Woman loses child after waiting for four hours without medical aid at Kolar government hospital
In the viral video, woman is seen writhing in pain
Kolar: In a shocking incident gross medical negligence a 22-year old pregnant woman writhing in labour pain was made to wait for four hours at the KGF Government Hospital as no medical aid was provided to her at the hospital resulting in the death of the unborn baby.
The video of victim Sameena (22) writhing in pain and mumbling on the floor of the empty KGF Government hospital has gone viral on social media after one of the twitter user shared it on the micro-blogging site.
The husband of Sameena, took her to a private hospital (RL Jalappa Hospital) after no doctor attended her for more than four hours. The private hospital added that they managed to save the life of the woman but not her baby. Sameena is currently being treated at the hospital.
The administration meanwhile suspended Dr. Shivakumar, the on call surgeon at the hospital when the incident took place on Tuesday. Newly elected MP of Kolar Muniswamy also visited the victim at RL Jalappa hospital and enquired about Sameena’s health.
According to the reports the family of Sameena is planning to file a police complaint in this regard and have also demanded strict action against hospital authorities and District Health Officer.
Absolutely appalling incident in Kolar: shocking video of woman writhing in labor pain, hospital staff and doctors remain apathetic as she was made to wait for 4 hours!! pic.twitter.com/q7gWC9CNfn
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
