‘Truth may not come out in inquiry by local officers’
Bharatiya Janata Party State official representative D. Venkateswara Reddy has demanded that the State government order a third-party inquiry into the death of patients at three government-run hospitals in Anantapur district in the wake of the notice given to the State Chief Secretary to submit an inquiry report on the three incidents of paucity of oxygen supply in which 22 persons died.
Mr. Venkateswara Reddy on Thursday said that no local officer should be involved in the probe ordered by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, as otherwise it would defeat the very purpose of the probe. “If the Oxygen Coordinators or any district official is asked to take up the probe, the truth is unlikely to come out,” he said and wanted a State-level officer or a team to probe the incidents in GGH, Anantapur, Government Hospital, Hindupur and Cancer Hospital, Anantapur.
Assam gets Rs 44 crore under National Disaster Response Fund
The Central government has released Rs 44 crore for repair and restoration of various infrastructures during floods in Assam during 2020.
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GUWAHATI: The Central government has released Rs 44 crore for repair and restoration of various infrastructures during floods in Assam during 2020. This amount has been released under NDRF (National Disaster Response Fund). It is a cent percent Central government allocation.
To carry out the restoration works, the Assam government had earlier sought financial assistance of Rs 2,642.99 crore from the Central government under SDRF/NDRF. In this regard, the then State Chief Secretary also submitted the State government s memorandum –
Chamarajanagar: The death of 24
COVID patients in Chamarajanagar District Hospital within 24 hours due to oxygen shortage has sent shock-waves among the relatives of patients who are yet to come to terms with the tragedy.
While a host of VIPs are visiting Chamarajanagar and at a time when Government authorities and political leaders are giving statements to suit their convenience and political leanings, there is no one to console the families who have lost their loved ones in a tragedy that was totally avoidable.
Even as the Government insisted that not all deaths were due to oxygen shortage, the families of the victims accused the authorities for not ensuring at least basic facilities at Government hospitals that are frequented mostly by poor.
ECI asks Bengal govt to give protection, counselling to Nandigram RO
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Mamata has claimed that he did not order a recount of votes as he feared for his life
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Mamata has claimed that he did not order a recount of votes as he feared for his life
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government to extend medical support and counselling to the Returning Officer (RO) of the Nandigram Assembly constituency as well as monitor the security protection provided to him in view of reported pressure being exerted on him.
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Chamarajanagar: Over 24
COVID-19 patients died in Chamarajanagar and according to the District Administration as many as 12 patients died due to lack of oxygen as the hospital ran short of supply of the critical gas and other patients died due to various co-morbidities. The deaths occurred at COVID-19 Health Centre in the District where the patients were being treated.
The District Administration has also said that only a proper death audit would reveal whether the patients died due to oxygen shortage or due to other reasons. Following the deaths, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has asked Chamarajanagar District Minister Suresh Kumar and Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar to rush to the District and take stock of the situation.