Bengaluru: Congress member Basanagouda Badarli takes oath as MLC
Bengaluru: Congress legislator Basanagouda Badarli took oath on Thursday as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) at the Conference Hall of the Vidhana Soudha, in the presence of Chairperson of the Council Basavaraj Horatti and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
Badarli, who was nominated by the Congress for the biennial elections for a seat in the Legislative Council that fell vacant due to the resignation of former CM Jagadish Shettar, was elected as an MLC on June 13.
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Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa, Minister of Science and Technology NS Boseraju and Chief Whip of the Legislative Council Saleem Ahmed were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.
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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.
