Karnataka Lifesavers Bill gets President’s nod
First of its kind Bill in country have some special features
New Delhi, September 30: Finally, the much awaited Karnataka Lifesavers Bill, aimed at ensuring the legal protection to those who save the injured people and admit them to hospitals after accidents, got the nod from the President. With the President’s approval, Karnataka became the first state in the country to have such a Bill.
With the increase of deaths due to accidents in the country, Karnataka has become the first state to pass this kind of Bill in the country. This Bill was passed to ensure treatment to the injured person within a ‘Golden Hour’ (In medical term, the one hour after accident is called Golden Hour as the victim can be saved if the person gets treatment within this time period) after accident.
Earlier, the person who saved the victims or the person who admit the injured persons to the hospitals has to attend the police stations and courts and give statements. Now, the new Bill will put an end to such practices. Instead, the lifesavers will be given incentives for the service. If it is necessary to give statements in the courts, the government will be giving travelling allowance to the lifesavers from the Lifesavers Fund.
According to the new Bill, the lifesavers could leave the hospitals as soon as they admit the victims to the hospitals. All hospitals including private and government, should immediately provide first aid to the injured persons. The new Bill would ensure no harassment to the lifesavers, official sources said.
The officials have raised concerns over the increasing habits of recording the accidents in mobile phones instead of admitting the victims to the hospitals or taking care of them. In 2016, total 1,50,785 persons have lost their lives in 4,80,652 accidents. In 2015, 1,46,133 persons have lost their lives in 5,01,423 accident cases. In between these two years, Karnataka is one among five states where accidental deaths were more.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
