Mangaluru: Deputy Director of DK District Industries Center commits suicide, probe on
Mangaluru: Vivekananda (56), Deputy Director of DK District Industries Center, has allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the terrace of the residential complex in Bejai where he was staying, according to the Barke Police.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning, and he was immediately rushed to a hospital in the city, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Vivekananda was performing election duty, and the reason for his suicide is not known. Sources close to him said he had been under stress for some days.
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Vivekananda was originally from Sagar and lived in Bejai with his wife and two children. A case has been registered in Barke Police station in connection with the incident.
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Daycare chemotherapy centres to be set up in district hospitals, announces Dr. Sharanaparakash Patil
Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil on Tuesday said the State government plans to establish day-care chemotherapy centres in all district hospitals across Karnataka to make cancer treatment more accessible.
Replying to a question raised by BJP MLC M.P. Kushalappa during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the minister said it was not feasible for cancer patients from various districts to travel repeatedly to Kidwai Memorial Institute in Bengaluru. To address this issue, the government is taking steps to establish cancer care centers in other districts in collaboration with the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Providing details of cancer treatment at Kidwai, Dr. Patil said that over the past three years, 41,512 cancer patients have received treatment at the institute. Treatment included surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 12,781 patients underwent surgery, 14,423 patients received radiation therapy, and over 28,370 patients were administered chemotherapy, he said.
The minister further noted that more than 110 patients were provided bone marrow transplants, an otherwise expensive procedure, free of cost at the institute during the same period.
The proposed day-care chemotherapy centers, he said, would significantly reduce the burden on patients and improve access to timely cancer treatment at the district level.
