Karnataka to launch mobile health units for remote areas
Bengaluru: In a bid to enhance access to healthcare in remote regions, the Karnataka government has announced the rollout of mobile health units across the state. These units will offer primary health services to hard-to-reach communities.
According to a recent government order, as cited by Deccan Herald on Wednesday, the project has been allocated a budget of Rs 15.97 crore.
The existing tender for this purpose will be cancelled. District health officers have been instructed to procure vehicles and hire drivers on contract basis.
Additionally, the order specifies that necessary human resources will be obtained via contract or be outsourced.
District health officers are to implement the project with the permission of the National Health Mission director, added the report.
To equip the mobile health units, necessary medical supplies and equipment will be sourced from the Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (KSMSCL), as outlined in the directive.
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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.
