Karnataka: Sagar's "Two-rupee doctor" passes away
Sagara: Dr. Manjappa, who had carved a name and respect for him and was fondly known as “eradu rupayi vaidyaru” (two-rupee doctor) passed away on Sunday, aged 85.
A resident of Joseph Nagar here, Dr. Manjappa is survived by his son and daughter. The funeral rites will be held at the Marikamba crematorium on Sunday.
Dr. Manjappa, who has been a private practitioner for six decades, had set up a clinic on JC Road. He was popular among patients in both urban and rural areas for his efficiency and friendly nature.
The philanthropic nature of the doctor’s style of work was also what earned him great respect among the people. Dr. Manjappa is known to have never asked for a specific fee amount from his patients. He is also known to have refused any sort of felicitation from organizations for his work, saying service of the people was the greatest source of satisfaction for him.
Legislator Halappa Haratalu, former minister Kagodu Thimmappa and several other dignitaries visited Dr. Manjappa’s residence and paid respects to the late doctor.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
