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IIT-Kharagpur in process of forming committee to examine factors behind students' unnatural deaths

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Published on May 03, 2025 09:38 PM IST

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Mumbai hostel girls turn tables as warden joins dance she tried to stop. Watch

Mumbai hostel girls convinced their warden to join their New Year's dance party, turning a scolding moment into joy.

Mumbai hostel warden joined students' dance party, turning a reprimand into a viral celebration.(Instagram/niidhi_0.0)

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Published on Jan 07, 2025 10:41 AM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

2 students fall to death from fourth floor of PG accommodation in Delhi's Rohini

Two BBA students died after "accidentally" falling from the fourth floor of their paying guest accommodation in Rohini on Monday, a police official said.

According to a police officer, the duo -- Ishaan, a resident of Rajasthan's Bharatpur, and Harsh of Delhi's Palam Colony -- had a 'friendly scuffle' near the window of their room which was opened and they fell on the ground.(HT File)

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Published on Dec 09, 2024 09:14 PM IST

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13-year-old Class 5 boy found hanging in a private school hostel at Katihar

The family of the deceased have alleged that he was murdered while the school administration has declared it a case of suicide.

A class 5 student was allegedly found hanging from near bathroom in a private school hostel in Bihar’s Katihar on Friday. (Representative image)( Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Sep 06, 2024 06:58 PM IST

ByAditya Nath Jha

Seven students of Fatehpur Medical College expelled after freshers’ injuries

Seven students of Fatehpur Medical College have been expelled from the hostel following an incident where two freshmen ended up in the hospital with injuries.

Seven Medical Students Expelled After Freshers’ Injuries

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Published on Aug 27, 2024 01:19 PM IST

ByHaider Naqvi, Kanpur

JEE student found dead in hostel in Rajasthan’s Kota: Police

Police said the deceased student was a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and had been staying in Kota since April this year

Police said it is yet to be ascertained whether it’s a suicide or natural death (Representational image)

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Published on Aug 19, 2024 05:50 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Law student abducted from hostel; ‘friend’ calls up warden posing as father

Her friends made her sit in a car on the pretext of dropping her home and forcibly took her to Pratapgarh. The three allegedly harassed her, and when she objected, they beat her up and threatened to make her photos and videos viral, say police

The student’s father filed a complaint in this regard at the BBD police station. (Pic for representation)

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Updated on Aug 08, 2024 10:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Agri Varsity PhD scholar commits suicide

A 27-year-old Ph D scholar at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here committed suicide on Sunday.

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Published on Jul 28, 2024 10:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sikar Class 12 student dies by suicide; family says school staff assaulted him

Police said hours before the teenager was found dead, he told some friends that he wanted to go home

Police said the student was found dead in his hostel room (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Jul 17, 2024 06:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mystery shrouds Panjab University student’s death

The 32-year-old woman had recently completed her MSc in computer science from Panjab University; she was returning from a trip to Himachal Pradesh with her friends on Sunday, when she collapsed in the car

Hailing from Haryana’s Karnal district, the student was set to vacate her hostel room in the coming week, as per Panjab University officials. (iStock)

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Updated on Jul 14, 2024 08:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Fire at SP College boys hostel leads to panic

The loud noise and flames led to panic among the college students staying at the hostel. The college’s staff promptly used fire extinguishers to put out the flames

MSEDCL engineers from the Parvati electricity department rushed to it and conducted a safety audit of the area around the meter box. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Jul 08, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Bengaluru student dies by suicide after falling victim to cyber fraud: Report

A 20-year-old student in Bengaluru, identified as Pavana, tragically took her own life in her hostel room after allegedly losing money in a cyber scam.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Pavana had borrowed <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15,000 from her friends and managed to return <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000.

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Updated on Jun 19, 2024 10:22 AM IST

ByYamini C S

256-room hostel for doctors coming up at PGIMER Chandigarh

The proposal for the fourth hostel was approved after an agenda for the “Construction of the doctor hostel block at PGIMER” was tabled in a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) in April.

This expansion is designed to not only improve the efficiency and well-being of the residents but also to reduce the recurring expenditure on House Rent Allowance (HRA) currently provided to them. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jun 17, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByNaina Mishra, Chandigarh

Accommodation issue for medical students to be resolved soon, Mohali DC assures AIMS director

Assuring director-principal Bhavneet Bharti of the availability of accommodation, the Mohali DC stated that the rental use of Purab Apartments as a hostel for MBBS students is under consideration

The Mohali DC also reviewed the daily operations of the medical college and assured that the district administration would support AIMS to ensure smooth academic activities for the students. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 15, 2024 10:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

An uphill battle against infra challenges

As part of its campus visits ahead of elections in Lucknow, HT recently spoke to students of AP Sen Girls’ College about what issues concern them the most.

