IIM-Bangalore student Nilay Patel's mysterious death sparks caste discrimination debate
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IIM-Bangalore student Nilay Patel's mysterious death sparks caste discrimination debate

India TV News  

The death of an Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore student Nilay Kailashbhai Patel has sparked a debate on caste discrimination on the internet. Furthermore, the association has also urged the Ministry of Education and Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan to take immediate action. AIOBCSA further said, "We call upon the Education Minister of India to take immediate action to prevent student suicides and to strengthen institutional support systems for students from marginalised backgrounds." "It is with profound sadness that IIM Bangalore shares the news of the untimely passing of our PGP 2023-25 student," read the message.

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IIM-Bangalore student found dead on campus day after birthday celebration: Report
3 days, 2 hours ago

IIM-Bangalore student found dead on campus day after birthday celebration: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 29-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, was found dead on the hostel premises early Sunday morning, shortly after celebrating his birthday with friends. According to a Times of India report, Nilay Kailashbhai Patel, a second-year Post-Graduate Programme student from Gujarat, had recently secured a job at a fashion e-commerce firm and was set to begin his …

IIM Bangalore student found dead on campus, institution issues statement
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3 days, 6 hours ago

IIM Bangalore student found dead on campus, institution issues statement

India TV News  

A 28-year-old postgraduate student at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, was found dead on Sunday. IIM Bangalore student death Nilay hailed from Gujarat's Surat and was a second-year student of Post-Graduate Programme in Management. IIM Bangalore's statement IIM Bangalore issued a statement confirming the demise of Nilay. "It is with profound sadness that IIM Bangalore shares the news of the …

IIM-Bangalore student falls to death from hostel after celebrating 29th birthday
3 days, 6 hours ago

IIM-Bangalore student falls to death from hostel after celebrating 29th birthday

India Today  

A 29-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Management in Bengaluru died after he fell from the second floor of his hostel, police said on Monday. Nilay Kailashbhai Patel, who belonged from Gujarat's Surat, went to his hostel room after cutting the cake in his friend's room after midnight, police said. It is likely that Patel, a student of Post …

PG medical student at IGIMS Patna commits suicide, investigation underway
2 weeks, 2 days ago

PG medical student at IGIMS Patna commits suicide, investigation underway

India TV News  

Aryan Kumar, a second-year postgraduate student in the Radiology Department at IGIMS, Patna, was found dead by suicide at his Shivaji Nagar residence in the Digha police station area. Police statement on incident DSP Dinesh Kumar Pandey stated, "We were informed this afternoon about a youth committing suicide. BSF and Punjab Police Seize Heroin and Drone in Joint Operations near …

IIT Guwahati student found dead in hostel room; probe underway: Police
3 months, 4 weeks ago

IIT Guwahati student found dead in hostel room; probe underway: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old student from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati was on Monday found dead inside his hostel room, police said. IIT-G authorities said they came to know about the incident, and they are also trying to ascertain the details. According to police, the body was found in a room of Brahmaputra Hostel of IIT-G on Monday morning, and the body …

IIT-Bhubaneswar student falls to death, suicide suspected
4 months ago

IIT-Bhubaneswar student falls to death, suicide suspected

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A third-year engineering student of IIT-Bhubaneswar died after falling from the fifth floor of the institute’s administrative building late on Tuesday night. She had reportedly skipped her last semester between December and July over mental health issues, police said. Police sources said the girl’s parents had also submitted an undertaking to IIT authorities a few months back and given …

CBI must probe Assam student’s death at IIT-Kharagpur: Himanta writes to Mamata
6 months, 3 weeks ago

CBI must probe Assam student’s death at IIT-Kharagpur: Himanta writes to Mamata

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has written to his West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, seeking a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation into the mysterious death of a student from Assam in Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur two years ago. The IIT-Kharagpur authorities and West Bengal police called it a case of suicide but Calcutta HC asked for a second …

MBBS student dies by suicide in college hostel in Bengaluru
6 months, 4 weeks ago

MBBS student dies by suicide in college hostel in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A 22-year-old first year MBBS student committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room located in the premises of Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Hospital, on Monday. The police said that Kumar didn’t attend the class on Monday. More details will be known once his parents arrive in Bengaluru from Rajasthan,” the Commercial Street police, who …

Indian student from Andhra Pradesh, Belem Atchyuth, dies in bike accident in New York
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian student from Andhra Pradesh, Belem Atchyuth, dies in bike accident in New York

