Karnataka: 28-year-old policeman dies after accidentally firing his own gun in Davangere
Davangere: In an incident that was reported at Davangere, police personnel died after his gun accidentally went off on Monday. The deceased policeman has been identified as R. Chethan (28).
Reportedly, the deceased policeman had returned after attending the firing practice conducted on Monday morning at Hunasaghatta and was cleaning his firearm when the gun suddenly went off in his hands, police revealed.
The bullet reportedly passed through his neck when the gun went off. Although he was being immediately rushed to the hospital, he had breathed his last by then, it is learned.
Chethan, who was a resident of Malahal village in Channagiri Taluk had joined service as a policeman in 2012.
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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.
