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  Rajasthan: MBBS student dies by suicide in Kota over poor grades in exam

  Rajasthan | October 25, 2025 6:39 IST

  Earlier this month, an 18-year-old Class 12 student, identified as Priti Ahedi from Kelwada town in Baran district, was found dead in a hotel room in Kota. Priti had left for school on Friday morning but did not return home, prompting her family to file a missing person complaint.

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  Class 12 student dies by suicide in Kota hotel room, family alleges foul play

  Rajasthan | October 12, 2025 22:00 IST

  The family agreed to conduct a post-mortem on the condition that police would register a case of abetment of suicide against an unidentified person and conduct a fair investigation into the matter.

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  Chaos at Kota Dussehra fair as elephant runs amok during Lord Laxminarayan procession | VIDEO

  Rajasthan | October 03, 2025 7:24 IST

  At Rajasthan's famous Kota Dussehra fair, an elephant carrying Lord Laxminarayan's idol went out of control during the grand procession which triggered panic among devotees. The fair also witnessed disappointment as India's tallest Ravana effigy failed to burn completely due to rains.

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  20-year-old Delhi student found hanging in PG room in Kota, suicide suspected

  Rajasthan | October 02, 2025 6:36 IST

  The deceased has been identified as Lucky Choudhary, who was studying at a local coaching institute till last year.

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  Kota apartment fire claims lives of 10-year-old child actor, his brother

  India | September 28, 2025 21:47 IST

  The brothers, who had reportedly been sleeping at the time, succumbed to suffocation before anyone could reach them.

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  Green Field Airport at Kota-Bundi in Rajasthan gets Cabinet nod: Check project cost, key features

  India | August 19, 2025 16:35 IST

  Green Field Airport at Kota: Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet has approved the development of Green Field Airport at Kota-Bundi in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of Rs 1,507 crores. He added that the terminal building spans an area of 20,000 sqm with a 3200 metre long runway.

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  Over 1,000 classrooms in Kota found unsafe after Rajasthan school collapse kills 7 children

  Rajasthan | July 27, 2025 12:55 IST

  Seven children were killed in a school building collapse in Rajasthan, prompting urgent inspections that found over 1,000 unsafe classrooms in Kota’s government schools.

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  Rajasthan: 17-year-old JEE aspirant from Uttar Pradesh dies of electrocution in Kota hostel

  Rajasthan | June 01, 2025 22:16 IST

  According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Lokendra Paliwal, Singh attempted to dislodge the clothes using a stick from the hostel balcony and was electrocuted in the process.

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  NEET student from Jammu and Kashmir dies by suicide in Kota, second case in one month

  Rajasthan | May 26, 2025 10:48 IST

  Police said Zeeshan had returned to Kota about a month ago. She had previously stayed in the city while attending a coaching institute for medical entrance exam preparation.

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  Supreme Court grills Rajasthan govt over student suicides: Why are they dying only in Kota?

  Rajasthan | May 23, 2025 15:00 IST

  The Supreme Court referred to a March 24 verdict which took note of recurring cases of student suicides in higher educational institutions and formed a national task force to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent such incidents.

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  Rajasthan: 16-year-old NEET aspirant's suicide in Kota marks 13th death this year

  Rajasthan | April 29, 2025 18:16 IST

  Initial inquiry revealed Iqbal was a class 11 student and came to Kota just 20 days ago. He also enrolled in a coaching institute to prepare for NEET, the officer added.

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  23-year-old NEET aspirant from Delhi found dead in bushes in Rajasthan's Kota, suicide suspected

  Rajasthan | April 24, 2025 15:44 IST

  This is the second case of alleged suicide by a NEET aspirant within 48 hours in the coaching hub and the twelfth since January.

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  NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota, 11th such case since January this year

  Rajasthan | April 22, 2025 12:43 IST

  According to police, the student left behind a suicide note requesting that neither his name, photo, nor any details about his family be shared in the media. The student was preparing for the medical entrance exam in a coaching institute for the last one year.

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  Mistaken identity in Kota: Man gets operated on after doctors confuse him with namesake patient

  Rajasthan | April 18, 2025 14:11 IST

  This took place during a scheduled procedure in the Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) department, where a dialysis fistula was to be done on a patient.

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  Rajasthan: JEE aspirant dies after jumping in front of train in Kota, 10th suicide case this year

  Rajasthan | April 01, 2025 0:02 IST

  Kanpur native Ujjawal Mishra was supposed to leave for Lucknow where he was allotted a centre to sit for the engineering entrance exam, Deputy Superintendent of Police (GRP-Kota) Shankar Lal.

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  NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Kota, ninth such case since January this year

  Rajasthan | March 26, 2025 7:27 IST

  According to the police, the 17-year-old deceased had been preparing for the medical entrance exam in a coaching institute here since April last year. The student was found dead in his hotel room, they added.

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  Rajasthan: Bill regulating coaching centres approved, registration of institutions to be mandatory

  Rajasthan | March 08, 2025 21:41 IST

  After the Cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Bairwa said that once the proposed law is implemented, it will be mandatory for all coaching institutes to register themselves.

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  Kota administration announces new rules for hostels | Check details

  Rajasthan | February 25, 2025 20:08 IST

  Kota hostels' new rule: The aim is to reduce the cost of living for the students coming to Kota to prepare for the competitive exams.

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  Rajasthan: Kota students rushed to hospital after falling ill due to Ammonia leakage

  Rajasthan | February 15, 2025 21:47 IST

  Several students fell ill due to the leakage of ammonia gas from the CFCL factory in the Simliya PS area of Rajasthan's Kota on Saturday. The leakage has affected students from the government school in Gadhepan village.

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  Rajasthan: Bus with devotees returning from Mahakumbh rams truck in Kota, three killed, two injured

  Rajasthan | February 13, 2025 13:10 IST

  The bus was carrying as many as 57 pilgrims when the accident took place in Kota. The bus was returning to Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh. While three died on the spot, two were injured. The police suspected that the driver must have dozed off which led to the collision.