No cable TV service on Jan 24 from 6 am
Bengaluru, Jan 23: Opposing the new cable policy by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the Cable TV Operators Associations have decided to suspend the Cable TV services on January 24 from 6am to 10pm.
Cable Operators Association state president Patrick Raju said that it was decided to stop cable TV services across South India in the interests of customers and cable operators.
So, the service would be stopped in Karnataka also. Not only South India, the service would also be hampered even in some states of North India. Already, the customers were informed about the decision through media. TV channels were being stopped for one day as a symbolic protest. The central government should rollback its decision. Otherwise, the cable operators would have to intensify their protest, he warned.
Currently, the customers were paying less amount and view more channels. But if the price is revised, the customers have to give more money to view a few channels. Even in viewing the TV channels, it would discriminate the viewers. So, the central government should rollback its decision immediately, he demanded.
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K'taka govt. to take over 108 ambulance service from private control, announces Min. Dinesh Gundurao
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on Wednesday that the state government will take over the management of 108 ambulance services, taking them out of the hands of private agencies.
Until now, the 108 ambulance services were operated by private agencies despite being owned and funded by the government. "There were several operational problems under private management. Ambulance staff often faced delays in salary payments, and the government had to step in repeatedly to resolve such issues," Rao said.
He emphasized that the government had been bearing the entire cost of the service from fuel expenses to employee wages while the operations were outsourced to a private entity. The arrangement included a single command center for the entire state, which Rao said was inadequate for managing such a critical health service.
Highlighting the importance of the 108 service in saving lives during medical emergencies, Rao revealed that a pilot project to directly manage ambulances was successfully implemented in Chamarajanagar district. Encouraged by its success, the government is now ready to expand the model statewide.
Beginning next month, all government ambulances will be brought under the direct supervision of the health department. Within three months, the department also plans to take control of the command and control functions currently handled by private agencies. A central command center will be established in Bengaluru, along with district-level centers to ensure better coordination and faster response times.
Minister Rao also added that this transition will not only streamline operations and enhance service quality but also result in significant savings running into hundreds of crores for the state exchequer.
