Udupi: Govt school headmaster dies by suicide; financial stress suspected
Udupi (Karnataka), Jul 8 (PTI): A government school headmaster in Udupi district died by suicide on Tuesday morning, allegedly due to financial stress, police said.
The deceased, identified as Kubera Dharma Nayak (49), also known as Kuberappa, was serving as headmaster at Sulgodu Government Higher Primary School in Hallihole village.
According to police, the incident occurred near the Kamalashile bridge.
Nayak was found hanging from a tree, with his raincoat and two-wheeler parked nearby. Originally from Chitradurga, he had been living in government quarters in Hosangady with his wife and three daughters.
Nayak had been working in the education department since 2002 and was promoted to headmaster in 2022.
A senior police officer said preliminary reports indicate that Nayak had taken multiple loans, including one from a chit fund.
A related loan document had recently reached the Byndoor Area Education Office.
Officials from the Byndoor Zonal Education Office, local police, and members of the Primary School Teachers’ Association visited the site. A case has been registered at the Shankaranarayana police station based on a complaint filed by his wife.
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PM Modi to address the nation tonight at 8.30 PM
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation tonight at 8.30 PM, a day after a bill to implement women's reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha.
"The Prime Minister will address the nation at 8.30 PM (April 18, Saturday)," an official said.
Modi is expected to delve into the issue of implementation of women's quota and the happenings in Parliament, where opposition parties on Friday voted against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill.
Under the Bill, Lok Sabha seats were to be increased up to 816 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census. Seats were also to be increased in state and UT assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
A two-thirds majority was required for the passage of the crucial bill but the ruling BJP-led alliance could not muster the numbers.
During polling on the bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday night, 298 members voted in its support, while 230 MPs voted against it.
Out of 528 members who voted, the bill required 352 votes for a two-thirds majority.
