Dakshina Kannada Pourakarmikas Union demand 70% reservation for local Pourakarmikas in recruitment
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada Pourakarnika and Fourth Grade Labours’ Union on Wednesday called for withholding the latest list of candidate recruitment for Pourakarmikas issued by the Mangaluru City Corporation under special rules.
Speaking at a press conference in the city today, the president of the union, Anil Kumar said 70% reservation must be provided to the local Pourakarmikas.
“The District Commissioner has the authority to provide direct recruitment. Currently, there are about 190 vacancies and a tentative list of recruitment has been made with 111 candidates. But the authorities have disregarded the online applications of about 70 local Pourakarmikas. Also, out of 45 members from the Koraga community who worked on as Pourakarmikas on contractual basis, only one has been officially recruited,” he said.
“Among those who have been recruited, most are from outside DK and are likely to get transferred to their districts soon, which will leave the locals unemployed,” he added.
“Dakshina Kannada’s Koraga community has been undergoing years of oppression. The local tribes are uneducated; how would they apply for the job of Pourakarmika online?” he questioned, adding that “although we have supported the locals to apply online, they have not been considered by the authorities. We have appealed to the District Commissioner to look into the matter. The locals must be provided justice.”
The Union’s district secretary and Dalit leader, S P Ananda, Vishu Kumar, and Narayana were also present at the press conference.
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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.
