Karnataka govt to investigate surge in heart attacks in Hassan district
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has ordered an expert study into the rise in heart attack cases in Hassan district.
Taking to 'X' on Monday, he said the Health Department has taken the 18 heart attack cases reported in Hassan district within a month seriously.
"I have already instructed the department officials to conduct a study by experts under the leadership of the Director of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research to investigate the increase in heart attacks and submit a report," he said.
According to Rao, the state government has implemented the Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi Yojane to prevent sudden heart attacks. But, there is a need for comprehensive research on the recent increase in heart attacks among young people.
Although changing lifestyle, diet, and non-communicable diseases are cited as factors contributing to heart ailments, the cases in Hassan have raised several questions. In order to find a solution to this, a team of experts has been instructed to conduct a study and submit a report within 10 days.
Earlier, speaking to the reporters in Mangaluru, the Health Minister said that he has directed officials to develop a robust programme focusing on early detection, awareness, and preventive care for cardiac ailments.
An expert committee led by Dr CN Ravindra of Jayadeva Institute has been constituted to look into the reasons behind such multiple cases of heart attacks.
Pointing to certain findings, the Minister said lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol use, gutka (chewing tobacco), obesity, stress and genetic predisposition are key drivers, rather than COVID-19 vaccines.
In response to these findings, Rao has instructed the health department to launch district-wide ECG and blood pressure screening camps, particularly targeting rural areas.
He emphasised the importance of deploying medical technicians and mobilising awareness campaigns in schools, colleges, and gram panchayats.
"These directives will be executed under a high-level task force comprising senior officials from the Health Department, with priorities including timely ECG testing, public education on cardiac risks, and steps to curb unhealthy lifestyle habits", Rao added.
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'Rear-guard action': BJP over Mamata accepting sports minister's resignation after Messi event
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week.
BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor governance of Banerjee, her ministers and the state bureaucracy.
Banerjee on Tuesday accepted Biswas' resignation as the sports minister in the wake of the controversy over the mismanagement of football icon Messi's event last week, a senior leader of the ruling TMC said.
Biswas, who had written to the chief minister seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities as sports minister, will continue as a cabinet minister, retaining charge of the power department.
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Reacting to the development, Malviya said in a post on X, "TMC Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns after the Messi fiasco and Mamata Banerjee accepts it in record time."
"Do not mistake this for accountability; this is nothing but a rear-guard action to douse public anger. anger! This is not 'Raj Dharma'," he added.
The BJP leader alleged that the incident was the outcome of "loot" of common people which is "so synonymous" with the TMC.
The incident was also the outcome of the "shameless VIP culture that TMC thrives on and deep-rooted cronyism promoted by Banerjee," he charged.
Malviya further alleged that Biswas' resignation exposes a "collective failure of Mamata Banerjee, her partisan bureaucracy, and her crony cabinet".
"This is a symbolic sacrifice, a political hoax, soon to be buried under layers of bureaucracy, with no justice, no accountability, and no remorse," the BJP leader said, adding, "No resignation will bring back the time lost, the money wasted, or the stolen chance for football lovers to witness Messi in Kolkata."
