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Marriage, money, maut — In Prayagraj’s ‘Kota’, students want exams as UP poll issue

Jyoti Yadav - 22 November, 2021

After Covid slowdown, students are coming back to Prayagraj’s Katra to prepare for government job exams. But this time they have ‘double pressure’.

Kota business owners say city will become ‘suicide hub’ as education industry is hit by lockdown

Aneesha Bedi - 4 May, 2021

Rajasthan is under a lockdown until 17 May. Kota’s coaching centres closed on 16 April. This has hit the city’s coaching industry, which was already damaged by the pandemic.

Enraged over Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide? Students dying in Kota’s IIT, IAS factories too

Shubhangi Misra - 2 August, 2020

Even a Rohith Vemula is not enough for India to acknowledge the scale of misery its students face in a country that places high premium on excelling at all cost.

How Nitish put onus of solving Bihar’s problem of stranded migrants, students on Modi govt

Shanker Arnimesh - 29 April, 2020

Bihar minister Sanjay Jha says lockdown guidelines forbid inter-state travel, and other states’ moves signify different rules for different states.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in a fix after Adityanath’s move to bring back students from Kota

Dipak Mishra - 19 April, 2020

While Bihar Chief Minister has strongly objected to the UP government’s decision, the opposition is calling Nitish Kumar helpless.

UP’s decision to evacuate students from Kota irks Bihar while MP, Chhattisgarh follow suit

Simrin Sirur - 17 April, 2020

Uttar Pradesh sent 300 buses to Rajasthan’s coaching hub to evacuate students, but Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who refused to take back students, has cried foul.

Sachin Pilot says Rajasthan govt could have been ‘more sensitive’ to Kota infant deaths

PTI - 4 January, 2020

Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot also said that pointing fingers at the previous BJP govt would not serve any purpose, and the Congress govt needed to fix accountability.

Kota infant death toll rises to 107, central team reaches JK Lon Hospital

ANI - 4 January, 2020

The National Human Rights Commission has asked the chief secretary of Rajasthan to submit a detailed report on the steps being taken to address the issue within 4 weeks.