New Karnataka Cabinet has 8 first-time ministers
Bengaluru: The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government has gotten its full-fledged, 34-minister Cabinet, as 10 ministers took oath on May 20 and the remaining 24 were sworn in on Saturday.
Of the 24 new ministers who took oath on Saturday, eight are getting their first chance at handling a ministry of the Karnataka state government.
K Venkatesh from Periyapatna, KN Rajanna from Madhugiri, Mankal Vaidya of Bhatkal, Lakshmi Hebbalkar of Belgaum Rural, NS Bosaraju of Raichur, Bhyrathi Suresh of Hebbal, Madhu Bangarappa of Sorab, MC Sudhakar of Chintamani and B Nagendra of Ballari Rural are greenhorns as ministers.
The rest 26 MLAs headed ministries in the earlier state governments.
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Bengaluru: PUC student dies by suicide, hours after results were declared
Bengaluru (PTI): A second-year Pre-University Course student allegedly died by suicide at her residence here, hours after the exam results were announced, police said on Friday.
Tanushree (17), a science student, reportedly failed in three subjects, which is suspected to be the trigger behind her taking such an extreme step, they said.
However, no suicide note was recovered from the spot, except her hall ticket, which was found lying on the bed.
According to police, the incident came to light on Thursday around 3.30 pm, shortly after the results were announced.
She hung herself from the ceiling fan when no one was at home. Her mother had gone to work, a senior police officer said.
Citing preliminary inquiry, the officer said it is a clear-cut case of suicide. She was apparently distressed over failing in three subjects and had also called her friends to discuss the same.
When she did not respond to their calls and messages later, her friends decided to check on her, he said.
Based on her mother's complaint, a case of unnatural death has been filed, with Hebbal police investigation indicating it to be a case of suicide, police added.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
