Route march: Peace meet notices issued to RSS, others in Karnataka
Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi district administration has issued notices to ten organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), directing them to appear for a peace meet on October 28 ahead of proposed route marches in Chittapur scheduled for November 2.
The peace meet is being held on the directions of the Kalaburagi bench of the High Court of Karnataka.
The notice, cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, states that maximum three persons can represent an organisation in the meeting scheduled at 11:30 a.m. on October 28 in the auditorium of deputy commissioner’s office. The participants may also present written submissions in the meeting.
Apart from the RSS, notices have been issued to several other organisations, including the Bharatiya Dalit Panther, Bheem Army, Gonda-Kuruba SC Action Committee, Chalawadi Welfare Association, Karnataka Raitha Sangha, and Hasiru Sene, among others.
The development follows an earlier incident in which the RSS’s proposed route march in Chittapur on October 19 was denied permission by the tahsildar. Subsequently, the district convener of RSS had approached the High Court challenging refusal of permission.
The court directed the district administration to hold a peace meeting on October 28 and submit a report on October 30.
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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.
