All students in degree colleges in Karnataka to be vaccinated in July: DCM Ashwath Narayan
Bengaluru, Jun 23: All students in degree colleges in Karnataka will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first or second week of July, after which the institutions would reopen for classes, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said here on Wednesday.
"A committee headed by Dr Devi Prasad Shetty has submitted a report covering all aspects, including the third wave.
It has recommended opening degree colleges first. Students will be vaccinated in July, after which the classes will begin," Narayan, who heads the COVID-19 Task Force, told reporters on the sidelines of a function.
In a bid to get students return to colleges, the government has coined the slogan 'Marali College Ge' (Back to colleges), he said.
The DCM said the government is awaiting the central government guidelines on reopening colleges.
He said vaccination for all those aged over 18 in the state is already underway on a priority basis.
To a question on the Delta Plus variant, classified as a Variant of Concern (VOC), Narayan said no mutant of the virus can cause harm to those people who have been vaccinated.
He said vaccines are the only way forward and everyone should get inoculated.
ಬಡವ- ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ, ನಗರ- ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಎಂಬ ಯಾವುದೇ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವಿಲ್ಲದೇ ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಕಲಿಕೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಾಗಿದೆ.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) June 23, 2021
ಸಣ್ಣ ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ ಉಂಟಾಗಲಿದೆ.
ಕೋವಿಡ್ನಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಿರುವ ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳನ್ನು ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಲಸಿಕೆ ನೀಡುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ.
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Sexual abuse case: Group of writers, academics write to CM Siddaramaiah demanding action
Bengaluru, May 15: A group of litterateurs and academics of Karnataka have written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanding the immediate arrest of Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women but has gone abroad, "absconding" from the law.
The state government has constituted a Special Investigation Team headed by Additional Director General of Police B K Singh to probe multiple instances of sexual abuse and related cases involving Prajwal Revanna, and the Interpol has issued a Blue Corner Notice against the Hassan MP, who reportedly left the country on April 27.
Prajwal is the son of MLA and former Minister H D Revanna, who too has been accused in a case of molestation and another case of abduction, and grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.
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Condemning the alleged sexual abuse of women by Prajwal, as many as 107 intellectuals comprising litterateurs, academics, playwrights, singers and social activists have written to Siddaramaiah demanding his immediate arrest.
In their letter, they said the incident shows the feudal mindset of a powerful family, whose members hold key positions in Parliament, the legislative assembly, the legislative council, panchayats and municipal bodies.
They said it is a big crime that the victims of sexual exploitation were allegedly threatened and kidnapped in order to "cover up a crime which has been happening for many years."
The group highlighted the threat to the lives of the victims and the trauma their families are going through after the scandal broke out.
They said that some women after suffering ignominy attempted suicide while many stigmatised families migrated from Hassan.
The group said a fearless atmosphere should be created for victims to come forward and lodge complaints. They also sought a brake on trading of charges by political parties, and the completion of the SIT probe within a time-frame.
Reacting to the letter, state Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara said the government would take it seriously.
“We will take their letter seriously because they are the ones who have concern for the society. They take note of the issues around them,” he said.
