Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Saturday came down heavily on the central government for allegedly ignoring and defaming climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, it said Wangchuk, along with a student named Neha, has been on a hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar for the past 21 days, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the widespread NEET-UG question paper leak scandal.Th…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The National Task Force (NTF) on mental health of students and prevention of suicides in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), conducted field visits to 30 HEIs across 10 states since May 2025, an official of the Union Education Ministry said on Tuesday. The official added that the visits were for enabling a deeper engagement with regional and institutional contexts.The Task Force also conducted 25 stakeholder consultations, to ensure an interdisciplinary and equity-ori…
Ahmedabad, June 25 (IANS) The future of students across India is under threat due to repeated examination irregularities and failures in the country’s testing system, the Congress party alleged on Thursday as it launched its nationwide “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign in Ahmedabad. The 40-day campaign, which will run across 28 major cities, seeks to mobilise students, job aspirants and youth groups around concerns over examination paper leaks, recruitment delays and the functioning of the National T…
Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) The Congress on Monday claimed that at least 12 students died by suicide in connection with the pressure surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and demanded sweeping changes to the education system, citing student suicides, rising academic stress and recurring concerns over examination irregularities. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Congress spokesperson Dr Manish Doshi said the deaths linked to NEET had highlighted what he described a…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The recent attack on “Khan Sir’s” coaching institute in Patna highlighted the darker side of India’s lucrative coaching industry, where rivalry, commercialisation, and profit motives sometimes tend to overshadow education. Rival coaching operators allegedly attacked the social media celebrity’s coaching institute at Musallahpur Haat area in Patna, with stone-pelting, vandalism, and even firing reported. A security guard was reportedly injured.Khan Sir claimed t…
Gandhinagar, May 5 (IANS) Gujarat Health Minister, Praful Pansheriya, on Tuesday called on students not to fear failure and to persevere through setbacks, while expressing concern over the rising incidence of suicides among young people, as he honoured Bhavnagar Civil Hospital doctor, Ganesh Baraiya, in Gandhinagar.Dr Baraiya, described as a dedicated doctor who overcame physical challenges of dwarfism through his strong determination, was felicitated by the minister at a ceremony where his acad…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Another student allegedly died by suicide at the Kharagpur IIT campus in West Midnapore district. According to the police, the student, Jaibir Singh Dodia (21), jumped from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on Saturday morning.On receiving the news, police personnel from Hijli police station under Kharagpur Town police station went to the spot.The 21-year-old youth was taken to BC Roy Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. IIT Kharagpur author…