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140 teenagers suicide in Kerala in 6 months, State Human Rights Commission pitches in
India | Sep 15, 2020, 05:21 PM ISTA disheartening trends has been witnessed in Kerala where at least 140 teenagers ended life for trivial reasons in the last six months, a study said, prompting the state Human Rights Commission (SHRC) to direct the Social Justice Department to examine the effectiveness of its suicide prevention measures.
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18-year-old NEET aspirant hangs self over fear of failure; suicide note recovered
India | Sep 12, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTAn 18-year-old NEET aspirant died by suicide in Madurai on Saturday. The incident comes a day before the conduct of the medical entrance examination. Identified as Jyoti Durga, the deceased has also left a suicide note wherein she has mentioned her fears of failure in the exam.
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Delhi govt gives strict orders for landlords to not demand rent for one month
News | Apr 23, 2020, 03:33 PM ISTDelhi govt orders for strict compliance of its earlier order for landlords to not demand rent from labourers & students for one month. "District Magistrates shall undertake awareness campaign on the issues in areas having high density of labourers/students
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IIM Indore student bags salary package of Rs 50 lakh per annum
Education | Mar 05, 2020, 06:41 PM ISTThe Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) has completed placements for this year, with one of its students bagging the highest salary package of Rs 50 lakh per annum, an official said on Thursday.
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People climb boundary walls, provide chits to students writing class 10th exam in Maharashtra
News | Mar 04, 2020, 02:09 PM ISTPeople were seen climbing the boundary walls and providing chits to students, writing their class X Matriculation examination. The examination was being held at Zila Parishad School of Mahagaon in Yavatmal district.
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Class 6 student ends life by jumping from 5th floor in Hyderabad after argument over tablet
India | Mar 01, 2020, 09:30 AM ISTA class 6 student committed suicide by jumping off from the fifth storey of a residential building after an argument with her sibling over a mobile tablet in Hyderabad, according to police. A case has been registered.
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Trying to ape crime thriller, Bengal Class IV student hangs himself
India | Feb 28, 2020, 08:32 PM ISTThe body of a Class IV student was found hanging from the ceiling of his room in Gajole in West Bengal's Malda district. Family members said the boy lost his life while trying to ape crime thriller scenes he had watched on television.
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Class 10 student suffering from lung disease writes exam with oxygen cylinder
News | Feb 26, 2020, 10:45 AM ISTA student suffering from lung disease wrote her exam with oxygen cylinder in UP's Bareilly. Safia Javed, who needs steady supply of oxygen, wrote her exams at Government Girls Inter College.
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UP student threatens 'Pulwama-like' attack on school if not paid ransom
India | Feb 20, 2020, 10:36 AM ISTA student of class 10 in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly has allegedly threatened to blow up his school in Pulwama-like attack if he was not paid Rs 2 lakh as ransom. The student has been detained by the state police.
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Mumbai: Music teacher arrested for molesting minor student
Crime | Feb 17, 2020, 12:35 PM ISTA 55-year-old guitar teacher from Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor student, police said on Monday.
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New video of police-student scuffle at Jamia library surfaces
India | Feb 17, 2020, 12:35 PM ISTAnother video of the December 15 violence in the Jamia Millia University has surfaced showing scuffle between cops and students in varsity's library.
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Tamil Nadu student stabbed inside university campus in Toronto; MEA Jaishankar intervenes
India | Jan 24, 2020, 05:39 PM ISTRachel Albert, a 23-year-old student from Tamil Nadu, was stabbed in Canada's Toronto on Wednesday. The student is in the critical care unit of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Her family sought the help of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for a visa to travel to Canada where their daughter is battling for life.
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Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect at large
World | Jan 15, 2020, 08:04 AM ISTA student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect remained at large. Grenita Latham, interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, confirmed the shooting victim at Bellaire High School had died.
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Class 9 student of tribal residential school found pregnant
Crime | Dec 13, 2019, 11:40 AM ISTA class 9 girl student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was found to be pregnant, officials said on Friday. The minor girl hailing from Malkangiri district studies in a school in neighbouring Nabarangpur district.
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10 fall sick after rat cooked in 'dal' in UP midday meal
India | Dec 03, 2019, 07:56 PM ISTAccording to reports, the dead rat was found at the bottom of the vessel in which the 'urad dal' had been cooked . "By that time, many of the students had already eaten the food and had started vomiting," said a student. Talking to reporters after the incident Ram Sagar Tripathi, a local education official, called the shocking incident an example of "carelessness".
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Over 30,000 Indian students receive UK study visa
World | Nov 29, 2019, 09:49 AM ISTThe UK remains a popular destination for Indian holidaymakers too. More than 512,000 Indian nationals received visit visas -- a nine per cent increase compared to the previous year.
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Indian-American student sexually assaulted, strangulated to death in Chicago campus parking garage
World | Nov 26, 2019, 06:53 PM ISTRuth George, originally hailing from Hyderabad and an honours student at the University of Illinois, was found dead in the back seat of a family-owned vehicle on Saturday.
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Shehala's classmates threatened for testifying against school
India | Nov 25, 2019, 06:50 AM ISTShehala Sherin (10) had died after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom on November 20. The victim's father, Rajesh, too said some people threatened them by saying witnesses would have to face the consequences alone.
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Pune teacher, guard booked for making student do 100 sit-ups
India | Nov 20, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTWhen contacted, principal of the school Alaknanda Sengupta said the student was asked to go out and do sit-ups by the security personnel, who asked him to stop after completing 15 to 20 sit-ups, when he complained of stomach pain.
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All papers handed over to police, says IIT-Madras student Fathima Latheef's father
India | Nov 16, 2019, 02:14 PM ISTFathima Latheef, 19, a first year MA Humanities and Development Studies student had ended her life by hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room, allegedly for religious biasness. Fathima was a class topper at IIT-M.