Ph.D. student commits suicide; holds boyfriend, guide responsible

April 16, 2017

Kalaburgi, May 16: With the suicide of a BBA student in Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, still fresh in the minds of the people, another student of Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi, committed suicide here on Saturday.

Shreedeve, 31, a Ph.D. student in the Economics Department, killed herself by throwing herself before a moving train near Old Jevargi Road. In her two-page death declaration, the girl has held Tippanna Kalmani, another research student and B. Siddappa, her Ph.D guide, responsible for her death.

In her death note, the girl claimed that Kalmani and she were in love for the last five years, but the former betrayed her by breaking his promise to marry her.

She also accused Kalmani of harassing her on a daily basis by using filthy language.

The girl has also accused Siddappa of harassing her by unnecessarily demanding money and rejecting whatever she submitted for her thesis preparation. She claimed that she had already given Rs. 2,90,000 so far to Siddappa.

“While Siddappa is demanding money, Tippanna Kalmani is harassing me. Among such people, I have suffered a lot mentally...,” he death note reads. The Railway police have registered a case.

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Mangaluru Airport turns political stage: Congress workers chant for DKS as Venugopal arrives

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December 3,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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