Fever health survey not up to the mark
The Hindu
Survey lacks coordination between health department and field staff
A door-to-door survey by health workers to unearth fever cases, which concluded for the initial phase on Saturday, met with a stock reply from many respondents that everything was fine with them. They were hiding health status of their family members who had taken ill for obvious reasons because they did not want to be ostracised in peer circles or their habitations in the midst of the pandemic. What was launched as an ambitious programme ran contrary to expectations not only due to lukewarm response from public but official apathy. For instance, the survey lacked coordination between health department and field staff.“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”