Centre gives 9,750 more vials of Amphotericin-B to Karnataka: Sadananda Gowda
Bengaluru, June 4: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said an additional 9,750 vials of Amphotericin-B medicines have been allocated to Karnataka.
The drug is vital for treating black fungus infection, which has emerged as a post-COVID-19 complication among those with high diabetes.
"Additional 9,750 vials of Amphotericin-B have been allocated to Karnataka today. Inclusive of today's allocation, a total of 22,460 vials of the drug have been allocated to the State till now," Gowda tweeted.
Acknowledging the receipt of Amphotericin-B from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told reporters in Hubballi that the drug would be dispatched to the districts based on the requirement.
The Chief Minister was talking to reporters after a meeting with his Cabinet colleagues and officials.
He asked the officials to take all the steps to prevent black fungus infection.
According to him, all the arrangements have been made to fend off the third wave of COVID-19.
In this regard, he insisted upon intensifying the vaccination drive.
Additional 9750 vials of #Amphotericin-B have been allocated to Karnataka today.
— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) June 4, 2021
Inclusive of today's allocation, total 22460 vials of the drug have been allocated to the state till now.@PIBBengaluru @DHFWKA @drashwathcn @BSYBJP @CMofKarnataka
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Bengaluru: Four arrested in prostitution racket; four women rescued
Bengaluru (PTI): Four people, among them two women, were arrested for running a prostitution racket from rented houses in parts of the city, police said on Monday.
With their arrest, police also rescued four women who were allegedly forced into prostitution, they said.
The arrests were made following tip-offs received by the Central Crime Branch’s Women Protection Unit on different dates, indicating that prostitution activities were being carried out in rented houses located in Padmanabhanagar, RK Layout, Sundarnagar, and NGF Layout, police said.
Based on information provided by informants, raids were conducted at these locations on different dates, they said.
“During the operations, four women involved in prostitution were rescued. In connection with the case, a total of four individuals, among them two women who were allegedly forcing others into prostitution, were taken into custody,” a statement issued by the office of Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
Upon interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that they contacted men seeking prostitution services over the phone and arranged for them to visit rented houses, where illegal activities were carried out for monetary gain, it said.
Cases have been registered against the accused at Subramanyapura, Jalahalli, and Jnanabharathi police stations, and further investigation is in progress, police added.
