Karnataka Lokayukta takes up BIMS deaths case
1 month ago

Karnataka Lokayukta takes up BIMS deaths case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Considering the maternal deaths in Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital as a serious matter, the Karnataka Lokayukta has taken up a suo motu case under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act. Justice BS Patil directed the officials to register a case against the principal secretaries of Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education departments, the drugs controller, MD of the Karnataka Medical Supplies Corporation, and officials of BIMS. Justice Patil also ordered the officials to register a case against the deputy commissioners and district health officers of all districts and directed them to furnish details of steps taken to avoid possible administration of the life-saving drugs in question in their respective districts. Patil sought reports from the principal secretary on the officials to be held responsible for the tragedy, details of compensation given to the families of the deceased, and on the functioning of the Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation.

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Karnataka maternal deaths: BJP says health department under 'medical mafia'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka maternal deaths: BJP says health department under 'medical mafia'

India Today  

The Karnataka BJP has accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government of negligence over recent maternal deaths in the state, alleging that the health department is under the control of a "medical mafia”. The BJP leader also called for stringent action against the pharmaceutical company involved, urging the government to go beyond blacklisting and address what he termed the "medical mafia." Speaking …

Maternal deaths: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah assures action against guilty based on report
1 month ago

Maternal deaths: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah assures action against guilty based on report

Hindustan Times  

With the number of maternal deaths in Ballari rising to five, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said action will be taken against the guilty based on the report by an expert committee, headed by the Development Commissioner, inquiring into it. Noting that maternal deaths could be linked to substandard Ringer Lactate solution, he said the government has already suspended …

Will act after expert panel submits report on BIMS tragedy: Karnataka Health Minister
1 month ago

Will act after expert panel submits report on BIMS tragedy: Karnataka Health Minister

New Indian Express  

BALLARI: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and a Lokayukta team visited Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital here in view of five maternal deaths reported since November 9. During his visit, the minister said that the State Government has taken the tragedy at the BIMS Hospital seriously and it would be discussed in the winter session in Belagavi to …

Maternal deaths: Lokayukta police seize incrimating documents, samples of suspected fluid
1 month ago

Maternal deaths: Lokayukta police seize incrimating documents, samples of suspected fluid

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: Acting on a suo motu case registered by the Karnataka Lokayukta regarding recent maternal deaths in Ballari, the Ballari district Lokayukta Police officials led by SP Siddaraju C conducted searches in three locations and seized documents and collected samples of the suspected fluid on Saturday. In the past one month, five maternal deaths were reported in Ballari, all involving …

Ballari Maternal Death: CM Vows Action, Rao Flags Report Discrepancies; Prahlad Joshi Asks 'Why Isolated Error'
1 month ago

Ballari Maternal Death: CM Vows Action, Rao Flags Report Discrepancies; Prahlad Joshi Asks 'Why Isolated Error'

ABP News  

As the maternal deaths in Ballari reached five on Friday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured stringent action against those responsible based on the report by an expert committee. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stated that steps had already been taken, including a show-cause notice issued to the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited. #WATCH | Bengaluru: …

Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The death of four mothers after delivery in the State-run district hospital attached to the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre in Ballari of Karnataka has raised concerns as the State’s maternal and infant mortality rate is considerably low. An experts committee from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, which probed the deaths, had concluded that the four women …

Lokayukta’s surprise inspection of K.C. General Hospital reveals bribery, maladministration
1 month, 1 week ago

Lokayukta’s surprise inspection of K.C. General Hospital reveals bribery, maladministration

The Hindu  

Patil conducted a surprise inspection of K.C. “We will register a case under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1985 and probe all irregularities at the hospital and fix accountability,” Mr. Patil told The Hindu. Other patients echoed similar concerns, alleging that doctors were prescribing medicines to be purchased from outside the hospital, even when they were available in the hospital’s pharmacy. …

Death Of Patients Due To Oxygen Shortage : Karnataka High Court Directs Seizure Of Hospital Records Relating To Oxygen Supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Death Of Patients Due To Oxygen Shortage : Karnataka High Court Directs Seizure Of Hospital Records Relating To Oxygen Supply

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the State to immediately seize the entire records of the concerned hospital at Chamrajnagar in regards to supply of oxygen. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar has also directed the Chief Secretary to immediately seize all records pertaining to supply of oxygen available with …

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