Coimbatore: A 19-year-old undergraduate student died during a mock drill in her college near Coimbatore on Thursday evening after she was allegedly forced to jump and pushed off a building when she hit a sunshade while going down. Video footage shows a trainer nudging N Logeswari, a second year BBA[Read More…]
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Mumbai: Five dead, people told to stay home in more heavy rain
The weather office has issued a “red alert” for heavy rain on Wednesday in Mumbai. The city has reported nearly 300 mm of rain in some parts on Tuesday, at least 10 times more than usual. Five people were killed in incidents attributed to the nonstop downpour. Schools and colleges[Read More…]
Kerala: College forced to take down cartoon after ABVP tags it ‘anti-national’
While things are spinning out of control in the debate of nationalism in our country, in a recent instance, a college magazine seems to have offended the right wing groups beyond repair. A Kerala College magazine recently published cartoons in which a man and a woman are portrayed having sex[Read More…]
Breaking taboo, this DU college installs sanitary pad kiosk on Campus
In a historic move, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, a Delhi University College located in Bawana, has installed a vending machine for the purpose of dispensing sanitary napkins. One has to just insert a Rs 5 coin into the vending machines and can collect a sanitary napkin. According to Times of India report, the[Read More…]
UP govt bans strikes in Universities, colleges under ESMA
Uttar Pradesh government on Monday banned any kind of strike by employees in state universities and colleges till June 30 under the stringent Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA). Under the Act, Police can arrest anybody without warrant, if he/ she violate the regulations. Any person taking part in a strike[Read More…]
PG medical courses will have no quota this year in Haryana
Medical colleges in Haryana, as per the state government rules, will have no reservation for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and backwards classes in admission to the postgraduate courses (MD/MS/PG Diploma and MDS) this year. A proposal in November 2016 by Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER)[Read More…]
Nashik shame! Teen gangraped in Maharashtra; 5 students detained
In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by five minor students and a collegian at Ashwin Nagar in Nashik in September, police said on Monday. The victim was taken to a row house by a collegian. Her cold drink was spiked to render her unconscious, after which[Read More…]
5 mistakes Indian students make while choosing a University abroad
More than ever before, Indians are going abroad for higher studies. To take just one indicator, while the number of international students taking the GRE exam grew 11% in 2014-15, that rate for Indians was 20%. Incomes are rising, and so are young people’s aspirations. And with so many students[Read More…]