Calling themselves Nalku Chakra, four individuals in Kalaburagi city have been working tirelessly for the major part of last year to help people affected by Covid-19.
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KALABURAGI: In a world where the poor cannot afford to fall sick - a situation made worse by the pandemic - a doctor in the North Karnataka city of Kalaburagi charges his patients only Rs 20, earning much respect.
Until recently, he charged only Rs 10, and locally, he’s still known as the Hatthu rupayee doctor - literally, the doctors who charges Rs 10.
Seventy-five-year-old Dr Malhar Rao Malle runs a modest clinic in the Jagat locality of Kalaburagi. He completed his MBBS in 1974 and worked for several years under Dr Vithal Rao Palnitkar to gain experience.
Around this time, he decided to change professions, and pursued a degree in law, so that he could emulate his father. Completed his law degree in 1984, he was about start practising as a criminal lawyer, when his father’s advice brought about a change of heart.
KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre, who is also the MLA from Bhalki, said his followers found out that not all of them lying on the corridors at BRIMS were Covid patients.
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KALABURAGI: It is not fair on the part of any organisation to demand separate statehood for their region alleging negligence by the government, said deputy chief minister Lakshman Savadi here on Thursday.
Reacting to questions of press persons on the alleged injustice to Kalyana Kalaburagi by the government in turning down the proposal of upgrading the existing ESIC Medical Complex to AIIMS, not providing funds for establishment of Gulbarga Railway Division to Kalaburagi, turning down the proposal of establishing a textile park etc., Savadi said a separate state would not be the solution to any problem.
A unified Karnataka was born because of the struggle of many people and if any injustice was done to Kalyana Karnataka, it would be corrected in future, he said.