CM Siddaramaiah hints at Cabinet reshuffle after November
Belagavi (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at a Cabinet expansion after November, when his government completes half term.
Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, the chief minister said the Congress high command told him four months ago to take up Cabinet expansion but he told them that the exercise would be carried out after his government completes two and a half years.
"Once that milestone is reached, I will hold discussions with them and proceed as per their guidance," Siddaramaiah said.
On his scheduled visit to New Delhi on November 16, he said it is primarily for the launch of a book authored by former party leader and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal.
"During the visit, I will also meet the party high command. It is our duty to brief them on the state's administration and ongoing developments," he said.
Siddaramaiah further said the winter session of the Karnataka Assembly is likely to be held in December.
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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.
