Bijapur: The District Government Hospital here has set a new record by winning ‘Kayakalpa’ award for the third time for healthcare facilities and cleanliness at their premises.
The hospital has won the same award in 2016 and 2017 successively, however it lost the chance of recording a hat-trick in 2019 by a small margin.
However, this year the hospital has stood second in the State for best medical practices. Sources said that by a small margin again, the hospital lost first prize.
Expressing his delight over the award, Dr. Sharanappa Katti, however, said that the hospital had made efforts to win first prize.
Still, we are happy for the award he said adding that he was transferred to the hospital about two years ago. While last year, the hospital got the third prize, and this year the hospital has secured the second prize.
“We are putting our best efforts to secure first prize next year by rectifying the mistakes that barred us from winning the top spot in the State in government hospitals”, Dr. Katti said.
He said that the government has set certain norms for selecting the hospital for the award. These are based on providing quality service, maintenance of cleanliness, hygiene etc. The officials visit different hospitals of the State to see whether the hospitals are meeting all the parameters required to get an award.
Based on those, the selection staff recommends the names of the hospitals for the award.
In the award, the hospital will be given Rs. 10 lakh cash and a citation. Of which 25% would be distributed among the staff and the remaining would be used for development works of the hospital.
“We are going our best to provide better treatment to the patients here. Hopefully, we will win a first prize next year” Dr. Katti said.
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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.
