Deralakatte: Nitte DU launches 'Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient' course at KSHEMA
Deralakatte: With the Nitte (Deemed to be University) celebrating its silver jubilee, the KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), in association with the Royal College of Surgeons, England, launched on Monday the course on 'Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient' (CCrISP) at the Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital, Deralakatte.
The Nitte DU has become the first institute in Karnataka the fourth in India to provide this course. Renowned surgeons and mentors from the Royal College of Surgeons, England, will be teaching the course subjects on recognizing and treating the critically ill surgical patients to the medical fraternity at the Nitte DU
The launch of the new course commenced at 9:30 am with a prayer songs, followed by the lighting of a lamp. Dr. AG Jayakrishnan, Course Co-ordinator, welcomed the guests.
Dr. Shantharam Shetty, Pro-chancellor of Nitte DU, and Dr. MS Moodithaya, Vice-chancellor of Nitte DU, who addressed the gathering, wished the institution good luck and also encouraged Nitte DU to organize more such events in future.
Ian Maheswaran, Course Director of CCrISP, Royal College of Surgeons, presided over the program on Monday as the chief guest. All the dignitaries were given tokens of gratitude by Dr. PS Prakash, Dean of KSHEMA. Dr. Caren D'Souza proposed the vote of thanks.
The guests of honour on the dais were Srinivas Ravi, Deputy Director of CCrISP at Royal College of Surgeons and Dr. Bhagavan KR, Head of Department of Surgery. The CCrISP, RCS faculty included Dr. Prabhakar Dharmeswaran, Ajo Kureekattu John, Dr. Thaventhran Prabhakar, Neil Molony and Michele Pool were also present.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
