to be favourable due to the reforms. Under land reforms too, nobody will be allowed to sell land belonging to SC/ST farmers, land of small and marginal farmers will be protected,” he said adding that the reforms will allow some 18 to 20 lakh acre drylands in the state to be used for industrial purposes that will generate employment.
“With these reforms, anyone can take up agriculture. Irrigated lands will be used only for farming. Drylands can be used for setting up industries. I urge farmer unions leaders not to mislead farmers,” BS Yediyurappa said.
Listing out the various pro-farmer measures taken by his government as well as Narendra Modi led Union government, Yediyurappa said the Congress was deliberately misleading people against the reforms that their leaders have been pushing for decades.
“APMCs are riddled with middlemen that cheat farmers. I speak from my own experience as a farmer who sold his produce at APMCs,” the Chief Minister said adding that his talks with the farmer unions leaders on Friday failed because they had already decided to protest without considering discussions.
“85 out of 100 farmers will realise the reforms’ benefits. I will tour the state and explain it to them personally,” Yediyurappa said adding that his government had reduced APMC cess from 1.5% to 0.5%.
Two Notorious Drug peddlers arrested by City Market Police and recovered drugs worth of Rs.3.30 Crore
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The City Market Police of west Division Police have arrested two notorious drug peddlers on tuesday morning and seized drugs substances worth of Rs.3.30 Crore from their possession.
The accused has been identified as, Rajaram Bishnoi,(31),of Magadi road,Suneel Kumar,(21),of Kumbalgudu both haling from Rajasthan.
Both the accused were arrested near Metro parking station.
First time in the history of Bengaluru city police in last five years huge amount of brown sugar is recovered by city market police inspector BG Kumara Swamy and team .
Recently last week the city market police inspector and team has arrested a drug peddler identified as Vikram Khilari and based on his statement they said to have arrested the kingpin of a brown sugar peddling racket in Bengaluru and his associate who delivered the drugs to his clients.
Senior officer told media persons that, 25 grams of pure brown sugar was among the seized items which can cause brain hemorrhage if inhaled directly. The duo wanted to dilute and sell the drug.
Police watched Rajaram and Suneel after they recently caught the drug peddler Vikram Khileri from Rajasthan with brown sugar.
They are making efforts to nab two others who were part of the racket.All of them are relatives.Though they came to the city to work as labourers, they began selling drug.
These men lived lavishly in their native place. They owned cars and buildings. One of the accused, who is still at large, had bought an SUV during the lockdown the official said.
DCP West,Dr.Sanjeev M Patil,addressing media said,On tuesday morning our city market police inspector Kumara Swamy BG,got a tip-off that two persons were trying to sell drugs near metro parking station.
Acting on the tip-off Inspector and his staff rushed to the spot near Metro parking station belonging to city market police station jurisdiction,inspector and his team apprehended the two persons and checked the bag that they were carrying.
During the search it was seen that it was a unusual for the bag to be having a double stitch.The inspector asked the accused to open the stitching.
The accused opened the stitching and it was found that they hided the drugs inside the bottom of the bag and sides chamber of the bag and the accused have done a restitching of it.
They opened it and they found that the bag had 125 grams of Opium,150 grams of Brown sugar,32 grams of MDMA sachets and 25 LSD strips in their possession and all the drugs substances were seized.
During interrogation the team grilled both the accused and the accused spilled the beans that they have stored more drugs at their house.
Based on the statement by the accused the team conducted a search operation at their house in Magadi road and yielded so far the total worth of drugs is Rs.3.30 Crore Drugs.
In the form of 1.280 kilograms of Brown sugar,475 grams of Opium,25 LSD Strips,32 grams of MDMA foils,Silver foiled rolls,3 mobile phones,2 motorcycles, and 3 weighing machines has been seized from their possession.
A detailed investigation was conducted by the team and it has revealed that the two accused in the case Rajaram Bishnoi and Sunil Kumar both are origin of Rajasthan and currently staying in one stays in Magadi road and other in Kumbalgudu.
And they were in the profession of selling drugs from the last two and half years and they were making use of Hollow railings to transport this drugs from others mainly Rajasthan.They used to put the materials in and seal the hollow railings and sell it across.
A case under NDPS Act has been registered in city Market police station and the recipient and the source of the drugs is looked into and further investigation is on.
Sanjeev Patil even said,in the month of September till 22nd September the officers of West Division Bengaluru city have taken drive against drugs sales and consumption very seriously.
And till Yesterday they had registered 42 cases against the peddlers and arrested 61 peddlers and had seized 51.5 kg of Ganja,600 grams of Opium,900 grams of Brown sugar,and 70 grams of MDMA and against users 121 cases were registered and 121 people were arrested till yesterday he added.
