IMD forecasts new low pressure over Bay of Bengal on Oct 24
Chennai (PTI): The weather office has forecast the likely formation of a fresh low pressure area over southeast and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal on October 24.
An upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto middle tropospheric levels lies over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over southeast and adjoining east central Bay of Bengal on October 24, the India Meteorological Department said.
The system is likely to move west-northwestwards and become more marked during subsequent 24 hours, it said.
Meanwhile, the depression over Southeast Arabian Sea off Tamil Nadu coast weakened and it was likely to move nearly north-northeastwards across southeast Arabian Sea towards east central Arabian Sea during the next 24 hours.
Also, the low pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining south interior Karnataka weakened and it is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards across south Karnataka and emerge over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea during next 24 hours, it said.
Light to moderate rain with light thunderstorm and lightning is likely at isolated places over Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tenkasi, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Ghat areas of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu, the bulletin 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.
