Strict measures in Bengaluru from April 19 to control COVID-19: Karnataka Health Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar on Sunday noted that the COVID situation in the state’s capital Bengaluru is grim and that strict measures were needed to be implemented to bring the situation under control.
Speaking to reporters in the city, Sudhakar added that the issue will be discussed in the meeting that is scheduled to be held on April 19, and strict measures will be implemented in Bengaluru after the meeting to control the second wave of the deadly virus.
He also conceded that there is a scarcity of ICU beds in the city and added that nodal officers have been appointed and the government is trying to ensure that everyone in need will get proper treatment.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
