Control room for natural calamity issues established in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: In response to the forecast of heavy rainfall, the District Administration of Dakshina Kannada district has set up control rooms across each taluk centre to manage potential natural calamities. This measure comes after the Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the district, predicting widespread rain until June 26.
The District Disaster Management Authority is leading the initiative to ensure that control rooms are operational to address emergencies. These centers will serve as hubs for coordinating disaster response efforts, with incident commanders appointed by the district administration ready to respond to public complaints and maintain constant communication with the Deputy Commissioner's office. Taluk level officials have been directed to stay at their posts and not leave the centers.
Precautionary measures include setting up care centers at taluk centers if needed. Fishermen have been advised against going to sea, and those already at sea must return to shore immediately. Tourists are cautioned to avoid rivers and shorelines, and parents are urged to keep children away from low-lying areas, lakes, rivers, and seas.
Additionally, the Mangaluru Municipal Corporation has opened a control room specifically for natural calamity issues. The public can reach the control room by calling 0824-2220306 or sending a WhatsApp message to 9449007722 for assistance with any rain-related problems.
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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.
