All medical college hospitals in DK will provide free COVID-19 treatment: Kota Srinivas Poojary
Mangaluru: Corona patients will be treated free of charge at all medical college hospitals in the district, Kota Srinivas Poojary, district in-charge minister, has said.
He was speaking after inspecting the Corona treatment facilities at the KMC Hospital in the city on Monday.
“Free treatment facilities will be provided to all people – especially BPL and APL families, migrant workers and people without ration cards – at the medical college hospitals in the district. Patients may avail of the facility producing their Aadhaar cards at the hospitals,” said Kota.
He added that free treatment will be continued at the District Wenlock Hospital for suspected and confirmed cases of Corona infection. “The number of Corona patients in Dakshina Kannada who have already recovered is high; the number of patients discharged too is high,” said the minister.
Kota stressed that people need not panic regarding Corona infection. The government is striving to help the people in matters of health and will not compromise in any way with it, he assured.
Case for overcharging:
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has instructed the district health officer to file cases against hospitals that are charging patients more than the rates fixed by the government.
“There are complaints against some hospitals in Dakshina Kannada for charging Corona patients heavily for treatment,” the MP pointed out.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, District Health Officer in-charge Dr. Rathnakar, Wenlock Hospital Inspector Dr. Sadashiva, KMC Hospital officers attended the meeting.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
