Bhatkal students explore career paths at INF Launchpad 2025
Bhatkal: Around 270 Class 10 students from five schools in Bhatkal participated in INF Launchpad 2025, a one-day career and leadership camp organised by the Indian Nawayath Forum (INF) on Thursday at Ameena Palace. The event aimed to guide students on career choices, scholarships, competitive exams, and essential life skills.
Through interactive sessions, multimedia presentations, and quizzes, the camp offered a lively and engaging learning experience. Every participant received a certificate of participation, adding to the sense of accomplishment among students.
The programme concluded with a valedictory ceremony at 4:45 p.m. Chief guest Mohammed Rafi Pasha, Deputy Commissioner of GST, Bengaluru, and author of several books on competitive examinations, praised INF for its commitment to nurturing young minds and assured continued support for similar student development initiatives.
Ameen-e-Mudassar, CEO of CIGMA and a leading career counsellor in Karnataka, commended the organisers for their meticulous planning and noted that the three months of preparation behind the camp reflected in its smooth execution.
Presiding over the event, INF President Aftab Husain Kola expressed concern over the low participation of Muslims in higher education, pointing out that they constitute only 6% of total enrolments and less than 3% among successful Civil Services candidates in 2024. “These numbers underline the urgent need for focused educational efforts,” he said.
Key sessions were led by Ameen-e-Mudassar, Suhail Babu, experiential educator and leadership facilitator from Tirur, Kerala, and Shamsuddin Usman Shaik, Taluk Minority Extension Officer, Bhatkal. All speakers appreciated INF’s initiative for blending learning with motivation.
The event began with a qiraat by Hafiz Mohammed Abyaan Akrami, followed by a welcome address by Mohammed Adil Nagarmath, INF General Secretary. Saalim Kola coordinated the event, with Tanveer Motiya serving as co-coordinator. A vote of thanks was proposed by Saalim Kola, marking the end of an inspiring day for Bhatkal’s young learners.
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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.
