Cauvery river water pollution: DyCM DK Shivakumar instructs officials to submit report
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, along with Heavy Industries Minister MB Patil and Forest and Environment Minister Ishwar Khandre, have responded to the request of Legislative Council Member Dinesh Gooligowda to initiate action against water pollution in the Cauvery River.
Legislative Council member Dinesh Gooli Gowda, who has made an announcement in this regard, said, “Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has ordered the Managing Director of the cauvery irrigation corporation to conduct a site inspection regarding complaints of wastewater discharge into the Cauvery River and to discuss measures taken by local authorities to prevent this pollution.”
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Similarly, Heavy Industries Minister MB Patil has also issued a directive to the Principal Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Industry, instructing to take appropriate measures to prevent the pollution of river water. Forest and Environment Minister Ishwar Khandre in the meantime has directed the Principal Secretary of the Forest Department to form a committee in collaboration with relevant departments. This committee is tasked with submitting a detailed report within two weeks.
Dinesh Gooli Gowda stated that, “I had requested the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to form a committee to prevent wastewater contamination. Now the government has now responded to this request and is actively working to clean the polluted river.”
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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.
