Twitter users demand apology from media outlets for reporting fake news, after VB carries fact check
Mangaluru: Twitter users, mainly from Coastal Karnataka demanded apology from media houses for reporting fake news and for defaming Bhatkal in the wake of spread of COVID-19.
A few media outlets had falsely claimed that a Bhatkal family had visited a private hospital in Mangaluru and had misinformed hospital authorities that they had come from Kundapur and not from “COVID-19 hotspot Bhatkal”.
The family reportedly had arrived on May 12 with a six-year old kid with a fractured arm. According to the media reports the family after misinforming the hospital authorities had received treatment to the kid.
The reports had further added that following the incident the private hospital was completely sealed down and the doctors and staff of the hospital were sent to quarantine.
The hospital after a couple of days of the incident issued a clarification and added that the Bhatkal family had not hid any facts or information from the hospital and had duly presented the Aadhar card upon arrival at the hospital.
The news of the hospital’s clarification was immediately carried by Vartha Bharati.
CLICK HERE to read the Fact-Check report by Vartha Bharati:
A twitter campaign was run on Monday with users demanding apology from leading media outlets while also citing the fact-check report of Vartha Bharati.
Hashtags #Stopdefamingbhatkal and #DeccanHeraldlies were soon trending on twitter in Karnataka with both the hashtags recording over five thousand tweets in less than two hours after the campaign began.
Bhatkal family did not hid facts, Mangaluru hospital issues clarification.@spkarwar @dcuttarakannada should take strong action against #DeccanHeraldLies
— SYED INAM-UL HAQ (@SYEDINAM92) May 18, 2020
FACT CHECKED? https://t.co/g2t51y4KbS@IZaorez
@MediaScannerIn#StopDefamingBhatkal
@VarthaBharatiEn first to publish the fact check and expose fake claims of @prajavani @DeccanHerald @kadalavani and others.https://t.co/ARnlbncCMB#Stopdefamingbhatkal #DeccanHeraldLies #Closedownfakenewsfactories
— Ismail Zaorez (@IZaorez) May 18, 2020
We demand apology @DeccanHerald @prajavani @kadalavani @VijayavaniMng @dcuttarakannada@shankarsview@ap#StopDefamingBhatkal#DeccanHeraldLies https://t.co/40or9JBiK6
— Mohammed Saqib (@tm_saqib) May 18, 2020
Deccan Herald why would someone lie during emergency. Empathise, she is a minor god dam it. @dcuttarakannada@shankarsview@ap@DeccanHerald @prajavani @kadalavani @VijayavaniMng @bsarun24#StopDefamingBhatkal#DeccanHeraldLies pic.twitter.com/FJyK0taK0W
— Syed (@SMafzal_) May 18, 2020
Unbelievable!!! Deccan Herald a 70 years old newspaper is publishing FAKE NEWS. #StopDefamingBhatkal @free_thinker @zoo_bear @QuintFactCheck @boomlive_in @TheQuint @thepeeinghuman pic.twitter.com/JY9YNp0lQD
— Mohammed Siddique (@immdsiddique) May 18, 2020
Pandemic has become a new tool for media to harass & humiliate Muslims & Especially Bhatkallys.
— Misbah Ul Haq (@citizen_misbah) May 18, 2020
Imagine the pain of Bhatkally Patients family ?
How can this trust be built when media is full of hate against the Muslims?@PTI_News @MediaTSI#DeccanHeraldLies #StopDefamingBhatkal pic.twitter.com/yMUm1poG3X
Bhatkal family did not hide facts, Mangaluru hospital issues clarification https://t.co/v2P5Wqmvn7 via @MediaScannerIn#StopDefamingBhatkal
— Media Scanner (@mediascannerin_) May 18, 2020
When the entire world is busy fighting with #CoronavirusPandemic our shameless indian media is busy in spreading false news.#DeccanHeraldLies#StopDefamingBhatkal @prajavani @DeccanHerald @kadalavani @VVani4U pic.twitter.com/xJGzJ7Rezr
— Faizal Peraje ?? (@faizal_peraje) May 18, 2020
Who is pushing these media to write false against Bhatkal@dcuttarakannada@shankarsview@ap@DeccanHerald @prajavani @kadalavani @VijayavaniMng @bsarun24#StopDefamingBhatkal#DeccanHeraldLies pic.twitter.com/PWekq29uDv
— Mohammed Sd (@Mohammedsd88) May 18, 2020
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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