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Multiple national news updates spanning Karnataka, Odisha, Delhi and other states

Reported by Aditya Chauhan (Staff Writer) · Indian Express - India ·

Verified — Confirmed by a second source: ABC News - Top Stories

Confirmed by a second source: ABC News - Top Stories

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Multiple national news updates spanning Karnataka, Odisha, Delhi and other statesPhoto: Wikimedia Commons

A 42-year-old woman named Savita and her eight-year-old daughter Nivedita died on Saturday after consuming poison in Karadigudda village in Karnataka's Dharwad district. Police said Savita had borrowed Rs 5 lakh from self-help groups and private lenders, including mortgaging agricultural land for Rs 3 lakh, and could not bear the repayment pressure. Her two other daughters, aged six and nine, are receiving treatment at Hubballi's KIMS hospital. Odisha is on high alert for an approaching cyclonic storm from the Bay of Bengal, with schools and colleges shut on October 28 and 29 in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri. The state has deployed emergency teams including 60 ODRAF units, and President Droupadi Murmu's visit has been postponed to November 4-5. Jamia Millia Islamia shifted classes online after a clash between protesting students and staff during an indefinite hunger strike for student union elections. Students want a poll schedule and the removal of the proctor, while the administration alleged protesters pushed staff. Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed Delhi Police preparedness for protests and law-and-order challenges at a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh announced plans for a 36-community peace committee following a query from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Context

These updates cover a range of developing administrative, law enforcement, and weather events across multiple states in India. Local authorities and police departments are managing these separate situations through emergency alerts, voter drives, and investigations.

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