The deceased, Faureed Hussain, was a native of West Bengal’s Birbhum district. This is the 25th case of suicide by a coaching student in Kota this year.
According to authorities, 22 students preparing for competitive exams in the district have attempted suicide so far in 2023 which is the highest for any year. Last year, the figure was 15.
The students from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh were preparing for the medical and engineering entrance exams, sources said they had fallen behind in studies.
It used to be Tatas and Birlas in the loose political rhetoric of the 1970s and the 1980s. Today, it is Adani and Ambani in the heated Lok Sabha election campaign.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
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