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Minister Khandre Urges Wildlife Conservation in Mining Areas

Bellary: In an effort to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts in mining-affected areas, Forest, Biology, and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre has directed officials to draft a plan to establish a botanical garden in each taluk. During a progress review meeting at the Ballari Forest Department office, the minister instructed officials to utilize funds from the Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration …

Mining Forest Officials Minister Ballari Minister Khandre Khandre Urges

Minister Khandre Urges Wildlife Conservation in Mining Areas

Deccan Chronicle

Bellary: In an effort to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts in mining-affected areas, Forest, Biology, and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre has directed officials to draft a plan to establish a botanical garden in each taluk. During a progress review meeting at the Ballari Forest Department office, the minister instructed officials to utilize funds from the Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration …

Mining Forest Officials Minister Ballari Minister Khandre Khandre Urges

1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka State Women's Commission Chairperson visits Ballari Hospital

Deccan Chronicle

Ballari: Following maternal deaths at the Ballari District Hospital, Karnataka State Commission for Women Chairperson Dr. Nagalakshmi Chaudhari visited the hospital on Monday to review the situation. She inspected various sections of the hospital, including the maternity ward, delivery rooms, and operation theaters, and also personally checked basic facilities like drinking water, toilets, hot water systems, and patient care arrangements. …

District Hospital Nagalakshmi Visits Ballari

1 week, 5 days ago

INTERVIEW | Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Shaibya Saldanha Discusses the Recent Spate of Maternal Deaths in Karnataka

The Hindu

Published : Dec 11, 2024 15:03 IST - 6 MINS READ Six women died in Ballari in Karnataka in November following caesarean section deliveries at the government district hospital, raising serious concerns about the quality of maternal health care in the State. Excerpts: The unfortunate deaths of six young women in Ballari have raised serious concerns about the quality of …

Health India Karnataka Drugs Quality State Mmr

2 weeks ago

Winter session of Karnataka Assembly to witness intense debates

Deccan Chronicle

Belagavi: The Winter Session of the Karnataka Legislature, starting today in Belagavi, is expected to witness intense debates as the opposition BJP-JD combine gears up to corner the ruling Congress on several major issues. Key topics, including Valmiki reservations, the Waqf property dispute, and maternity deaths, are of significant concern to the North Karnataka region. On the Ballari maternity deaths, …

Congress Bjp Waqf Ballari Maternity Deaths

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Siddaramaiah Thanks Sandur for Rejecting BJP

Deccan Chronicle

Sandur: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lauded the people of Sandur for rejecting the BJP’s misinformation campaigns, and for choosing development by ensuring the Congress victory in the recent by-elections. Siddaramaiah thanked the voters for ensuring the victory of Congress candidates in the by-elections in three constituencies and standing by him despite the BJP’s alleged false cases and conspiracies. Siddaramaiah praised former …

Congress Bjp Siddaramaiah Ballari Sandur

2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Maternal Deaths Report Minister Siddaramaiah Maternal Ballari Such Deaths

Karnataka Govt Probes Maternal Deaths in Ballari, Forms Expert Panel

Deccan Chronicle

BALLARI: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stated that the state government has taken the maternal deaths at the Ballari District Hospital seriously and has formed a high-level expert committee to investigate the matter. "While the Karnataka State Drugs Logistics report found the IV Ringer’s Lactate solution unsuitable, the Central Drugs Laboratory report cleared it. The minister highlighted …

Rao

2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Lokayukta Lokayukta Police Ballari

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Former minister Sriramulu stages hunger strike condemning maternal deaths

Deccan Chronicle

Ballari: Strongly condemning the recent maternal deaths, former Health Minister and BJP leader B Sriramulu staged a hunger strike in front of the government hospital on Saturday, demanding immediate action from the state government. The government must grant Rs 1 crore as compensation to the affected families,” Sriramulu told reporters. The BJP leader alleged that over 100 maternity deaths have …

Health Deaths Bjp Minister Visit Ballari Sriramulu

2 weeks, 2 days 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: …

Health State Minister Rao Ballari Dinesh Gundu Rao

2 weeks, 2 days ago

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

Deccan Chronicle

Chamarajanagara : 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 …

Karnataka Deaths Maternal Deaths Minister Ballari Such Deaths Guilty Based

2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Ready to quit if that helps': Karnataka Health Minister Gundu Rao

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said he is “ready to resign” if that helps, over the rising maternal deaths in Ballari, whose toll has now touched five. A fifth patient, who was receiving treatment, also passed away on Thursday night, Gundu Rao said. She was also off antibiotics, Gundu Rao said, adding that the update the department …

Gundu Rao

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ballari maternal deaths: How is Karnataka faring in maternal mortality?

