Gadag: Mother jumps into river with three daughters; two killed, two survive
Gadag: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Wednesday morning, a mother attempted suicide by jumping into the river along with her 3 daughters, resulting in the death of the mother and her 8-year-old daughter, while her two other daughters escaped alive in Hole Aalur village of Rona Taluk at Gadag district. It has been learned that domestic problems have led to the incident.
The deceased have been identified as Umadevi and her 8-year-old daughter. The 12 and 14-year-old daughters of the woman have reportedly survived the incident.
Umadevi’s husband had succumbed to the COVID-19 infection three months ago, it is learned. The couple reportedly were parents to four daughters. While their eldest daughter is currently pursuing PUC education at Hubli, the remaining three daughters were reportedly living with the mother.
Saddened that she has only daughters, Umadevi had further fallen into depression after her husband’s death, it is learned. In the early hours of Wednesday, she had taken her children under the guise of going to her hometown and jumped into the river. During this suicide attempt, two of her daughters were able to escape alive and were taken to a hospital, the police informed.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Rona Taluk Police Station.
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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.
