Bengaluru 2nd airport: Three sites sent to Union Ministry of Civil Aviation
Bengaluru: In a significant move, the Karnataka government on Thursday submitted a proposal to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, identifying three potential sites around Bengaluru for the construction of a second international airport.
According to the proposal, as cited by Deccan Herald, two locations are located along Kanakapura Road in south Bengaluru, which is directly opposite the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).
While one comes under the purview of Bangalore Urban district, the other reportedly falls under Ramanagara district. Sources told the news outlet that one of the locations identified near Harohalli is less than 10 km away from the last station of the upcoming green line Metro.
The authorities have identified plots of land at these locations, with the two Kanakapura Road sites offering 4,800 and 5,000 acres of land, respectively. The third location, situated on Kunigal Road in Nelamangala, spans approximately 5,200 acres.
In its communication to the Ministry, the state government has also expressed its readiness to provide at least 4,500 acres of land at any of the finalised locations, the report added.
As per the standard procedure, the Ministry will dispatch a team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to to study the locations before finalising the site for the second airport. A detailed financial feasibility study will be conducted, based on the team's recommendations.
Furthermore, the state government has informed the Ministry that all three sites are within a 50-km radius of Bengaluru city centre and are well-connected by major road networks, including national highways.
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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.
