Woman kills two children, dies by suicide in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 27-year-old woman died by suicide after killing her two children at their residence here, police said on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Vijayalakshmi and her two children aged 1 and 4, they said.
The family hailed from Raichur district but lived in Bengaluru as the woman's husband worked in a mall here.
Pollce suspect that a dispute with her husband over some issues could have led her to take the extreme step.
According to police, the incident occurred on Thursday evening in the Bagalagunte area. All three were found hanging in a room.
Citing preliminary investigation, police suspect that the woman allegedly strangled her children before hanging herself from the ceiling fan.
However, no suicide note has been recovered, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Karnataka govt forms cabinet sub-committee to study State Education Policy
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Saturday constituted a six-member Cabinet sub-committee to study and recommend implementation of the State Education Policy (SEP).
Headed by Home Minister G Parameshwara, the panel comprises Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, and Higher Education Minister M C Sudhakar.
The Cabinet Sub-Committee has been tasked with reviewing the final report submitted by the State Education Policy Commission and make appropriate recommendations, an official note said.
The Cabinet on May 7 had held detailed discussions on the recommendations made by the Professor Sukhdeo Thorat-led State Education Policy Commission.
Thorat also gave a presentation to the Cabinet Ministers on May 7, following which it was decided to authorise the Chief Minister to set up a Cabinet sub-committee.
State Law Minister H K Patil had said the report comprised around eight volumes and covered issues relating to financial implications, human resources, curriculum reforms, deemed universities, unitary universities and newly established universities.
