Karnataka clears Rs 18,430 crore investment proposals; 15,000 jobs expected
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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said investment proposals worth a total of Rs 18,430.44 crore have been approved, which are expected to generate employment for over 15,000 people.
The approvals were granted at the 67th meeting of the State High-Level Clearance Committee, chaired by Siddaramaiah.
Speaking after the meeting held at his official residence, Krishna, the CM, said approval was granted to a total of 17 project proposals, including 11 new investment proposals and six expansion proposals.
He said the 11 new proposals would bring in investments worth Rs 14,906.9 crore across various districts of the state and are expected to create around 13,050 jobs.
According to a statement issued by the CMO, the major new projects approved include investments by companies such as River Mobility Private Limited (Rs 1,028 crore) in Kolar in the EV and automobile sector, Genx PV India Pvt Ltd (Rs 1,000 crore) in Chikkaballapura in the solar sector, and Aerostructures Manufacturing India Private Limited (Rs 1,356 crore) in Belagavi in aerospace manufacturing.
Besides this, the six additional investment proposals will bring in Rs 3,523.54 crore across different districts, generating employment for about 1,982 people, it said.
These include projects by companies such as Poddar Plumbing System Private Limited, Colortone Textiles Private Limited, Goodrich Aerospace Services Private Limited, MSPL Limited, Wipro Global Engineering and Electronic Materials Private Limited, and Indian Cane Power Ltd, the CMO added.
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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.
