CM Siddaramaiah expresses gratitude ahead of 16th budget presentation
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking to his official ‘X,’ account on Friday stated, “Today, I am ready to present the 16th budget of my political career. I am grateful to all the people of Karnataka for giving me the opportunity to present the budget of this state sixteen times.”
“Believing in the aspirations of Buddha, Basava, Gandhi and Ambedkar, and acting accordingly, we have made an effort to take a further step towards realizing the dream of an equal society through this budget. There is no doubt that this budget will be a beacon for the comprehensive development of the state for the next one year,” he added.
ನನ್ನ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಜೀವನದ 16ನೇ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮಂಡನೆಗೆ ಈ ದಿನ ಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಹದಿನಾರು ಬಾರಿ ಈ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮಂಡನೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನತೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಕೃತಜ್ಞ.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) March 7, 2025
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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.
