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Lighthouse Learning in talks to acquire Hyderabad's Kennedy School
Lighthouse Learning Group, previously EuroKids International, is negotiating to acquire Kennedy High and Meru International School. These acquisitions, valued at Rs 400 crore each, are expected to finalize in the coming weeks. The company aims to expand its network of K-12 schools to 100 over the next few years. Lighthouse Learning has undertaken several acquisitions since 2021 to grow its education portfolio.
MLC polls in 4 states: NDA victorious in 16, Congress draws blank; Samajwadi Party bags 5 seats in Uttar Pradesh including 2 in Varanasi
Results were declared in all but one seat - Nagpur Graduates' constituency in Maharashtra which is heading for a nail-biting finish involving BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohale and Congress' sitting MLC Abhijeet Wanjari.
MLC polls: Counting begins in four states, BJP-led alliances face rebel challenges
Counting of votes began for 28 Legislative Council seats across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. The results will reveal the organisational strength of political parties and their alliances. In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and Samajwadi Party face off in 11 seats, while in Bihar, overlapping candidates create a competitive landscape. Karnataka’s results will determine the performance of the Congress against the BJP-JD(S) alliance.
Chikkaballapur MP Sudhakar urges Centre to expand PM Fasal Bima & Kisan Yojana with more farming activities
BJP MP Dr K Sudhakar called for the inclusion of sectors like sericulture, livestock farming, and aquaculture under PM Fasal Bima Yojana and PM-Kisan Yojana. He highlighted the importance of these sectors to Karnataka's economy and their potential to transform rural livelihoods. This proposal aims to support farmers facing similar risks as traditional crop farmers.
Karnataka Cabinet portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, IT & BT
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has kept Finance, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR), Intelligence, Information, IT & BT, Infrastructure Development while allocating portfolios to the newly-inducted cabinet ministers.
Viral infections increase in winter, better care needs to be taken: Dr Randeep Guleria
With the recent spike in Covid cases in China and other countries, health experts across the nation urged people to follow the covid protocols. Though they have assured India is safe as of now, people have to be cautious, experts reminded.
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Omicron dominates Covid third wave in Karnataka, minister clarifies deleting previous tweet
According to the data gathered using genome sequencing activity for a sample of 5,659, up to December 2021, there were cases of 4,027 Delta and its sublineages, 156 Alpha cases, 66 Omicron cases and 184 cases of ETA, BETA, Kappa and Pango.
Karnataka achieves 100 pc first dose COVID vaccine coverage: Health minister
"We made it! It took us exactly 1 year and 7 days to achieve 100% first dose coverage! Karnataka is the first state in the country (over 4 crore adult population) to achieve this feat! Kudos to all health workers and district administration on this stellar achievement!", Sudhakar tweeted.
Karnataka's Omicron tally at 333 with 107 fresh cases
107 new Omicron cases have been confirmed in Karnataka on Jan 6th taking the overall tally to 333.
'Modern Indian women want to stay single, unwilling to give birth even after marriage'
"Today, I am sorry to say this, lots of modern women in India want to stay single. Even if they get married, they don't want to give birth. They want surrogacy. So there is a paradigm shift in our thinking, which is not good," Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said during World Mental Health Day.
Karnataka to build memorial for COVID warriors who succumbed to COVID-19
The Minister said his department has decided to build it in a unique way in memory of doctors and paramedics, which will be on par with the War Memorial in New Delhi where anyone can go and pay their respects.
Karnataka reported 1,784 black fungus cases: Minister
"A total of 1,784 cases of black fungus have been reported in the State and 62 have recovered. Sufficient medicine has been allocated to the State," Sudhakar said in a statement. According to him, 1,564 people in the State are being treated for black fungus.
Bharat Biotech's Karnataka facility will have capacity to make 4-5 crore doses of Covaxin a month by Aug-end: Minister
Karnataka has so far conducted 1.12 crore inoculations of coronavirus vaccines in the state comprising first and second doses whereas it has suspended the vaccination of people between the age group of 18 and 44, who are about 3.5 crore, due to shortage of vaccines.
Karnataka asks Centre to supply 25,000 doses of Amphotericin B as 'black fungus' cases rise
"During the video conference Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had with his counterparts in six states, we put forth a demand for 25,000 (doses of) Amphotericin B," Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar told reporters.
Karnataka Minister rules out stringent lockdown for now
"There is no proposal before the government to impose a complete lockdown. We want people to strictly follow the regulations," he told reporters in Kalaburagi. He was reacting to a query on open defiance of lockdown at various places.
People under illusion that Remdesivir will save them creating artificial demand, says Karnataka minister
"People are living under the illusion that they somehow need it. There is no need for it," Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa told reporters here.
Karnataka: Private hospitals told to reserve 50% of beds for COVID patients
Speaking to reporters after a video conference with the Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Association (PHANA), Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said the private hospitals have been advised to vacate beds occupied by non-COVID patients who do not require hospitalisation and reserve the same for COVID-19 patients.
Second wave of COVID-19 has begun: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said he would discuss with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa about the COVID-19 situation and measures to be taken.
Karnataka Health Minister voices concern over rise in Covid case in Maharashtra
In a series of tweets, he also urged people above 60 years of age and those with comorbidities to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Pulse polio programme gets underway in Karnataka
Sudhakar said the COVID-19 vaccination drive would be temporarily stopped for four days from Sunday as extra health staff have to be deployed for the pulse polio programme.
Covid: 62% warriors vaccinated in Karnataka, Kodagu district records highest
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa kicked off the drive in Bengaluru, and interacted with those who received their first dose. Workers at the lowest-strata of healthcare hierarchy such as cleaners and attendants were the first to receive the vaccine dose followed by paramedics, technicians, nursing staff and doctors.
COVID vaccination dry run to be conducted at 263 places across Karnataka
Dry run, an exercise for end-to-end testing of COVID- 19 vaccination process was held in five districts of Karnataka namely, Bengaluru (including BBMP), Belagavi, Kalburgi, Mysore and Shivamogga on January 2 as per the government guidelines.
Karnataka making efforts to improve its NITI Aayog health rating: BS Yediyurappa
Karnataka would make efforts to achieve all the 17 parameters set by the NITI Aayog to achieve better ranking in its health index, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Monday. " In the NITI Aayog's Health Index, Karnataka has got sixth place by scoring 66 out of 100.
Karnataka is well prepared for COVID-19 vaccine delivery: State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar
"The government has identified 29,451 session sites (vaccination sites) and 10,008 vaccinators as per the norms of the Universal Immunization Programme," Dr Sudhakar said in a statement. The Health Care Workers' data has already been compiled for all the government facilities. At least 80 percent of the private health facilities have also shared their data.
Karnataka hospital starts plasma therapy trials for Covid-19 patients
The state medical education minister thanked the Covid-19 survivor who volunteered to donate his blood for the Covalescent Plasma Therapy ( CPT) and appealed to those patients who were successfully cured to donate blood and help in the recovery of others.
ICMR nod to pvt hospital to try plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients
This was stated by the Drugs Controller General of India in a letter to to HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology Speciality Centre. The permission was granted on Monday under the provisions of New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019.
HD Kumaraswamy unlikely to clear other Congress appointments
The chief minister has not signed off on the appointments of five MLAs causing disappointment among sections of the Congress leaders.
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