All medical college hospitals in DK will provide free COVID-19 treatment: Kota Srinivas Poojary
Mangaluru: Corona patients will be treated free of charge at all medical college hospitals in the district, Kota Srinivas Poojary, district in-charge minister, has said.
He was speaking after inspecting the Corona treatment facilities at the KMC Hospital in the city on Monday.
“Free treatment facilities will be provided to all people – especially BPL and APL families, migrant workers and people without ration cards – at the medical college hospitals in the district. Patients may avail of the facility producing their Aadhaar cards at the hospitals,” said Kota.
He added that free treatment will be continued at the District Wenlock Hospital for suspected and confirmed cases of Corona infection. “The number of Corona patients in Dakshina Kannada who have already recovered is high; the number of patients discharged too is high,” said the minister.
Kota stressed that people need not panic regarding Corona infection. The government is striving to help the people in matters of health and will not compromise in any way with it, he assured.
Case for overcharging:
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has instructed the district health officer to file cases against hospitals that are charging patients more than the rates fixed by the government.
“There are complaints against some hospitals in Dakshina Kannada for charging Corona patients heavily for treatment,” the MP pointed out.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, District Health Officer in-charge Dr. Rathnakar, Wenlock Hospital Inspector Dr. Sadashiva, KMC Hospital officers attended the meeting.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
