Sri Sripad Yaso Naik

चंडीगढ़: हरियाणा के कुरुक्षेत्र में देश के पहले श्री कृष्ण आयुष विश्वविद्यालय का निर्माण कार्य जल्द शुरू होगा। अधिकारियों ने शनिवार को यह जानकारी दी। मुख्य सचिव संजीव कौशल की अध्यक्षता में हुई बैठक में 500 करोड़ रुपये के परिव्यय के साथ विश्वविद्यालय के निर्माण के लिए एक कार्यकारी एजेंसी नियुक्त करने का निर्णय लिया गया है। एक आधिकारिक बयान में कहा गया है कि एजेंसी विश्वविद्यालय की योजना, डिजाइन, निर्माण कार्य, फर्नीचर, उपकरण, सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी व्यवस्था और रखरखाव करेगी। राज्य सरकार द्वारा गठित उच्च स्तरीय समिति की बैठक में महानिदेशक आयुष साकेत कुमार ने विश्वविद्यालय की कार्ययोजना से अवगत कराया। विश्वविद्यालय 102 एकड़ में बनाया जाएगा, जिसमें आयुष के तहत सभी चिकित्सा प्रणालियों में स्नातकोत्तर यानी आयुर्वेद, योग, प्राकृतिक चिकित्सा, यूनानी, सिद्ध और होम्योपैथी प्रदान की जाएगी। इन सभी चिकित्सा प्रणालियों के लिए अस्पताल भी बनाए जाएंगे। आयुर्वेद के लिए 300 बिस्तर, यूनानी के लिए 175, सिद्ध के लिए 175, होम्योपैथी के लिए 75, योग और प्राकृतिक चिकित्सा के लिए 30 बिस्तरों का निर्माण किया जाएगा। यह भी पढ़े► कैंसर से लड़ने में मदद कर सकता है नीम कंपोनेंट : बीएचयू

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Union Minister for Ayush, Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated today Rathnashree Arogyadhama”, a new unit of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurveda Hospital at Udupi, Karnataka. Kum. Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Sri Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Minister for Social Welfare and Backward Classes Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka were also present on this occasion. This new unit includes Aesthetic Medicine unit – Shringara. Deluxe Ward – Health Cottage unit, Dhyana Mandira, Panchakarma Centre and Special Ward. Addressing the gathering Sri Sonowal, highlighting the role of Ayurveda in promotion of holistic health. He said that the health status of Indians can be enhanced by following AYUSH system of medicine and thus build a healthy Nation. He stressed on carrying out vast research in the field of Ayurveda for its global acceptance. The Minister wished the newly inaugurated hospital to serve the mankind, to strengthen the vision of our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s “Atma Nirbhar Bharath”. On this occasion, Chief guest, Kum. Shobha Karandlaje, highlighted the vision of Dr D Veerendra Heggade in making the educational institute the centre of excellence. She also added about role of RUDSET (Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute) in the development of self-employment in rural India and stands as a role model for the society. Dr D Veerendra Heggade, President, SDM Educational Society, Ujire highlighted the role of Ayurveda in health promotion in his presidential address. He stressed on the importance of Ayurveda in boosting the immunity of individuals, especially during the pandemics like the recent COVID 19. He advised general public to choose Ayurveda as the first line of treatment for their diseases and to cater to this choice, he established Rathnashree Arogyadhama he added. Read More► Sarbananda Sonowal visits Central Ayurveda Research Institute in Guwahati

<br>Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella announced that the island-wide lockdown will come into effect from Friday night and will end on August 30. However, essential services would function as normal, he said.As per the latest available records, on August 18, as many as 186 deaths and 3,793 new cases were reported, taking the overall death toll to 6,790.With the island nation facing its worst-ever bout of the pandemic, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to address the nation on Friday night. The President is likely speak primarily on the pandemic and the 'dire' economic situation that the country is facing.Health workers, experts, opposition parties and 10 allies of the government have demanded to shut the country to control the surging deaths and new cases. The opposition and health trade unions had even urged people to go on self-isolation if the government didn't close the country. A large number of cities have voluntarily closed to prevent the spread of the virus.Lately, politically influential Chief Prelates of two leading Buddhist chapters had urged the President to lockdown the country to curb the pandemic.State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion and Community Health, Channa Jayasumana, told the media that the President has decided to close the country on the request made by the Buddhist Prelates. --IANS<br>sfl/shs

<br>The Cabinet has decided to purchase nine million doses of the Sinopharm vaccines and 14 million doses of the Pfizer jabs to vaccinate thoese aged between 18 and 30.At present, Sri Lanka is vaccinating only those above 30 years of age.A Cabinet spokesman said the vaccination programme was initially started to inoculate 14 million by August 9. However the country had received 19.49 million doses and 11.26 million were used as the first dose and 3.25 million doses.Last month, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's senior advisor Lalith Weeratunga stated that the government was planning to vaccinate school children between the ages of 12 and 18 years against Covid-19 using the US-manufactured Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Sri Lankan schools have been closed for nearly one and half years.Meanwhile amidst daily increasing deaths and cases, the governmenthas tightened health guidelines from Thursday allowing only one person to leave the house. The Director General of Health Services, Asela Gunawardena issuing a fresh set of guidelines stated that all private and public education institutions, universities, indoor sports complexes, swimming pools, and spas will be closed from today. Children's parks, carnivals, concerts, beach parties and beach gatherings have also been banned.However hotels and resorts were allowed to open for only 25 per cent of the total capacity, while shopping malls and supermarkets too were allowed only 25 per cent. In addition, an island-wide overnight quarantine curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. will also be in force.For a second consecutive day, Sri Lanka recorded 170 deaths with 3,660 new cases. Health experts, trade unions and all opposition parties are demanding the government to lock down the country for two weeks to save the healthworkers from the fast spreading Delta variant.A number of cities have been voluntarily closed by citizens and traders for a week while the Mayor of capital Colombo urged people to not to enter the city as 98 per cent of those infected there were found with the Delta variant. Rosy Senanayake urged shops except those providing essential services be closed for two week. "We are in a very dangerous situation. Though we have a good health system, our capacity have been exceeded and there only limited number of ICU beds available."In a shocking prediction, the Monash University in Australia in collaboration with World Health Organization's SEAR and Sri Lanka County Office projected that the number of Covid cases would increase up to mid-September at 6,000 cases per day, deaths up to early October coming to a peak at around 220 per day. The joint team which made the estimation using Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit data warned that ICU admission will peak at around 275 by early October with cumulative deaths around 30,000 by January 2022.--IANS<br>ksk/<br>