Chamarajanagar: Newborn baby abandoned by roadside rescued by locals
Chamarajanagar: In a heart-wrenching incident, a newborn baby girl, aged around 10 to 15 days old, was found abandoned on the roadside between Sagade and Thamadahalli in Harave Hobli of Chamarajanagar taluk.
The infant, wrapped in a cloth, was spotted by a local resident, Paramesh, who immediately rushed her to the Sagade Primary Health Center for initial care.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Anganwadi worker Nagamani arrived at the health center and later coordinated the transfer of the baby to the Chamarajanagar Mother and Child Hospital, where she is currently being treated in the newborn intensive care unit. Officials from the Department of Women and Child Welfare have also visited the hospital.
Speaking to the media, Paramesh said, "While I was on my way to Chamarajanagar, I saw someone standing by the roadside between Sagade and Thamadahalli. As I approached, I noticed a small baby lying there. We immediately contacted the ASHA worker and took the child to the hospital. Later, she was shifted to the district hospital by ambulance."
Anganwadi worker Nagamani added, "I received a call saying a baby had been found by the roadside. I rushed to the spot and found the infant. She looked fine but exhausted. After informing the Gram Panchayat president and members, we arranged for an ambulance and brought her to the district hospital. The baby is now safe and recovering well."
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
