Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was rocked by another incident of violence on a woman when a 22-year-old Spanish language student was allegedly slapped and throttled by a senior who was reportedly obsessed with her, police said Monday. The accused has been arrested.


Another violent attack rocks JNU campus


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The Bihar government has asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe instances of water poisoning in schools in the state, the police said Monday.


CID to probe Bihar school water poisoning


The Bihar government has assigned the criminal investigation department the probe into the large number of instances of poisoning of water in schools in the state, police officials said Monday.


CID roped in to probe school water poisoning in Bihar


Bihar plans a memorial for the 23 children who died last month after eating a mid-day meal at a government school in Saran district, an official said Saturday.


Bihar plans memorial for 23 dead students


The principal of a Bihar school, where 23 children died last month after eating contaminated food, was sent to judicial custody Friday after she underwent a lie detector test, police said.


Mid-day meal deaths: Principal sent to judicial custody


A day after being attacked savagely with an axe by a besotted classmate who then committed suicide, JNU student Roshni remained in critical condition Thursday.


Day later, JNU student still critical


The JNU student who is in critical condition after being savagely attacked by a male colleague was never in a relationship with the attacker, her brother said Thursday.


My sister was not in relationship with attacker: brother


In a sensational campus crime, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University calmly walked into a classroom armed with an axe and a pistol Wednesday, asked a girl to walk out with him and, when she refused, drank poison and then slashed her.


JNU student axes classmate, commits suicide (Roundup)


The sensational incident where an obsessive lover studying at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) drank poison and slashed a girl is a proof of "deep-rooted patriarchy," a representative of the varsity's student union said Wednesday.


Attack on student shows patriarchal mindset: Student group


A 23-year-old student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here attacked a woman classmate with a sharp object on the campus and later attempted suicide, a police officer said Wednesday.


JNU student attacks classmate, attempts suicide


The principal, a servant and a teacher of a civic school here were admitted to hospital when they fell ill after tasting a mid-day meal cooked for students.


Delhi school staff ill after tasting mid-day meal


Rays Aasha Ki Ek Kiran, a non-government organisation that runs homes for the HIV-affected children, celebrated its third anniversary at a well-attended event here over the weekend, promising to reach out to more such needy this year.


Home for HIV affected children celebrates 3rd anniversary


Twenty students of a secondary school in Goa were Saturday admitted to a hospital when they started to vomit after eating the mid-day meal. The students said they saw a dead spider in the food, an official said.


20 Goa students ill after eating mid-day meal


The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has begun a probe against the director of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala, after he was charged with corruption, an official said Saturday.


Probe on against NIT-Agartala chief: Official


Over 7,000 Ph.D theses were seized from Meghalaya's private controversial CMJ University, accused of fraud and selling fake degrees, police said Friday.


7,000 theses seized from controversial Meghalaya varsity


Closure of another bogus American university has left hundreds of students, many of them from India's Andhra Pradesh state, scrambling for options for continuing their studies.


Another fake US varsity closes leaving Indian students stranded


The Woxsen School of Business, coming up with an investment of Rs.500 crore near here, will start the first batch from April next year, its promoter announced here Thursday


Woxsen School of Business to start classes next year


A special workshop on disaster management for those living in areas vulnerable to disasters was jointly organized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), officials said Thursday.


IGNOU, NDMA educate people in disaster management


A tadpole was found in the mid-day meal served to students at a primary school in Moradabad, an official said Thursday.


Tadpole found in mid-day meal at UP school


The principal of a government primary school in Bihar where 23 children died after eating contaminated food was arrested Wednesday even as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the incident "did not look like an accident".


Principal held, Nitish says tragedy did not look like accident (Roundup)


Minutes before she was arrested, Meena Devi, principal of a primary school in Bihar where 23 children died after eating contaminated food, demanded a CBI probe into the tragedy.

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