Karwar: II PU girl commits suicide
Karwar: A II PU girl who was supposed to take board examinations from Friday, committed suicide on Thursday at Karwar.
The deceased has been identified as Lakshmi Netravati Gorkar (18), a resident of Mallapur village of Karwar Taluk.
Lakshmi, hanged herself in the kitchen of her house, when the parents were out for their daily wage work, police said.
The reason behind the suicide is said to be the academic pressure and Lakshmi’s non-preparedness for the board examination that were beginning on Friday.
A case has been registered at Mallapur police station.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
