Mangaluru: Mangalore Round Table and Mangalore Ladies Circle have together found a unique way to help renovate the Karunya Special School, Malpe in Udupi District by organising a virtual charity marathon. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions in place, the participants will run/walk anywhere and anytime between 5 am on October 17 and 11 am on October 18.
In an official press release, the organizers asserted “Its a run for a cause, where the amount generated from this event will be used to renovate the Karunya Special school, Malpe, Udupi. So, young or old, you can run/walk to help build classrooms for special children”.
Every participant who finishes the marathon will receive an E-Certificate and a finisher medal that will be couriered to them.
People can participate by visiting the website of the organizers and registering themselves. A donation amount of Rs. 499 is set as the registration fee for the event.
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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.
