Vartha Bharati Journalist gets BG Mohan Das award
Mangaluru: Vartha Bharati’s senior reporter and journalist Imtiyaz Sha Thumbe was on Tuesday awarded the BG Mohan Das award for Digital Media’s Special Report. He has conferred the award at a ceremony held at Kannada Bhavan here in the city’s BC road on Tuesday.
The award is presented collaboratively by Gulfkannada.com and Nirat Sahitya Sampad in the honor of senior journalist BG Mohan Das.
Speaking as a guest at the ceremony, member of State Media Academy member Jagannath Shetty Bala said the academy has undertaken several measures for the well-being of the journalists across the state.
Trustee of Sevanjali Trust K Krishna Kumar Punja lauded the work and efforts of Nirata Sahitya Sampada.
DK Working Journalist Association President Srinivas Nayak Indaje said the digital media was fast taking over and said the after the government regularizes digital media, the association will ponder upon giving membership to digital journalists.
During the event, BG Mohandas’ brother Laxmikanth shed light upon the life of BG Mohan Das. The event was chaired by the honorary president of Nirat Sahitya Sampad V Bhat.
Senior Journalist and advocate Sukesh Kumar, BG Mohan’s wife Shoda, daughter Yashasvi and sister Meenakshi were also present during the event.
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Pregnant woman turned away twice by MP health centre nurses, loses newborn; probe ordered
Ratlam, Mar 28 (PTI): An inquiry was ordered after a pregnant woman in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district was allegedly turned away twice from a health centre and her newborn died after she delivered hours later while being rushed to the facility on a hand-cart by her husband.The incident took place in Sailana town in the intervening night of March 23 and 24, officials said on Friday.
The video of the man taking his wife to the hospital for a third time went viral on social media.
"At 9am on March 23, Krishna Gwala, a resident of Kalika Mata Mandir Road in Sailana, took his wife Neetu to the community health centre where nurse Chetna Charel sent them away saying the delivery would take place after two-three days. At 1 am, she again experienced labour pains and was rushed to the hospital," said Sailana Sub Divisional Magistrate Manish Jain.
"This time nurse Gayatri Patidar refused to admit Neetu post examination saying delivery would be after 15 more hours. The couple returned home. After she felt labour pains, her husband took her to hospital in a hand-cart for the third time," he said quoting the complaint.
She delivered at 3am enroute but was later told by health authorities that the newborn had died.
"Gwala has blamed the hospital management for the death of the child and has demanded action. A thorough probe will be conducted into this incident," Jain said.
Dr MS Sagar, the in charge CMHO of the district hospital, said Collector Rajesh Batham ordered an inquiry into the death of the newborn."The investigation at the district level found negligence in duty. A show cause notice has been issued to Sailana Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr PC Koli. A letter has been sent to the state Commissioner of Health Services seeking action against on duty doctor Shailesh Dange," he said.
Nursing officer Chetna Charel has been suspended with immediate effect while services of NHM contract nursing officer Gayatri Patidar has been terminated, he said.
