Congress' tribal leader shot dead in Jharkhand’s Khunti
Khunti (Jharkhand) (PTI): A 24-year-old leader of the state Congress's tribal unit was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sumit Tigga, who was general secretary of the Adivasi Congress’s Karra block unit. The incident took place in Guyu village, around 40-km from the state capital Ranchi, on Sunday evening.
Karra police station in-charge Mukesh Kumar Hembrom said, “According to a statement of the family, Tigga was at home when two of his friends called him out around 6.30 pm. They were warming themselves by a fire near the house. During that time, someone approached from behind and shot him in the head, leaving him critically injured.”
The family members took him to a hospital where doctor declared him dead, Hembrom said.
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The two friends who visited Tigga were being questioned by the police
Torpa Additional Superintendent of Police Kristopher Kerketta said the family did not provide any specific reason for the crime.
“We are examining the case from various angles,” he said.
Tigga had no criminal background.
State vice-president of the Adivasi Congress, Wilson Topno, demanded immediate arrest of the criminals involved in this killing.
The Congress is a constituent of the state's ruling coalition.
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AI-based monitoring strengthens PPP dialysis programme in Karnataka: Health Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): The introduction of an AI-enabled monitoring system will significantly enhance patient safety and treatment quality under Karnataka's public-private partnership dialysis programme, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday.
Launching the AI-based smart monitoring system at KC General Hospital in Bengaluru, the minister said such technological innovations bring dialysis services delivered under the PPP model on par with private healthcare standards.
"The introduction of an AI-enabled monitoring system will significantly strengthen patient safety and treatment quality under Karnataka's PPP dialysis programme," he said.
The system, introduced by dialysis care provider NephroPlus, enables real-time monitoring of critical treatment parameters such as blood pressure, fluid removal and electrolyte balance during dialysis, aiming to improve patient outcomes through continuous oversight, a statement said.
Currently deployed across seven dialysis centres, the platform tracks 28 key parameters, including patient care, safety, bed availability, staff alertness, emergency preparedness, infection control, hygiene and operational efficiency, NephroPlus said in a statement.
It allows administrators and clinical teams to take data-driven decisions through continuous performance monitoring, it added.
Officials said the technology replaces periodic audits with always-on monitoring, offering a more transparent and robust governance framework.
NephroPlus CEO Rohit Singh said continuous monitoring is critical in dialysis care and the AI-based system ensures consistent quality standards across centres while enabling safer and more reliable treatment for patients.
The launch event also featured a live demonstration of AI-powered dashboards, showcasing real-time tracking of dialysis procedures.
