Nalin Kumar Kateel, Ashwath Narayan slam Siddaramaiah over his remarks on Ukraine evacuation
Mangaluru: Karnataka BJP Chief and DK MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Thursday slammed former Karnataka CM and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah over his remarks on the Ukraine crisis.
Speaking to the presspersons at the mega job fair here at the AJ Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kateel said Siddaramaiah’s behavior was irresponsible and dared him to show up with the data of evacuation during the Iraq-Iran war.
“Trying to take political advantage at the time of distress shows his narrow-mindedness,” Kateel told reporters.
Karnataka Minister for Higher Education CN Ashwath Narayan also joined Kateel in attacking the former CM and asserted that India was the only country that was trying to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Ukraine.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is personally monitoring the situation and is reaching out to the students and their families. Siddaramaiah’s remarks are irresponsible and are for political gains,” the minister said.
When asked about the debate for the need of Indian students to study medicine abroad, Ashwath Narayan said “40% seats across India are reserved. There are several government colleges as well. We will also look into all the possible measures that can be undertaken by the government to improve the situation. I will hold discussions with the CM and experts in this regard. But right now, our priority is to bring all the students stuck in Ukraine, back safely.”
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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.
