Pulse polio programme gets underway in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Jan 31: The pulse polio programme got underway in Karnataka on Sunday, with more than 60 lakh children upto the age of five set to be given the drops over the next three days.
Speaking to reporters at Chikkaballapura after giving polio drops to a child, Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar noted that no polio case has been reported in India over the last 11 years due to the preventive measures taken by succesive governments.
This was in contrast to countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan, which are still not polio free, he said.
Sudhakar said the COVID-19 vaccination drive would be temporarily stopped for four days from Sunday as extra health staff have to be deployed for the pulse polio programme.
The minister said even if children below five years have earlier been given the drops, they should be administered it again until they attain that age.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
