Implement ‘Ayushman Bharat - Arogya Karnataka’ together: Health Minister
Bengaluru, June 20: Health and Family Welfare Minister Shivanand Patil said that as the Arogya Karnataka of the state government and Ayushman Bharat of the central government proposed to be implemented on August 15 are same kind of health schemes, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has asked the department to implement them together.
Speaking to reporters at Vikasa Soudha here on Wednesday, he said that to make sure that merger of these two schemes should create confusion, the government has decided to continue Yashaswini scheme further three more months, he said.
As the advertisements were given in local newspapers on Arogya Karnataka cards, people were not aware of the programme. So, it was decided to take up campaigning in state level with an intention of reaching more people. It was decided to give priority to Antyodaya and BPL card holders, he said.
Regarding fixing of fees on services available in private hospitals, both the government and the private hospitals have failed to come to a conclusion. Out of 800 private hospitals, only 450 hospitals have agreed for the government proposal and remaining 350 hospitals have not yet agreed, he said.
There are six organizations representing these private hospitals and he would hold a meeting with the representatives of those organizations either on June 27 or 28 and solve the problem. There is provision to constitute a committee under KPME Act on price fixation, he added.
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Gill, Mandhana win top BCCI awards
New Delhi (PTI): Prolific batters Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were named the Best International Cricketers (Men's and Women's) at the BCCI Naman Awards 2026 here on Sunday, recognising their outstanding performances in the 2024–2025 season.
Gill won the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award, while Mandhana received the award for the fifth time.
For Gill, it was his second Cricketer of the Year award after first winning it in 2023.
Former stars Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj were honoured with the Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the BCCI's highest honour, recognising their outstanding service to Indian cricket.
India's five trophy-winning sides (2025 ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, 2025 U-19 Women's World Cup, 2026 Men's U-19 World Cup, and 2026 T20 World Cup) were honoured as well on the occasion.
Gill enjoyed a stellar 2025 and established himself as one of the team's most dependable batters in the longer formats.
On the tour of England, skipper Gill led from the front in the five-Test series, finishing as the top run-getter with 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40, including four centuries and a top score of 269.
Gill also played a pivotal role in India's Champions Trophy triumph last year, having entered the tournament as the No.1-ranked ODI batter in the world. He made an unbeaten 101 against Bangladesh in India's opening match, and finished the tournament with 188 runs.
Mandhana finished 2025 with 1,703 international runs, including 1,362 in ODIs, the most by any woman in a calendar year. In doing so, Mandhana became the first batter in women's ODI history to score 1,000 runs in a single calendar year.
Mandhana also made handsome contributions to India's maiden Women's World Cup title triumph, aggregating 434 runs in nine matches to end as the tournament as India's leading run-scorer and the second-highest overall.
Before the World Cup, the left-hander Mandhana smashed a 50-ball century against Australia in New Delhi to register the fastest ODI hundred by an Indian batter, surpassing Virat Kohli's 52-ball effort.
Shafali Varma (Best Woman Cricketer Senior Domestic One-Day), Ira Jadhav (Best Woman Cricketer (Domestic), Harsh Dubey (Best All Rounder in the Ranji Trophy), and Ayush Mhatre (Best All Rounder in Domestic Limited Overs Competitions) too won awards for their strong performances across the 2024-25 domestic season.
