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Karnataka health minister reserves 15% Covid beds in 3 Bengaluru hospitals for constituents, faces flak
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar faced flak on Thursday for reserving 15 per cent hospital beds in Bengaluru for his constituents.
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UPDATED: May 20, 2021 16:19 IST
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar has reserved 100 beds at three hospitals in Bengaluru for his constituents | Representative image from PTI
As people in Karnataka struggle to find a bed amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar has reserved 15 per cent beds at three Covid-dedicated hospitals in Bengaluru for people of his constituency, Chickballapura.
Via a written order to the authorities, K Sudhakar has reserved nearly 100 beds at Aster CMI Hospital, Baptist Hospital and Colombia Asia Hospital in Bengaluru.
Kumaraswamy, DK Shivakumar slam Centre for challenging K taka HC order to enhance oxygen supply ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 07:46 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday hit out at the Centre for challenging the High Court s order to supply 1,200 tonnes of oxygen per day to the state in the Supreme Court, saying that despite being an oxygen-producing state, it was not getting its share. The Central government has challenged the High Court s order to supply 1,200 tonnes of oxygen per day to Karnataka in the Supreme Court. It argued that if the supply of oxygen to Karnataka increases, the health system will collapse, he said in a series of tweets.
Congress criticises lack of clarity over vaccination
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Siddaramaiah blames Modi
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The Opposition Congress took the government to task on Saturday over the confusion on vaccination for 18-44 age group, with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Health Minister K. Sudhakar making contradictory statements on when vaccines will be available to all in this category.
One Congress MLA and former Minister took to Twitter to ask who people should believe between the Chief Minister and Health Minister. “The Chief Minister says there is enough stock but the Health Minister says there isn’t. This is leaving people confused. Who is lying between the two,” he asked.
Bengaluru ranks high on Ease of Living Index
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But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index
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While the criteria in 2018 focused on governance parameters, criteria for 2020 includes several questions on individual choices and priorities by citizens.
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But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index
Bengaluru being adjudged the most liveable large city in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020, a meteoric improvement from 58th position in 2018, was met with puzzlement by many experts and opposition parties, even as the ruling BJP claimed credit.
Several urban experts have questioned the ‘most liveable large city’ tag. “Clearly, such surveys based on non-existent methodologies are driven by deeply political agendas. Anyone living in Bengaluru knows how seriously degraded the city is. With equitable access to basic amenities like water, roads and public transport being i