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Two 20-year-old students from Hyderabad were swept away by a stream near Bherukho waterfall in Sehore district, police said. The incident took place during a picnic at Kheoni Sanctuary. Five students from VIT-Kothri had visited the spot when the mishap occurred.
University officials admitted the warden did not inform police, hospital or university authorities. Security guards brought down the body using a bedsheet. The warden later called the parents, saying their daughter was in critical condition, without mentioning it was a suicide.
University of Mumbai: The Academic Council's five-year roadmap includes 15 skill-based colleges across Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Alibag and Jawhar. The Senate also approved the 2023–24 accounts, proposed new BSc IT and BA-BCom colleges, and cleared autonomy statutes for departmental governance.
There was no immediate response from the JNU Vice-Chancellor. A source said her absence was taken seriously, as prior approval is expected in such cases. The event at JNU clashed with the Vice-Chancellors' conference, but the invite had been sent well in advance.
The institute provided full support through peer mentors and its quick response team to students facing depression and self-harm, said R K Biswal, head of ICS, NIT Rourkela.
BITS Pilani: A Hyderabad campus student and his mentor developed a smartwatch-based wearable diagnostic platform that will use sweat to measure the sugar readings.
IIT KGP: SETU offers one-on-one therapy, psychiatric care, 24/7 online counselling and campus-wide outreach without stigma. It also includes an AI-powered emotional health monitoring.
Final-year BDS student from Jammu and Kashmir, Sweta Singh, was found hanging in her hostel room. Suicide note alleged delay in exams, mental harassment.
Supreme Court issues pan-India guidelines to prevent student suicides, mandates mental health policy
All states and union territories were directed to notify rules within two months mandating registration, student protection norms, and grievance redressal for all private coaching centres.
Professor Uma Kanjilal served as IGNOU acting VC for a year and has 36 years of experience in ODL system.
