Four youth attempt to commit suicide during Kalam's visit

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 17:04 [IST]

Gulbarga, Karnataka, Feb 25 (UNI) Four youth, students of Industrial Training Centre here, attempted to commit suicide in the presence of President A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Srinivas Saradgi village in this district today.

Police sources said that the four youth, took out a bottle containing pesticide and consumed it during the function attended by the President it to protest against not being offered jobs despite completing their training at the centre, which was run by the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd.

Police immediately rushed the youth to a hospital. Doctors at the hospital said all the four were out of danger.

President Kalam was in the district to launch 'Suvarna Gramodaya' programme in the village, which was one of the 1000 villages identified by the state government for all round development.

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Topics: PRESIDENT-KARNATAKA-YOUTH-SUICIDE ATTEMPT

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