Students said the lack of basic infrastructure and transportation facilities mar the aided institution (Mushtaq Ali/HT)

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Updated on May 12, 2024 07:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Greater Noida: Woman found dead in hostel water tank of Gautam Buddha University

She resided with her husband and mother-in-law in the domestic staff quarters of the hostel. Both the husband and mother-in-law are missing, and presumed to be on the run, said police

The body has been sent for an autopsy and based on its report, a case will be registered, police said, adding that efforts are underway to locate the woman’s husband and mother-in-law. (HT Archive)

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Updated on May 08, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

NIT Silchar student found dead; suicide suspected

Ankhumani Kalita, a local police officer, said that the cause of the death of the 20-year-old student will be known once they get the postmortem report

The 20-year-old was from Assam’s Kamrup district. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on May 07, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

18-year-old Phagwara varsity BTech student dies by suicide

Students spotted the victim and informed the university authorities; he was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him brought dead

The incident took place on Thursday night at the boy’s hostel on the university campus in Phagwara. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 04, 2024 08:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

7 students injured after fire breaks out in Kota hostel; owners booked

Police said they have booked the owner and director of the hostel following the incident for their alleged negligence in setting up necessary fire safety equipment in the hostel

he incident took place around 6am at Kunhadi in Rajasthan’s Kota on Sunday morning. (Representative Image)

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Published on Apr 14, 2024 04:22 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

IIT-Guwahati student found dead in hostel, family alleges ragging

A first-year student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Guwahati was found dead in his hostel room inside the institute’s campus on Wednesday night

The student was from Bihar’s Samastipur area and pursuing B-Tech at the institute. (Getty Images)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Silchar

Engineering student found hanging at Noida hostel

The student was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the hostel room on the fourth floor by other students

Officers said the student belonged to Ahmedabad, Gujarat and was pursuing B.Tech in Aerospace Technology from the private university. (Representative image)

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Updated on Mar 31, 2024 06:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Symbiosis student suffers burn injuries in suspected acid attack

A 24-year-old student at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies in Pune suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person allegedly threw an acid-like chemical at him when he was sleeping in his hostel room last week, police said on Tuesday.

While the incident at Symbiosis Boys Hostel at Range Hills in Khadki took place on Saturday, it came to light on Monday after the victim, who suffered injuries on his hand, filed a complaint, police added. (Getty Images)

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Updated on Mar 27, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar, Pune

93 people hopitalised after eating ‘puris’ on Shivratri

A team of the local food safety department is collecting samples of food items and raw material used to prepare the meal

The students suffered a severe case of food poisoning and were treated by doctors accordingly. They are stable and under observation. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByAshni Dhaor, Greater Noida

76 students in Greater Noida hospitalised after eating buckwheat flour

Meanwhile in Noida, 17 people in a locality in Barola village were admitted at the district hospital allegedly after eating food made from buckwheat flour bought locally

The students are stable now but remain under observation at the hospital. (Representative Image)

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Published on Mar 09, 2024 06:32 PM IST

ByAshni Dhaor

Belapur hostel owner booked for abetment to suicide

The manager of the hostel ended his life after repeated thrashing by the accused over suspected embezzlement of hostel funds

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Published on Feb 09, 2024 02:17 PM IST

ByRaina Assainar

Kota suicides: District collector to have weekly dinner with coaching students

The owner of the hostel, where a student died by suicide on Thursday, was asked reasons for not installing an anti-suicide device on the fan in the victim’s room

District collector Ravindra Goswami meeting coaching students at a hostel in Kota.

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Updated on Jan 28, 2024 04:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

PG Girls Hostel horror: Student saw hands coming out of bathroom ventilator

Osmania University: The students briefed the DCP about their demands who in turn inspected the campus and found some security lapses in the hostel.

