First time in two years Udupi district reports zero COVID positive patients on Wednesday
No COVID patient undergoing treatment at hospitals in district
Udupi: For the in two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the coastal Karnataka, Udupi district on Wednesday. The district had first reported the COVID-19 case in March 2020 while it peaked in May that year.
While the cases in the district dropped significantly in November-December 2021, this is the first time in two years the district has not reported any cases of the virus on a particular day.
According to a press statement issued by the District Health Officer on Wednesday, 1541 people in the district were tested for the virus of which no test result returned positive.
The press statement also added that no COVID-19 patient is being treated at any of the hospitals in the district and all the 36 patients with active COVID-19 are under isolation at their homes.
18,421 people tested positive in the district after January 1, 2022, but the district did not report any casualties due to the virus this year. The district has overall reported 546 deaths due to COVID-19, the press release stated.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
