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BELAGAVI: A chance examination of Aadhaar cards of two young women who delivered babies in a Belagavi hospital in December set off investigations by police and child protection departments, leading to the arrest of two men for marrying minor girls.
Though the incident took place in December, the men, aged 24 and 26 and who work as daily labourers, were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) in the third week of January. They are lodged in the jurisdictional police station.
Sources said the duo will be produced before court after police file a chargesheet by the end of this month.
Death of Karnataka healthcare worker not due to COVID-19 vaccination, says expert committee
The report says she was suffering from a headache frequently and was later diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm after an MRI scan.
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BELAGAVI: An expert committee has reported that the death of a 33-year-old Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) from Belagavi is unlikely to be due to taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The report says she was suffering from a headache frequently and was later diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm after an MRI scan.
The 33-year-old worker from Galataga village of Chikkodi taluk had taken the Covishield vaccine on January 22. After eight days, she complained of headache and vomiting. She was first admitted to the taluk hospital in Nippani, and then to Chikkodi hospital.
Free medical assistance responsibility of govt: Health Minister
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January 18, 2021
Belagavi. Jan 18: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. Sudhakar said on Monday that providing free medical assistance is the responsibility of the government.
He was speaking at the review meeting with health department officials here.
Further he said the government has been running a lot of schemes for the benefit of people and the health officers should see to it that it reaches the beneficiaries.
The sought an explanation as to why the super-specialty hospital works is being delayed. The minister instructed that a notice to the contractor for delay in work. All works being carried out in the campus of Belagavi Institute of Medical Science should be completed with time frame.