Live Mint  

The Consulate General of India in New York has said that an Indian student died in a bike accident in the US on Wednesday evening. The deceased, identified as Belem Atchyuth, was a student of the State University of New York who hailed from Andhra Pradesh. Offering condolences to the family of the deceased student, the Consulate General of India …

Third-year engineering student dies by suicide at NIT Calicut
8 months ago

Third-year engineering student dies by suicide at NIT Calicut

Hindustan Times  

A third-year engineering student of the National Institute of Technology in Calicut allegedly died by suicide in the early hours of Monday, the Kerala police said. “The student jumped to death from the sixth floor of the on-campus hostel building around 6am. On 15 February 2023, a second-year B.Tech student from Bardhaman in West Bengal had similarly died by suicide …

US: Police rule out foul play in Indian student's death in Boston, final rites performed in Andhra
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Police rule out foul play in Indian student's death in Boston, final rites performed in Andhra

India TV News  

New York: An initial investigation into the death of a 20-year-old Indian student named Abhijeeth Parachuru, who hailed from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, in Boston, despite his family alleging murder. US response to Indian deaths The series of attacks on Indians and Indian origin person/students had prompted the officials of the Indian Embassy in Washington and its consulates at various …

Bihar Student Dies by Suicide in Karnataka As He Was Afraid of Ongoing Exams
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Student Dies by Suicide in Karnataka As He Was Afraid of Ongoing Exams

News 18  

A 20-year-old student died by suicide at Manipal University in Karnataka because he was afraid of the ongoing exams in the college, reported news agency ANI. In a recent case, the body of a 16-year-old IIT JEE aspirant was found on Monday night stuck between two trees on a rock in a forest area in Rajasthan’s Kota, police said. He …

21-year-old PhD student in Bengaluru's IISC dies by suicide
1 year, 1 month ago

21-year-old PhD student in Bengaluru's IISC dies by suicide

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old student, who is pursuing PhD in Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science died by suicide, said news agency PTI. 21 year old PhD student in Bengaluru's IISC dies by suicide According to the report, the student allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of IISc building on Friday evening. In a condolence letter, the management of IISc said, “It is …

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters
1 year, 1 month ago

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters

The Hindu  

As Indian Institutes of Technology across the country start campus placements, a complaint has been filed with the Education Ministry, Social Justice Ministry and the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, alleging that the Placements Office at IIT-Kanpur was allowing recruiting companies to discriminate against prospective candidates based on their caste or socio-economic category. Mr. …

23-year-old IIT student dies by suicide at home in east Delhi, third case in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

23-year-old IIT student dies by suicide at home in east Delhi, third case in 2023

India TV News  

New Delhi: A 23-year-old Indian Institute of Technology Delhi student died by suicide at his home in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area, police said on Wednesday. No suicide note was recovered Delhi Police said that Panav's body was found by his parents at about 9 pm on Tuesday upon returning from their evening walk. Previous suicide incidents Earlier in September, …

IIT-D student ends life; third such case in three months
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT-D student ends life; third such case in three months

The Hindu  

A 23-year-old B.Tech final-year student, Panav Jain, of IIT Delhi, died by suicide at his home in south-west Delhi’s Shahdara on Tuesday. ‘Considerable duress’ Police sources said the victim was under “considerable duress” after his friend and hostel mate, Anil Kumar, committed suicide on September 10. Ambedkar-Periyar-Phule Study Circle, IIT Delhi, in a social media post said suicide by institute …

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: A fourth-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in West Bengal was found dead in his hostel room late on Tuesday, police said. Police said the student’s family has not indicated the possibility of foul play in the death The student was a fourth-year dual degree student of electrical engineering from Telangana. A statement by IIT Kharagpur …

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room

The Hindu  

K. Kiran Chandra, a fourth year dual degree student in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, died by suicide on Tuesday. Kiran Chandra was with two room-mates in their hostel room till 7.30 p.m. when the two left for academic activities. Roy Technology Hospital and the student was declared dead around 11.30 p.m. Kiran Chandra hailed …

‘Need to hear students’ opinions,’ says Calcutta HC over Jadavpur University death case
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Need to hear students’ opinions,’ says Calcutta HC over Jadavpur University death case

Firstpost  

The court was hearing petitions seeking its intervention in the case of the death of a first-year student who fell from a hostel building on August 9 and died at a nearby hospital early morning the next day. The police have registered a case of murder and conspiracy and made 12 arrests so far The Calcutta High Court on Monday …

