Karnataka govt mulls conducting funerals of organ donors with full state honours
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is exploring the possibility of conducting funerals of individuals who donate their organs after death with full state honours, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Friday.
He also said the government would soon formulate a policy to publicise the importance of organ donation with the aim of encouraging more people to participate in such noble acts.
The minister posted on social media platform X, encouraging people to become organ donors, saying that a single organ donor can save up to eight lives.
"We believe this noble act of gifting lives deserves a greater appreciation, and our government is contemplating a programme that recognises and honours individuals who donate their organs after death," he said.
The government, the minister said, is exploring ideas including awarding certificates and conducting funerals of organ donors with full state honours.
''We shall soon formulate a policy to publicise the importance of organ donation, which will encourage more people to participate," Rao said.
He urged people to join the cause and help others live a more fruitful life.
ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಾಪೇಕ್ಷೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಾನವೀಯ ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 'ಅಂಗಾಂಗ ದಾನ' ಮಾಡಿ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಜೀವ ಉಳಿಸಲು ನೆರವಾಗುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಕುಟುಂಬದವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಚಿಂತನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದೆ.
— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) November 3, 2023
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ICC bans Sri Lankan cricketer Praveen Jayawickrama
Dubai, Oct 2: The ICC has banned Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended, after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, parent body said in a press release on Wednesday. The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League.
Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of the following provision under the Code:
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.
As a result of the admission, Jayawickrama has accepted a sanction of a one-year period of ineligibility, of which the last six months are suspended.
The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete decision (which has been redacted to protect the identities of the ICC’s witnesses and other third parties) can be found here.
