MESCOM lineman electrocuted during repair work in Sullia
Sullia: A MESCOM lineman was electrocuted while working on an electric pole at Parla near Alekkadi on Monday.
Prakash (29), son of Krishnappa Gowda from Beltangady taluk, was electrocuted while carrying out repair work on the power line under the Mescom Panja section in Parla, Murulya village.
Prakash, who was working on the pole, screamed for help, and when fellow workers arrived, they found him stuck to the pole. He was unconscious and was rushed to Puttur hospital, where he was declared dead.
A case has been registered at the Bellare Police Station in this regard.
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Youth Congress demands Pradhan's resignation over NEET question paper leak
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Youth Congress activists on Friday staged a protest here demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak.
Holding posters, banners and party flags, the Youth Congress activists took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar from the state Congress office to Master Canteen Square and burnt effigies of Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The education system has collapsed during the tenure of the BJP-led NDA government, Youth Congress leader Laxmipriya Nayak alleged.
During the past 12 years of Modi's rule, there have been 89 paper leaks and 48 examinations retested, she claimed.
"About 2 crore youths have been affected by the question paper leaks in the last 7-10 years. And, 24 lakh students have been affected by the recent NEET question paper leak incident," another protester, Shilpishree Harichandan, claimed.
"The Union government is playing with the future of the youths of the country. So, Pradhan has no moral right to continue in his position. He should step down," Harichandan said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the NEET-UG exam, held on May 3, after a paper leak. The Union education minister on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-exam will be conducted on June 21.