The Hindu

Five districts in Karnataka have a high Maternal Mortality Ratio of above 100, with Chickballapur recording the highest at 159 per lakh live births, according to Karnataka’s Civil Registration System data from 2021 -22 to 2023-24. While 36 and 39 maternal deaths were recorded in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 respectively, this year from April till October end the district recorded 22 …

Health Karnataka Drugs Deaths Hospital Maternal Mortality Maternal Deaths

3 weeks ago

Ashok seeks Lokayukta probe into deaths of lactating mothers in Ballari

The Hindu

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok demanded a Lokayukta probe into the recent deaths of lactating mothers in the State-run Ballari Medical College and Research Centre in Ballari. The government should take responsibility and order a Lokayukta probe,” Mr. Ashok said during his visit to BMCRC in Ballari on Sunday. “If the government does not order a Lokayukta …

Lokayukta State Ashok Ballari Lactating Mothers Lokayukta Probe

3 weeks 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 …

Karnataka Deaths Maternal Deaths State Minister Ballari Solution Supplied

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Three killed in road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district

The Hindu

Two doctors from Ballari and a private hospital manager were killed, while another doctor seriously injured, in a road accident at Vidapanakal in Anantapur district on Sunday. According to Vidapanakal Circle Inspector Chinna Ghouse, the oncologist at VIMS Hospital in Ballari, Dr. E Govinda Raja, opthalmologist and head of department at VIMS Hospital Dr. Yogesh Bhavimani, Royal City Private Hospital …

Hong Kong Road Vehicle Ballari Vidapanakal Chinna Ghouse

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Union Minister Karandlaje accuses Karnataka govt of 'hiding' maternal death data

Hindustan Times

Accusing the Siddaramaiah-led government in Karnataka of "hiding" the actual maternal death figures in Ballari district, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday demanded an inquiry and action against the state's Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Amid concerns that recent maternal deaths in Ballari district could be linked to substandard Ringer Lactate solution, its use has been suspended in all government …

Death Deaths Maternal Deaths Minister Rao Siddaramaiah Ballari District

Union minister Shobha Karandlaje slams Karnataka govt over maternal death figures, says victims given ‘fake' glucose

Hindustan Times

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of "hiding" the actual maternal death figures in Ballari district, saying that the glucose given to mothers after c-section was "fake", PTI reported. Shobha Karandlaje said that the glucose given to the victims after c-section was "fake". The Union Minister demanded compensation for the victims' families and said, "Siddaramaiah …

Deaths Maternal Deaths Minister Pti District Glucose Union Minister

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ballari hospital deaths: BJP demands resignation of Health, Medical Education Ministers

The Hindu

Taking serious exception to the deaths of five lactating mothers in the State-run district hospital attached to the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre in Ballari, R. Ashok, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, demanded the resignation of Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil. Taking moral responsibility for the deaths, Health Minister Dinesh …

Karnataka Deaths Hospital Medical Education State Health Minister Ballari

1 month ago

Karnataka: Congress retains Sandur Assembly seat

Deccan Chronicle

Ballari: The Congress continued its dominance in Sandur, with Annapoorna Tukaram's decisive victory in the by-election, defeating BJP’s Bangaru Hanumantha by a margin of 9,649 votes. I apologize to BJP leaders, including state president BY Vijayendra, former CM BS Yediyurappa, and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, whom I had assured of victory.” Hanumantha acknowledged the tireless efforts of party workers but …

Congress Bjp Ballari Sandur Hanumantha

1 month, 1 week ago

British era mining tunnel unearthed in Sandur forests

New Indian Express

BALLARI: A team of experts involved in tracing early human habitations in the forests of Sandur in Ballari district recently stumbled upon a 200-year-old one-km tunnel of the British era. There are many big and small caves in the forests of Sandur and the team launched its study sometime ago. The team led by Prof Ravi Korishettar, honorary director of …

British Team Tunnel Ballari Sandur

1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka byelection: It is a proxy war between Lad and Reddy in mineral-rich Sandur

The Hindu

While winter descends to chill the mineral-rich hills and rain-fed plains of Sandur in Ballari district, the heat of campaign by political parties for the November 13 byelection too is catching up here. On the BJP’s side, mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, who was until recently barred from entering into Ballari on account of illegal mining cases, is leading the …

Congress Campaign Party Mining Bjp Reddy Valmiki

1 month, 2 weeks ago

To protect Sandur, BJP must be defeated: Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express

BALLARI: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is on the campaign trail ahead of the bypolls, declared that in order to protect Sandur and its surrounding hills from mining activities, the BJP must be defeated in the upcoming byelection. Speaking at a campaign rally in support of Sandur Congress candidate Annapoorna Tukaram in Bannihatti village on Friday, Siddaramaiah alleged that BJP MLA …

Bjp Reddy Siddaramaiah Ballari Sandur

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Minister Khandre Urges Wildlife Conservation in Mining Areas

Minister Khandre Urges Wildlife Conservation in Mining Areas

Karnataka State Women's Commission Chairperson visits Ballari Hospital

INTERVIEW | Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Shaibya Saldanha Discusses the Recent Spate of Maternal Deaths in Karnataka

Winter session of Karnataka Assembly to witness intense debates

Siddaramaiah Thanks Sandur for Rejecting BJP

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

Karnataka Govt Probes Maternal Deaths in Ballari, Forms Expert Panel

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

Former minister Sriramulu stages hunger strike condemning maternal deaths

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

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

'Ready to quit if that helps': Karnataka Health Minister Gundu Rao

Ballari maternal deaths: How is Karnataka faring in maternal mortality?

Ashok seeks Lokayukta probe into deaths of lactating mothers in Ballari

Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka

Three killed in road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district

Union Minister Karandlaje accuses Karnataka govt of 'hiding' maternal death data

Union minister Shobha Karandlaje slams Karnataka govt over maternal death figures, says victims given ‘fake' glucose

Ballari hospital deaths: BJP demands resignation of Health, Medical Education Ministers

Karnataka: Congress retains Sandur Assembly seat

British era mining tunnel unearthed in Sandur forests

Karnataka byelection: It is a proxy war between Lad and Reddy in mineral-rich Sandur

To protect Sandur, BJP must be defeated: Siddaramaiah