371 kids suffering from malnutrition in Udupi'

July 4, 2012

Manipal, July 4: District Health Officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy said that 371 children up to six year old in the district are suffering of malnutrition.

Speaking to media persons in Udupi on Tuesday, the DHO said that out of the 371 kids suffering from malnutrition, about 280 are suffering from lack of nutritious food.

The remaining are suffering from the deficiency due to other health problems. These kids will be treated by the expert physicians. Among these kids, nine children belong to Koraga community and 13 belong to Kudubi community. The department will extend the check-ups to other children in the district too, said DHO.

Children will be tested to identify whether the malnutrition is due to insufficient food or due to other health problems.. Awareness programmes and check-ups to identify the affected children will be continued till July 7.

From July 8 to 9, children will be mobilized at anganavadis with the help of department workers and ASHA members. From July 11 to 13, house to house visit will be taken up to trace the malnutrition cases, the DHO added.

He said children suffering from malnutrition will be supplied with milk and eggs. Women and Child Welfare Department Deputy Director Rita Martha said that about 17,000 children are pending to be covered under health check ups.

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No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

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September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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