IPS officer Madhukar Shetty put on ECMO treatment in Hyderabad
Bengaluru, Dec. 27 : senior IPS officer and the Deputy Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad Madhukar Shetty, who is being treated at a private hospital in Hyderabd is now put on ECMO support system, a source said to Vartha Bharati.
Madhukar who was earlier said to be suffering from H1N1 is now being treated for a heart ailment. A reliable source said that the ECMO has been done successfully and he is now shifted to ICU . He will be under 24x7 monitoring. It is said that the recuperation will be slow initially. But, the medical team is confident that once recovery picks up, he is expected to do better.
Prathap Reddy, ADGP , Karnataka is in Hyderabad and coordinating with the medical team of Continental Hospital, Madhukar's family members, Hyderabd Police and also the experts from Bengaluru and other places to give the best possible treatment to the senior police officer.
Stephen Ravindra, IGP Hyderabad and Sajjanar, the Commissioner of Cyberabad are at the forefront with active and are fully supported by Telangana DGP Mahender Reddy. Madhukar's colleagues at National Police academy are also cooperating with the family. DGP of Karnataka ,Neelamani Raju, is constantly monitoring the situation and trying to give every possible support for the treatment of the officer, said sources.
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Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder
New Delhi (PTI): The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on Friday, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict.
A 19-kg commercial LPG - used by establishments such as hotels and restaurtants - now costs a record Rs 3,071.5 in Delhi as against Rs 2,078.50 previously.
Rates were last increased by 195.50 per cylinder on April 1. Prior to that, prices had gone up by Rs 114.5 per 19-kg cylinder on March 1.
In three increases, commercial LPG rates have gone up by Rs 1,303.
Prices of domestic cooking gas LPG - the one used in household kitchens - remained unchanged. Domestic LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 60 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 7. It costs Rs 913 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise ATF and LPG prices on the first day of every month based on international benchmarks and the exchange rate.
Global oil prices have shot up almost 50 per cent after the war in West Asia disrupted energy supply chains.
Petrol and diesel prices continue to remain frozen after a Rs 2 per-litre reduction in March last year; petrol currently costs Rs 94.72 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs 87.62.
