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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Legal provision needed to ensure journalists' wages, says Sharan Prakash Patil
Journalists today stand as vigilant sentinels of democracy, and protecting their welfare is a responsibility that cannot be overlooked, said Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development Sharan Prakash Patil. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Press Day' celebrations and L. B. Mahadevappa Memorial award ceremony, organised by the taluk working journalists' association in Sedam of Kalaburagi district on Saturday. Expressing concerns over job security and low wages of journalists, Dr. Patil stressed the need for a legal mechanism at the national level to ensure that journalists receive fair and timely wages. 'A statutory framework for journalists' wages must be initiated by the Union government. The State will consider all genuine demands from the media fraternity,' he added. Expressing concerns over media ownership being increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few wealthy individuals, an outcome of globalisation, Dr. Patil called upon the journalists to maintain neutrality in their reporting. He emphasised that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's government has been proactive in implementing schemes for the welfare of rural journalists, including free bus passes and the Arogya Sanjeevani health insurance scheme. 'Journalists work under immense stress, and their health must not be neglected. Their hearts must remain strong too. That is why free cardiac check-ups are being organised this weekend at the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences in Kalaburagi,' Dr. Patil said.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
The Minister releases a handbook on the Home Health Programme
Medical Education and district in charge Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has released a handbook containing the details about the Home Health Programme, an ambitious project implemented by the State government, in Raichur on Friday, during the chairing of a quarterly Karnataka Development Programme meeting. The project, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on October 24, 2024, aims to strengthen the health checkup and maintenance on non contagious diseases. 'Under the project, the health workers deliver health services to every individual visiting their residing places by creating awareness about high blood pressure, diabetes or diabetes-related foot problems (diabetic foot) and eye problems (diabetic retinopathy), chronic kidney, liver, and lung disease, sleep apnoea, oral, breast, and cervical cancer, anaemia, and mental and neurological diseases,' Dr. Patil said. Free treatment for non-contagious diseases from the beginning stage and distribution of free medicines for diabetic patients and those who suffer from high blood pressure are the prime concepts of the project. The Minister also released a poster on the Yuvanidhi registration drive.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Three-month programme for youths to be held from July 20 in Raichur
The Raichur City Corporation, with the collaboration of the Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, has been holding a three-month programme—Yuva Janareegagi Nagara: Nagarakkagi Yuvakaru (City for Youths: Youths for City)—in Raichur from July 20 to October 10. The programme aims to keep the youth positively energetic. During the event, different varieties of games, competitions, and communication with administration programmes will be organised. The Minister for Medical Education and District In charge Sharan Prakash Patil released the calendar of events in Raichur on Friday. The first event will be organised at the sports stadium on July 20 as 100 youths will be expected to participate in trekking activities and winners will be felicitated with prizes.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Forest Dept. officer seen playing game on his phone during meeting; Minister directs DC to issue him a notice
In a quick response to the video clip of an officer of the Forest Department playing a game on his mobile during the Karnataka Development Programme meeting held in Raichur on Friday, Minister for Medical Education and District in-charge Sharan Prakash Patil heavily came down on him for 'indecent' behaviour in the important meeting and sent him out from the meeting hall. The release said that in the incident Deputy Conservator of Forest Praveen was seen playing a a game on his mobile while Dr. Patil was chairing the meeting and giving instructions to the participating officers. The incident was telecasted by a private news channel. Reacting to the incident, the Minister rebuked the officer and sent him out from the meeting hall. He further directed the Deputy Commissioner, Nitish K., to send a notice to him on his 'indecent' behaviour and also submit a report to the government for disciplinary action.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Minister directs officers to take effective initiatives to ensure improvement in SSLC and PU results
Expressing displeasure about the district's poor performances in SSLC and II PU results, Minister for Medical Education and also District in charge Sharan Prakash Patil has strictly directed Raichur Deputy Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat to take effective initiatives to improve results. Dr. Patil chaired a district quarterly Karnataka Development Programme meeting held at Raichur on Friday. 'The SSLC and II PU are the prime educational stages for students to pursue their future education. If you could see the result, it was very shocking, and poor performance in each year's examination is a stigma to the district's educational growth,' he said and added that the Deputy Commissioner and CEO should frame initiatives that are strictly implemented to improve the results. He suggested to appoint district-level officers for each village and taluk-level officers for each school and to ask them to work effectively to ensure improvement in the results from this year itself. 'Normally, the SSLC and PU students may find difficulties under fear in attending exams. The special classes and short tests should be conducted to eradicate such examination fear among them, as the Education Department should immediately start work on it,' the Minister said. The Minister turned down the opinion that a shortage of teaching staff is a prime cause for poor performances. He said that the performance has become poor because of the Education Department's failure in monitoring the method of teaching and quality of the education provided. Highlighting the importance of green coverage and expressing concern about raising pollution, Dr. Patil directed the forest and other concerned departments to plant at least 10,000 trees in the city limits every year to maintain the good and pro-human environment. MLA Basanagouda Daddal demanded a taluk hospital for rural area people. Both MLC's Basanagouda Badarli and Sharanagouda Patil Bayyapur urged the appointment of teachers exclusively for the computer sources in various schools in Sindhanur taluk and also the establishment of a 50-bed critical care centre in Lingsagur. Basanagouda Turviha and Karemma G. Nayak, MLA's, A. Vasanth Kumar, MLA's, Nitish K., Deputy Commissioner, Eshwar Kumar Kandu, CEO, G. Puttamadaiah, Superintendent of Police, Jubin Mohapatra, City Corporation Commissioner, Shivanand, Shafiulla Khan Maheboob and Rudragouda Mahantagouda, Additional Deputy Commissioners, and officers were present.
