45 check-posts in place to regulate COVID night curfew in Mangaluru: Police Commissioner
COVID-19 night curfew begins from Saturday night, will be in place till April 20
Mangaluru: In the wake of COVID night curfew imposed by the state government and on the order of Deputy Commissioner of the district, 45 check-posts have been set up in the Mangaluru City limits, city’s Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar told reporters on Saturday.
The night curfew between 10:00 pm to 5:00 am will come into force from Saturday night and will continue till April 20.
Speaking at a press conference at his office on Saturday, the Commissioner added that a few check-posts will be set up outside the MCC limits to ensure smooth traffic movement. He further added that at least 8 to 10 police personnel will be deployed at each check-posts including a PSI ranked officer.
About 70 percent of the department’s personnel will be deployed for the night curfew duty in the city.
Shashikumar also warned people of strict action against those found lingering around the city unnecessarily during the curfew hours. He said the vehicles will be seized adding that people must reach back to their respective destinations before 10:00 pm including those who work late shifts. He also said that nobody will be allowed to roam around even on the pretext of buying milk or newspapers during the curfew hours.
DCP Hariram Shankar and DCP Vinay Gaonkar were also present during the press conference.
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Daycare chemotherapy centres to be set up in district hospitals, announces Dr. Sharanaparakash Patil
Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil on Tuesday said the State government plans to establish day-care chemotherapy centres in all district hospitals across Karnataka to make cancer treatment more accessible.
Replying to a question raised by BJP MLC M.P. Kushalappa during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the minister said it was not feasible for cancer patients from various districts to travel repeatedly to Kidwai Memorial Institute in Bengaluru. To address this issue, the government is taking steps to establish cancer care centers in other districts in collaboration with the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Providing details of cancer treatment at Kidwai, Dr. Patil said that over the past three years, 41,512 cancer patients have received treatment at the institute. Treatment included surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 12,781 patients underwent surgery, 14,423 patients received radiation therapy, and over 28,370 patients were administered chemotherapy, he said.
The minister further noted that more than 110 patients were provided bone marrow transplants, an otherwise expensive procedure, free of cost at the institute during the same period.
The proposed day-care chemotherapy centers, he said, would significantly reduce the burden on patients and improve access to timely cancer treatment at the district level.
