Udupi: Minor dalit girl raped; 2 arrested
Udupi: Kota police on Monday arrested two persons under the POSCO Act, in connection with sexual assault on a minor Dalit girl.
The arrested accused are Ashok Poojari (33), a resident of Hangarakatte, and Nityananda (28), a resident of Haddinabettu of Pandeshwara.
According to the complaint, on November 14, he allegedly took a minor Dalit student to the house of Nityananda of Haddinabettu in a car and sexually assaulted her.
Based on the complaint filed by the girl, Kota police registered a case under Kidnapping & Abduction, POSCO, and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. The court has remanded the accused into the judicial custody until December 2.
DASAM condemns the act:
DASAM (Ambedkarvad) has strongly condemned the sexual assault on the minor student.
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55-bed free palliative care centre to open near Bengaluru’s Nelamangala
Bengaluru: A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, the centre has been set up by the Sukruthi Charitable Trust in collaboration with Rotary Bangalore Midtown. Around Rs 20 crore has been invested in the project, which will operate without a billing counter, ensuring that families do not have to pay for treatment.
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The centre will provide comprehensive palliative care, including medical support, counselling for patients and their families, and bereavement care. The facility aims to help families cope with the physical and emotional challenges of caring for terminally ill patients.
“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” DH quoted Palani Loganathan as saying.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Dr C.N. Manjunath who also serves as the chief medical advisor to the centre will also be present, along with several senior government officials and healthcare leaders.
