Mangaluru: Four members of a family commit suicide in hotel room
Mangaluru: Four members of a family allegedly committed suicide in a room of Karuna Residency on KS Rao Road in the city.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Kuldeep Kumar Jain has said that the deceased have been identified as Devendra (46), his wife Nirmala (46) and their nine-year-old twin daughters Chaithra and Chaithanya, who were natives of Vijayanagara in Mysuru.
The matter came to light when the hotel staff opened the door with a spare key on Friday, after the family overstayed their booking - the family had taken the room on rent on March 27 and were supposed to vacate on March 30.
Devendra is suspected to have killed his children by giving them poisoned food and then strangled his wife to death, before committing suicide by hanging himself.
The death note said that the family faced severe financial problems, said the police officer.
Police have filed a case and further investigation is on, said the commissioner.
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NGT pulls up officials over illegal quarrying near Navi Mumbai cancer hospital
Thane (PTI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken a stern view of the "illegal" quarrying operations behind Tata Cancer Hospital in Navi Mumbai, warning top officials of coercive action for failing to respond to environmental concerns.
The western zone bench, comprising Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh and expert member Dr Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, was hearing petitions filed by an activist and another taken up suo motu following a news report.
The tribunal, in its order dated December 5, noted that it had directed the Raigad district collector and the Directorate of Geology and Mines to submit their reply affidavits, but the same had not been filed.
"We have no option but to direct the registrar of this tribunal to address a letter to the learned Chief Secretary of the State of Maharashtra, requesting him that a direction from his side be issued to the District Collector, Raigad and Director of Geology and Mining to appear before us positively on the next date," the bench said.
The RTI findings suggest that illegal quarrying activity was being carried out behind the premier cancer hospital, posing a health and environmental risk.
The NGT warned that it would be "compelled to order personal appearance of the officers concerned" if they continue to ignore judicial directives.
The Chief Secretary has now been tasked with ensuring the collector and mining officials file their replies by the next hearing on February 12, 2026.
