BARWANI: Approximately 40 female students residing in a state-run hostel in Barwani, Madhya Pradesh, fell sick on Saturday, prompting their immediate transfer to a nearby hospital. According to Devyani Aharwal, the district health officer, 10 of the affected girls required hospitalization due to their condition.The incident occurred at the Kasturba Kanya Ashram located in Niwali.“Some…
KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: The IIT-Kharagpur campus was jolted by the news of yet another death after a 21-year-old, third-year biotechnology student was found hanging from the roof of the Sarojini Naidu and Indira Gandhi Hall on Monday morning.Other students saw Devika Pillai’s body hanging from the roof of the two-storey building around 7am and alerted the campus’s…
PUNE: A fire broke out in the early hours of Friday in a five-storey building located in Shanipar area of Pune city, Maharashtra. The incident, which occurred around 1.30 am, resulted in the tragic death of a watchman and the rescue of more than 40 girl students residing in the hostel on the second floor.According…
DEHRADUN:A 25-year-old junior resident doctor at a private medical institute in Dehradun died by suicide on Friday due to alleged harassment by the HOD over submission of his thesis. The body was found in his hostel room.His classmate, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he had faced rejection several times while trying to submit his…
AHMEDABAD: Authorities at Gujarat University (GU) have issued official notices to seven students from Afghanistan, instructing them to vacate hostel rooms. Five of these students have already complied with the directive, officials confirmed. The move comes in the wake of a recent controversy involving Afghan students who engaged in an altercation with a local group…