Finally,Karnataka DG&IGP,Praveen Sood,has appreciated,Bengaluru police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,Addl CP West, Soumendu Mukherjee,DCP West,Dr.Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, Ravi P,PI,B G Kumara Swamy,PSIs,as,Bhagvanthraya Patil,Smt.Shruthi G,ASIs,as,Nagappa,Puttaswamy,Ramesh,HCs as,Vijay Kumar,Rajanna,Manjunath,Channappa, Munegowda,PCs,as,Mahantesh,Mahesh, Shivappa Sajjan and Kiran Kumar for the commendable job done by them who has arrested the kingpin of brown sugar and busted the biggest brown sugar racket a reward of Rs.50,000 will be given to the team said by Kamal Pant
43 Karnataka doctors died of Covid-19
On Tuesday, 66-year-old Dr Venkatesh, a resident of Nanjangud in Mysuru, succumbed to dead
MYSURU: On Tuesday, 66-year-old Dr Venkatesh, a resident of Nanjangud in Mysuru, succumbed to Covid-19. He is the 43rd doctor in Karnataka to die of the disease while battling a pandemic that has tragically claimed thousands of lives the world over. Indian Medical Association data shows 43 doctors on the frontlines of the pandemic died of Covid-19 since March, with the highest casualties in Bengaluru and Mysuru regions. Data shows seven doctors each from Bengaluru and Mysuru died of the illness and of the 43 doctors who died, 21 were aged 60-69 and five were above 70 years.
Data show that over 14 doctors were in the 40-59 age group, and three were between 27-37 years old. IMA data shows that over 80% of the deceased doctors were affiliated with private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics. While most of them were general practitioners and physicians, the number also included psychiatrists, ENT specialists, gynaecologists, radiologists, anaesthetists.
The medical community is enraged that many of the deceased doctors have not yet received government compensation they were privately employed. “We submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, appealing that the government include private doctors under the state insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh, but have not received a response. We have also requested the government to compensate doctors called for duty according to the Seventh Pay Commission guidelines,” said Dr Madhusudhan Kariganuru, president of the Indian Medical Association, Karnataka.
Karnataka’s Covid fatality rate dipping, CM Yeddyurappa tells PM Modi
Yeddyurappa informed the PM that the state has set up 136 testing laboratories and testing has been increased to about 70,000 samples per day.
BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday regarding the Covid-19 situation, pointed out that the fatality rate in Karnataka was coming down and presently stands at 1.54 per cent, while it was 2.6 per cent in July. The PM held a video conference with the CMs of the seven high Covid-prevalence states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab — to take stock of the situation.
Yediyurappa informed the PM that the state has set up 136 testing laboratories and testing has been increased to about 70,000 samples per day. So far, about 43 lakh samples have been tested. All symptomatic patients are shifted to hospitals immediately after the test results are out and a target has been set to identify all contacts of Covid-19 positive cases in 24 to 48 hours and quarantine them, he said.
The CM said the number of oxygen beds in government hospitals has been increased from 7,000 to 18,000, and will be further enhanced to 31,000. Over 3,000 ICU beds in government and private hospitals have been reserved for Covid patients. Besides standard treatment, “We are also ensuring that patients are given ‘novel drugs’, including Remdesivir, for free.’’ The government has also made available 2,000 ambulances, he said.
Govt working on increasing oxygen capacity in hospitals, says BSY
On the issue of oxygen supply, Yediyurappa said permission has been given to convert industrial oxygen cylinders into medical cylinders and work on increasing the storage capacity in hospitals has been taken up on a war-footing. It may be recalled that during the previous video conference with the PM, Karnataka had requested for setting up of liquid oxygen plants. Availability of liquid oxygen for medical purposes is presently around 375 metric tons per day. “But if there is a surge in the number of positive cases, we will not be able to provide sufficient medical oxygen without affecting industries”, the CM said.
He suggested that the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion can incentivise the industry to set up new oxygen generation units. Hospitals are also being encouraged to ramp up oxygen production at their levels, he said.
Other suggestions by the CM included a mission mode approach for the next six months, strict enforcement in containment zones and dynamically redefining them, re-testing of all symptomatic negatives in antigen tests, graded opening of economic activities after ensuring adequate testing and hospital infrastructure, regular monitoring of those in home isolation and more focus on the nine districts with high mortality rates.
Karnataka Deputy CM Govind M Karjol tests positive for COVID-19
Govind M Karjol appealed to those who had come in contact with him to exercise caution,undergo tests and get themselves quarantined.
BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol on Tuesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus.
“The COVID-19 test has confirmed me to be positive and I have been hospitalised on the advice of a doctor even though I had no symptoms,” Karjol, who holds the portfolio of public works department and social welfare, tweeted, soon after attending the assembly proceedings.
He appealed to those who had come in contact with him to exercise caution,undergo tests and get themselves quarantined.
He also exuded confidence that he would soon recover from COVID-19.
Prior to him, Yediyurappa and a host of ministers, including another Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Forest Minister Anand Singh, Tourism Minister C T Ravi and Agriculture Minister B C Patil, had tested positive for coronavirus and recovered.
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