2 MBBS aspirants die by suicide in Kota on same day, 9th incident in 2 months
1 year, 6 months ago

2 MBBS aspirants die by suicide in Kota on same day, 9th incident in 2 months

India Today  

Two MBBS aspirants allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota on Tuesday. Mehul was a resident of Salumbar in the Udaipur district and had been preparing for NEET at a coaching institute in Kota for the past two months. In a similar incident, another coaching student, preparing for medical entrance exams, died by suicide after he hanged himself. A total …

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry
1 year, 7 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry

The Hindu  

Two days after the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet in the suicide of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, accusing his batchmate, Arman Iqbal Khatri, of abetment, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on June 1 closed its investigation into the matter. Acknowledging the probe by the police as outlined in the chargesheet, the NCSC on June 1 decided to close its …

'Why Isn't SIT Probing Caste Bias?': Father Of IIT-B Student Who Died By Suicide
1 year, 7 months ago

'Why Isn't SIT Probing Caste Bias?': Father Of IIT-B Student Who Died By Suicide

The Quint  

“Why is the Special Investigation Team not probing the caste discrimination angle in my son’s death?” asked Ramesh Solanki, father of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, who died by suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay on 12 February this year. Ramesh's statement comes after a Sessions Court in Mumbai on 6 May granted bail to 18-year-old Arman Iqbal Khatri, another …

Battling bias on IIT campuses
1 year, 8 months ago

Battling bias on IIT campuses

Hindustan Times  

They were India’s islands of excellence, set up in an infant country to prepare a generation for nation-building. Yet, in recent years, various campuses of the Indian Institutes of Technology have been in the news for a string of student suicides, sparking allegations ranging from caste-based discrimination, harassment by faculty and alienation. In March, the Union education ministry told Parliament …

IITs told to ensure zero discrimination on campus after spate of suicides by students
1 year, 8 months ago

IITs told to ensure zero discrimination on campus after spate of suicides by students

Hindustan Times  

Amid a spate of student suicides at the country’s premier Indian Institutes of Technology, the IIT council led by the Union education minister on Tuesday directed that the institutes ensure “zero tolerance” for discrimination at their campuses and provide a robust support system. “IITs should provide all support systems for students and should have zero tolerance for all kinds of …

IIT Bombay Dalit student suicide case: Mumbai Police arrest his batchmate
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT Bombay Dalit student suicide case: Mumbai Police arrest his batchmate

India TV News  

The Mumbai Police's Special Investigation Team has arrested a batchmate of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki in connection with the alleged abetment of his suicide, an official said on Sunday. In a purported suicide note recovered by the SIT on March 3, Solanki had mentioned that "Arman has killed me", the official said. Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat …

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Mumbai Police file FIR after 50 days
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Mumbai Police file FIR after 50 days

The Hindu  

Nearly 50 days after the death by suicide of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, a first-year Dalit student at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, the Mumbai Police have registered a First Information Report for abetment to suicide against an unknown person. IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case Now, days after the investigators said …

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Darshan’s father writes to institute director seeking outside probe, rejecting internal panel report
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Darshan’s father writes to institute director seeking outside probe, rejecting internal panel report

The Hindu  

Rameshbhai Solanki, the father of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, who allegedly died by suicide at IIT-Bombay in February, on March 24 wrote to institute Director Subhasis Chaudhuri seeking “with folded hands” that the probe into his son’s death be handed over to an “outside” State or Central agency. IIT-B constituted an internal panel to look into the death, following which the …

IIT Madras student allegedly dies by suicide; second incident in a month
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT Madras student allegedly dies by suicide; second incident in a month

Hindustan Times  

A third-year BTech student of IIT-Madras died by suicide on Tuesday, police said. This incident comes just a month after a post-graduate student of engineering at IIT Madras also died by suicide. This incident comes just a month after a post-graduate student of engineering at IIT Madras also died by suicide on February 14. In a statement, IIT-M said: "It …

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate

The Hindu  

March 13, 2023 12:08 am | Updated 07:28 am IST - New Delhi Eighteen-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki’s roommate, a General Category student, had “reduced” talking to him after they found out about each other’s ranks, following which Mr. Solanki had asked about the procedure to change his hostel room allocation, a senior of the Chemical Engineering student told the …

IIT-B alumni questions credibility of interim report on Solanki’s death
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-B alumni questions credibility of interim report on Solanki’s death

