No fresh Covid-19 case in Dakshina Kannada District, 70-year old woman discharged
Mangaluru: A 70-year-old woman, who has been under treatment at a hospital here with coronavirus infection was discharged on Sunday after full recovery, bringing down the number of active Covid-19 patients in Dakshina Kannada district to five.
No fresh case of coronavirus infection was confirmed in the district on Sunday for the eighth day in succession. All the 28 results received were negative. Of the 12 Covid-19 cases confirmed in the district, seven have been discharged so far.
The discharged woman was admitted to KMC hospital on March 19 with fever, cough and shortness of breath. As she had a recent travel history to Saudi Arabia, her swab samples were sent to the lab which tested positive on March 24 and she continued her treatment there.
Her latest tests on April 7 and 8 have turned out negative. She was discharged on Sunday with advice for a 28- day home quarantine. Reports of 32 more samples sent for test are awaited in DK.
Udupi district also did not report any new cases on the day. All the 33 results received Sunday were negative. Results of 44 more samples are awaited.
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Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Thursday that the right to vote is under threat and the time has come when it should be made a fundamental right for citizens.
Speaking with reporters, Ramesh lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying the Election Commission (EC) has never been as compromised as it has been under him.
"The rot started under his predecessor. This man is a player and not a neutral observer," the Congress leader said, slamming Kumar.
Kumar is completely compromised and has become a player in elections, he alleged.
"Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about three Ds -- detect, delete and deport. So we want to know how many non-Indian citizens have been detected, how many have been deleted and how many have been deported," Ramesh said, adding that the right to vote is now under threat.
On opposition parties submitting a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to move a motion for the CEC's removal, the Congress leader said they will continue to make efforts for Kumar's removal as he is "compromised".
Ramesh also batted for the right to vote to be recognised as a fundamental right.
"I believe that the time has come that the right to vote should be made a fundamental right. It is a statutory right, it is not a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are justiciable," he said.
The former Union minister said this was discussed in the Constituent Assembly, but it was eventually decided that it should be made part of the Constitution.
B R Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram had warned that in the future, governments might try to disenfranchise voters, he added.
"Once and for all, include the right to vote as a fundamental right for Indian citizens," Ramesh asserted.
