Karnataka govt orders transfer of senior 25 IPS officers; Yatish N replaces CB Rishyanth as DK SP
Bengaluru: In a significant reshuffle, the Government of Karnataka has issued transfer orders for several senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. The transfers were detailed in Notification No: e-DPAR 171 SPS 2024.
Key Transfers Include:
1. Sri. Labhu Ram, IPS (KN 2004): Previously Inspector General of Police, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Bengaluru, vice Dr. B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, IPS.
2. Dr. B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, IPS (KN 2005): Transferred from Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Bengaluru, to Inspector General of Police, Headquarters-1, Bengaluru.
3. Dr. K. Thiyagarajan, IPS (KN 2006): Moved from Inspector General of Police, Eastern Range, Davanagere, to Inspector General of Police, Internal Security Division.
4. Sri. N. Shashi Kumar, IPS (KN 2007): Transferred from Deputy Inspector General of Police and Commissioner, Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, to Commissioner of Police, Hubballi-Dharwad.
5. Sri. B. Ramesh, IPS (KN 2009): Commissioner of Police, Mysuru City, has been transferred to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eastern Range, Davanagere, vice Dr. K. Thiyagarajan, IPS.
6. Smt. Seema Latkar, IPS (KN 2011): Superintendent of Police, Mysuru District, has been appointed as Commissioner of Police, Mysuru City, vice Sri. B. Ramesh, IPS.
7. Smt. Renuka K Sukumar, IPS (KN 2011): Commissioner of Police, Hubballi-Dharwad, has been transferred to Assistant Inspector General of Police, Crime, Police Headquarters, Bengaluru.
8. Sri. C.K. Baba, IPS (KN 2012): Transferred from Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Division, Bengaluru City, to Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural District.
9. Sri. N. Vishnuvardhana, IPS (KN 2012): Superintendent of Police, Uttara Kannada District, has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Mysuru District, vice Smt. Seema Latkar, IPS.
10. Dr. Suman D. Pennekar, IPS (KN 2013): Assistant Inspector General of Police, Administration, State Police Headquarters, Bengaluru, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF).
11. Sri. C.B. Ryshyanth, IPS (KN 2013): Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada District, has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Wireless, Bengaluru.
12. Sri. Chennabasavanna Langoti, IPS (KN 2014): Superintendent of Police, Bidar District, has been appointed as Assistant Inspector General of Police, Administration, State Police Headquarters, Bengaluru.
13. Sri. Narayana M, IPS (KN 2014): Superintendent of Police, Kolar District, has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Uttara Kannada District, vice Sri. N. Vishnuvardhana, IPS.
14. Smt. Sarah Fathima, IPS (KN 2014): Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Bengaluru, has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Division, Bengaluru City.
15. Sri. Arunangshu Giri, IPS (KN 2015): Deputy Commissioner of Police, City Armed Reserve Headquarters, Bengaluru City, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Central Investigation Department, Bengaluru.
16. Sri. Nagesh D.L., IPS (KN 2015): Superintendent of Police, Chikkaballapur District, has been transferred to Deputy Commissioner of Police, City Armed Reserve Headquarters, Bengaluru.
17. Smt. Padmini Sahoo, IPS (KN 2015): Superintendent of Police, Chamarajanagara District, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Bengaluru.
18. Sri. Pradeep Gunti, IPS (KN 2016): Superintendent of Police, Prisons (Headquarters), has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Bidar District.
19. Sri. Yatish N, IPS (KN 2016): Superintendent of Police, Mandya District, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada District.
20. Sri. Mallikarjun Baldandi, IPS (KN 2016): Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural District, has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Mandya District.
21. Dr. Shobha Rani V.J, IPS (KN 2016): Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF), has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Ballari District.
22. Dr. Kavitha B.T., IPS (KN 2016): Superintendent of Police, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE), Mysuru, has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Chamarajanagara District.
23. Sri. Nikhil B, IPS (KN 2017): Superintendent of Police, Raichur District, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Kolar District.
24. Sri. Kushal Chouksey, IPS (KN 2018): Joint Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru, has been transferred to Superintendent of Police, Chikkaballapur District.
25. Sri. Mahaning Nandaganvi, IPS (KN 2018): Superintendent of Police, Intelligence, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), Hubbali-Dharwad.
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'Low-quality' catheters supplied to West Bengal govt hospitals at high price, probe ordered
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal health department has launched a probe into the supplies of allegedly low-quality and locally made catheters at a high price to several government hospitals, posing a risk to the lives of patients undergoing treatment in these facilities, officials said.
Such central venous catheters (CVCs) were allegedly supplied to at least five medical colleges and hospitals in the state, defying allocation of international standard-compliant CVCs, they said.
The distribution company, which has been accused of supplying these catheters to government hospitals, admitted to the fault but placed the blame on its employees.
"We started checking stocks some time back and found these locally made CVCs in my hospital store. These catheters are of low quality as compared to those allocated by the state. We have informed the state health department," a senior official of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital told PTI.
Low-quality catheters were also found in the stores of other hospitals, which indicates "possible involvement of insiders in the scam", a health department official said.
The low-quality CVCs were supplied by a distributor in the Hatibagan area in the northern part of Kolkata for the last three to four months, he said.
"Such kinds of local CVCs are priced around Rs 1,500 but the distributor took Rs 4,177 for each device," the official said.
A CVC is a thin and flexible tube that is inserted into a vein to allow for the administration of fluids, blood, and other treatment. It's also clinically called a central line catheter.
"An initial probe revealed that the distribution company Prakash Surgical had supplied the low-quality and locally manufactured catheters to several government hospitals instead of the CVCs of the government-designated international company.
"All the units will be tested and a proper investigation is on to find out who benefited from these supplies," the health department official said.
The distribution company blamed its employees for the supply of inferior quality catheters.
"I was sick for a few months. Some employees of the organisation made this mistake. We are taking back all those units that have gone to the hospitals. It's all about misunderstanding," an official of the distribution company told PTI.
According to another state health department official, a complaint was lodged with the police in this connection.
Asked about how many patients were affected by the usage of such low-quality CVCs, the official said, "The probe would also try to find that out".
According to sources in the health department, some of the staff of the hospitals' equipment receiving departments and some local officials of international organisations might be involved in the alleged irregularities.