Students at Hyderabad's Osmania University PG Girls Hostel stage protest over security breach.(ANI)

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Updated on Jan 27, 2024 01:27 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Chandigarh: Boyfriend arrested for driving student to suicide

The accused, Divyam Kapoor, 21, a resident of Ram Nagar Colony, Lakhimpur Kheri, was arrested on the complaint of the student’s father, who lives in Noida

Sources from Chandigarh Police said the woman and her boyfriend studied in the same class in BSc final year. (Getty image)

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Published on Jan 19, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 21-year-old student hangs herself at Sector -42 institute

The woman, who hailed from Noida, also left behind a suicide note, holding a man close to her responsible for her extreme step

Chandigarh’s Sector 36 station house officer inspector Om Parkash said they were verifying some details and will take action after a thorough investigation. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jan 17, 2024 09:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Telangana varsity suspends 80 students for ‘pressuring’ juniors to sing, dance

The junior students complained to the varsity authorities over the matter, some alleged that they were "pressurised" to sing and dance by their seniors.

Some PG students asked their juniors to re-introduce themselves at the ladies hostel of the institute, which the juniors refused.(HT/Representative Photo)

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Published on Dec 24, 2023 07:30 AM IST

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IIT-Kharagpur in process of forming committee to examine factors behind students' unnatural deaths

Mumbai hostel girls convinced their warden to join their New Year's dance party, turning a scolding moment into joy.

Two BBA students died after "accidentally" falling from the fourth floor of their paying guest accommodation in Rohini on Monday, a police official said.

The family of the deceased have alleged that he was murdered while the school administration has declared it a case of suicide.

Seven students of Fatehpur Medical College have been expelled from the hostel following an incident where two freshmen ended up in the hospital with injuries.

Police said the deceased student was a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and had been staying in Kota since April this year

Her friends made her sit in a car on the pretext of dropping her home and forcibly took her to Pratapgarh. The three allegedly harassed her, and when she objected, they beat her up and threatened to make her photos and videos viral, say police

A 27-year-old Ph D scholar at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here committed suicide on Sunday.

Police said hours before the teenager was found dead, he told some friends that he wanted to go home

The 32-year-old woman had recently completed her MSc in computer science from Panjab University; she was returning from a trip to Himachal Pradesh with her friends on Sunday, when she collapsed in the car

The loud noise and flames led to panic among the college students staying at the hostel. The college’s staff promptly used fire extinguishers to put out the flames

A 20-year-old student in Bengaluru, identified as Pavana, tragically took her own life in her hostel room after allegedly losing money in a cyber scam.

The proposal for the fourth hostel was approved after an agenda for the “Construction of the doctor hostel block at PGIMER” was tabled in a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) in April.

Assuring director-principal Bhavneet Bharti of the availability of accommodation, the Mohali DC stated that the rental use of Purab Apartments as a hostel for MBBS students is under consideration

As part of its campus visits ahead of elections in Lucknow, HT recently spoke to students of AP Sen Girls’ College about what issues concern them the most.

She resided with her husband and mother-in-law in the domestic staff quarters of the hostel. Both the husband and mother-in-law are missing, and presumed to be on the run, said police

Ankhumani Kalita, a local police officer, said that the cause of the death of the 20-year-old student will be known once they get the postmortem report

Students spotted the victim and informed the university authorities; he was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him brought dead

Police said they have booked the owner and director of the hostel following the incident for their alleged negligence in setting up necessary fire safety equipment in the hostel

A first-year student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Guwahati was found dead in his hostel room inside the institute’s campus on Wednesday night

The student was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the hostel room on the fourth floor by other students

A 24-year-old student at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies in Pune suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person allegedly threw an acid-like chemical at him when he was sleeping in his hostel room last week, police said on Tuesday.

A team of the local food safety department is collecting samples of food items and raw material used to prepare the meal

Meanwhile in Noida, 17 people in a locality in Barola village were admitted at the district hospital allegedly after eating food made from buckwheat flour bought locally

The manager of the hostel ended his life after repeated thrashing by the accused over suspected embezzlement of hostel funds

The owner of the hostel, where a student died by suicide on Thursday, was asked reasons for not installing an anti-suicide device on the fan in the victim’s room

Osmania University: The students briefed the DCP about their demands who in turn inspected the campus and found some security lapses in the hostel.

The accused, Divyam Kapoor, 21, a resident of Ram Nagar Colony, Lakhimpur Kheri, was arrested on the complaint of the student’s father, who lives in Noida

The woman, who hailed from Noida, also left behind a suicide note, holding a man close to her responsible for her extreme step

The junior students complained to the varsity authorities over the matter, some alleged that they were "pressurised" to sing and dance by their seniors.

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