CM Siddaramaiah expresses concern over health index decline in Udupi
Udupi, Aug 1: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed concern over the decline in the health index of Udupi district over the years.
Addressing a review meeting in Udupi, he noted that the rise in maternal and child mortality was the reason behind the decline. Udupi, which had the first position in terms of health index in 2015, has slipped to 18th position over the years, he said.
The Chief Minister gave instructions to the district health officer to take steps to restore the district's top position in the health sector and warned of action if the situation is not sufficiently improved.
Siddaramaiah urged officials to oversee works by conducting regular on-the-site inspections instead of functioning only from offices.
Various issues including the demands for compensation due to damages caused by rain, ongoing constructions, farmers' welfare and the state of education sector in the district came up for discussion at the meeting, official sources said.
Later talking to reporters, Siddaramaiah said the government will initiate measures to find a permanent solution for issues like sea erosion.
Udupi district in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar and Fisheries Minister Mankala Vaidya attended the meeting.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
