Karnataka: Depressed over failure in PU Exams, 18-year-old commits suicide
Hassan: An 18-year-old girl on Tuesday committed suicide for failing in the PUC Examination after the PU Education Board announced the results earlier in the day. The incident took place at Arakalagud Town in Hassan District here.
The deceased student has been identified as Bhumika, a resident of Mallipattene here.
Bhumika reportedly was a student of a PU College in Hassan. Depressed over her failure in the examination, she consumed poison and committed suicide, the police said.
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Calcutta High Court to consider plea against CM Mamata Banerjee's alleged contemptuous remarks
Kolkatta: Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya brought a plea before the Calcutta High Court, urging it to take suo moto cognizance of purported remarks attributed to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The plea contends that Banerjee's comments implied bias on the part of High Court judges and suggested that the institution had been compromised.
These remarks surfaced following a recent ruling by the High Court nullifying approximately 24,000 teaching and non-teaching positions implicated in the notorious cash-for-jobs scandal.
Addressing a division bench comprising Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, Bhattacharya stressed on the gravity of the situation, asserting, "This is criminal contempt." He further stressed the need for the Court to intervene, given the Attorney General's reluctance to provide consent for proceeding against the Chief Minister.
The plea underscored the damaging effect of Banerjee's alleged statements on the credibility of the judiciary, stating, "Everyone is laughing at us, this has put us into ridicule." Bhattacharya supported his argument with newspaper clippings from various publications, both regional and English, which highlighted the controversial remarks.
Acknowledging the sensitivity of the matter, the Court has directed for affidavits to be filed and has scheduled a hearing accordingly.
Meanwhile, another plea has been filed challenging the same remarks attributed to the Chief Minister.
