Taking note of the growing need for expanding isolation centres for COVID-19 patients, Mines and Geology Minister Murugesh Nirani directed Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jyothsna to convert the
K taka converting abandoned ESI hospital into Covid care centre
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Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) Three railway hospitals in Karnataka are ready to treat coronavirus positive patients, an official said on Tuesday. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Kalaburagi, May 12 : With the Karnataka government looking for new places to set up makeshift Covid care facilities, Mines and Geology minister Murugesh Nirani on Wednesday directed the authorities to refurbish an abandoned old hospital building of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
Nirani s directions came after his meeting with Kalaburagi district officers, in which they brought to his notice that the ESI hospital in Laxmiganj area of Shahabad was lying idle and can be easily converted into a 30-room Covid care centre.
Tributes paid to Ambedkar
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Deputy Commissioner V.V. Jyothsna paying floral tributes to B.R. Ambedkar in Kalaburagi on Wednesday.
The 130th birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar was celebrated with Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner V.V. Jyothsna paying floral tributes to his statue here on Wednesday.
Ms. Jyothsna, addressing the gathering, said, “the Constitution was the only religious book; Indian Constitution is the only religious text we follow.” Dr. Ambedkar believed that the Constitution is not just a written text but it can be an effective tool to ensure social justice and equality to all sections of society.