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Three days after the interim report by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay that ruled out alleged caste discrimination as the reason for Darshan Solanki’s suicide, the institute’s alumni have questioned its credibility. To investigate, a 12-member Interim Inquiry Committee was appointed by IIT-Bombay under the chairmanship of professor Nand Kishore, department of chemistry, IIT-B, on February 13. “Does …

IIT-B suicide case: Internal panel rules out caste discrimination cause of suicide
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-B suicide case: Internal panel rules out caste discrimination cause of suicide

Op India  

An internal committee commissioned by the Indian Institute of Bombay found “no specific evidence of direct caste-based discrimination” resulting in the death of Darshan Solanki, a student who allegedly committed suicide in February. How the Leftists exploited the death of Darshan Solanki to promote their Hinduphobic propaganda The Dalit Voice, a popular Twitter account that often peddles Hinduphobic content on …

Outrage over student ‘suicide’
1 year, 10 months ago

Outrage over student ‘suicide’

The Hindu  

The alleged suicide by Sathwik, a student of Sri Chaitanya Junior College in Narsingi here, has sent shockwaves throughout the local community and the student bodies, with many expressing outrage at the “callous” behaviour of the college lecturers. Activists from the Students’ Federation of India also staged a protest at the Intermediate Board, Nampally, on Wednesday against Sri Chaitanya Junior …

IIT Kharagpur student death: HC seeks independent forensic expert’s opinion
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student death: HC seeks independent forensic expert’s opinion

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court has sought an independent forensic expert’s opinion over the likely cause of a 23-year-old Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur student’s death in October. “The post-mortem report, the forensic examination report, and the entire case diary along with photographs and every piece of evidence may be placed before Ajoy Kumar Gupta, a retired forensic expert from the …

Protests continue over death of IIT Bombay student
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests continue over death of IIT Bombay student

India Today  

Members of various student organisations on Monday staged protests in front of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay against the death of Darshan Solanki. Student outfits SFI and Republican Party of India organised separate protests demanding justice for Solanki. The student outfits have sought registration of a case under the SC/ST Act in connection with the death and a thorough …

IIT-Bombay student death: Varsity starts internal probe, says no comment on cause till police report
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-Bombay student death: Varsity starts internal probe, says no comment on cause till police report

India Today  

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Director, Subhasis Chaudhuri, informed the students and faculty that an internal investigation has been started by the varsity to look into the death of Darshan Solanki. Meanwhile, IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri informed about the setting up of an internal investigation committee, but refused to comment on the cause of Solanki’s death till a police …

‘Did Darshan Die by Suicide Due to Caste Bias?’: Father of IIT-Bombay Student
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Did Darshan Die by Suicide Due to Caste Bias?’: Father of IIT-Bombay Student

The Quint  

Darshan’s maternal uncle Indravadan Parmar had on 16 February told The Quint, “My nephew told us that the behaviour of his friends changed towards him once they found out that he belonged to a Scheduled Caste.” "He told his sister and badi mummy that some of friends had stopped talking to him and used to taunt and trouble him after …

IIT Bombay Student Had Told Senior He Was Facing Discrimination ‘Day In, Day Out’: Student Body
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT Bombay Student Had Told Senior He Was Facing Discrimination ‘Day In, Day Out’: Student Body

News 18  

The chorus around justice for 18-year-old IIT Bombay student, Darshan Solanki, who died on February 12 by allegedly jumping off the seventh floor of his hostel building over a casteist remark, is gaining momentum. But he said it wasn’t a concern as a matter of fact.” A member of Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, on condition of anonymity, told CNN-News18 …

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course
1 year, 10 months ago

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course

The Quint  

The death of Darshan Solanki, a first-year BTech student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has reignited discussions around caste discrimination and harassment on campus. Sukhdeo Thorat, economist and former chairperson of the University Grants Commission, said that the higher educational institutions have not shown much initiative in addressing the discrimination faced by lower caste students on campus. In …

Family of IIT Bombay Student Say He Faced Caste Discrimination, Suspects 'Murder'
1 year, 10 months ago

Family of IIT Bombay Student Say He Faced Caste Discrimination, Suspects 'Murder'

News 18  

The family of an IIT-Bombay student who allegedly committed suicide has claimed he faced discrimination at the premier institute for belonging to a Scheduled Caste community. The family of the student claimed, who hails from Ahmedabad, said he faced caste discrimination at the institute and that there was a strong possibility that he was “murdered”. The late student’s aunt Divyaben …

Dalit student death | Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle demands IIT-Bombay Director’s resignation
1 year, 10 months ago

Dalit student death | Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle demands IIT-Bombay Director’s resignation

The Hindu  

The Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a student body on the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay campus, on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the institute’s Director Subhasis Chaudhuri after the death of 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki. After the parents of Solanki, who allegedly died by suicide, spoke to television reporters about caste discrimination faced by him at IIT-B, the APPSC …

IIT-Madras student dies by suicide, another saved: Police
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-Madras student dies by suicide, another saved: Police

Hindustan Times  

A postgraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, allegedly died by suicide while another was rescued after he attempted a similar move, police said on Tuesday. “His parents told us that though he was a very good student, he had not been attending classes properly for the past two months,” a senior police officer at Kotturpuram police station …

Student dies by suicide in IIT-Madras, another rescued: Police
1 year, 10 months ago

Student dies by suicide in IIT-Madras, another rescued: Police

Hindustan Times  

A postgraduate student allegedly died by suicide in IIT-Madras while another student is being treated in a hospital following an attempt to die by suicide, said police. In the second incident, a police official said the student had allegedly consumed pills for better concentration while studying. “The Institute endeavours and assures to improve and sustain the well-being of the students/scholars, …

Dalit student’s death at IIT-Bombay highlights institutional failure to create safe spaces, says Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle
1 year, 10 months ago

Dalit student’s death at IIT-Bombay highlights institutional failure to create safe spaces, says Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle

The Hindu  

A day after an 18-year-old Dalit student of IIT, Bombay, allegedly killed himself within the campus, a student group at the institute has alleged that the first-year Chemical Engineering student was driven to suicide in part due to institutional failure to address discrimination faced by Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students on campus. The Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle at the …

After IIT Bombay student's ‘suicide’, group alleges ‘caste discrimination'
1 year, 10 months ago

After IIT Bombay student's ‘suicide’, group alleges ‘caste discrimination'

Hindustan Times  

A day after an 18-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, located in Powai area, allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus, a student group alleged that he was driven to take the extreme step due to discrimination against Scheduled Caste students on the campus. The Powai …

IIT-Bombay student commits suicide, students' group alleges caste discrimination at campus
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-Bombay student commits suicide, students' group alleges caste discrimination at campus

India TV News  

A day after an 18-year-old Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student, Darshan Solanki allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 7th floor of hostel building, a student group has alleged that students from "non-urban, non-English speaking backgrounds, oppressed castes and low-income families" face immense harassment and discrimination on the campus. While an investigation has been initiated, a student group Ambedkar …

18-year-old IIT-B student dies by suicide
1 year, 10 months ago

18-year-old IIT-B student dies by suicide

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: An 18-year-old student at the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay allegedly died by suicide at the institute’s campus on Sunday afternoon. HT Image According to the Powai police, the deceased was a first-year student of chemical engineering and had joined the institute three months ago. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mahesh Reddy confirmed the incident and added that investigations …

Calcutta HC pulls up IIT-Kharagpur over death of student
2 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC pulls up IIT-Kharagpur over death of student

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Thursday issued a sharp reprimand to the director of IIT-Kharagpur over the death of a third-year student in October amid allegations of ragging inside the institute’s hostel. In November, following allegations from a team of hostel wardens regarding ragging incidents in the hostel, a single judge bench of justice Rajasekhar Mantha had ordered the institute’s …

'He's lecturing but can't find students involved?': Court fumes over Director's vague report in IIT Kharagpur death case
2 years, 1 month ago

'He's lecturing but can't find students involved?': Court fumes over Director's vague report in IIT Kharagpur death case

Firstpost  

Kolkata: On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court criticised the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur for failing to act on a ragging complaint that was followed by the murder of a student on campus for the second time in recent weeks. The court summoned the Director to the next hearing on 20 December after becoming enraged by the …

NILD student found unconscious in hostel room declared dead by hospital staff; students protest at West Bengal’s facility
2 years, 1 month ago

NILD student found unconscious in hostel room declared dead by hospital staff; students protest at West Bengal’s facility

The Hindu  

A student of National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities at Baranagar, near Kolkata, was found lying unconscious in his hostel room by batch mates and rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, officials at the medical facility said on November 29. Protests have broken out on the campus of the Central institute, where individuals are trained to …

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