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Coaching centre deaths: SUV driver gets bail as homicide charge dropped

A court here on Thursday allowed the second bail plea of an SUV driver, arrested for his alleged role in drowning of three civil services aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre. During the proceedings, the Delhi Police told the court that they have decided to drop harsher charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against Manuj Kathuria, the SUV driver. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Kumar was hearing an appeal against the denial of bail to Kathuria by a magisterial court on Wednesday. "The bail is allowed," the judge said. A detailed order of the court is awaited. Kathuria was accused of driving his Force Gurkha car through the street that was flooded by rainwater, causing the water to swell and breach the gates of the three-storey building housing the coaching centre and inundate the basement. During the proceedings, the Delhi police told the court that they have decided to drop 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder' charge against Kathuria. "During the

'No lesson learnt': Repeat flooding in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar sparks outcry

Coaching centre deaths: Several videos of the flood-like situation on the stretch, which is lined with many coaching centres, have surfaced on social media

Delhi area where IAS aspirants died flooded again after heavy rains

Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar, where three students died due to flooding in the basement of a coaching centre last week, was flooded again following a spell of heavy rain on Wednesday. Several videos surfaced of the flood-like situation in the stretch that is lined with many coaching centres. "We had come out from our home for dinner and it suddenly started raining and within minutes the whole area got flooded with water," a resident of the area said. "Even after five days (of the death of the UPSC aspirants), the administration and MCD is applying its complete force to suppress the protest and has done nothing for cleaning the drains," he said. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was heavily criticised for the incident, which has has triggered a political blame game between the BJP and the AAP. Students have been protesting since the incident happened on July 27 and are demanding improved safety measures at coaching centres that pose a threat to their lives. A civil services .

Delhi LG forms panel to frame rules regarding coaching centres regulation

The move comes in the wake of a tragedy that claimed the lives of three civil services aspirants in a flooded basement library of Rau's IAS coaching centre

Rau's IAS: How an institute that gave India many bureaucrats lost the plot

How an elite institute that gave India many of its bureaucrats lost the plot

Delhi govt meets students protest to discuss coaching centre reforms

Delhi minister Atishi speaks with protestors to address coaching centre issues after students begin indefinite hunger strike

Delhi coaching centre deaths: HC pulls up officials, slams freebies culture

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up authorities over the deaths of three UPSC aspirants who drowned in the basement of a coaching centre, saying such tragedies are bound to happen when there is no collection of taxes due to a "freebies culture". The high court hinted at asking a central agency to probe the incident and directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner, deputy commissioner of police concerned and the investigating officer of the case to appear before it on Friday. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said a "strange probe" was going on with Delhi Police taking action against a man who drove a car outside the coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar here but not acting against MCD officials. "Have they lost it? What is Delhi Police doing? What are its officials doing? This is a cover up or what? Has some official been held accountable for the incident till now? We are telling you, once the responsibility is fixed on

Delhi coaching centre deaths: HC says 'tragedies bound to happen when...'

UPSC aspirants' deaths: Hearing a petition seeking a high-level probe, the HC bench said multi-storey buildings were being allowed to operate but there was no proper drainage

3,000 Patna UPSC coaching centres face safety review after deaths in Delhi

Under the Bihar Coaching Institute (Control & Regulation) Act, 2010, all coaching centres must be registered, and If a coaching institute breaches any provision, it will face a fine of Rs 25,000

Coaching centre death: Why is the SUV driver blamed for MCD's inefficiency?

Delhi authorities deflect blame for Rau's coaching center deaths onto an SUV driver, raising questions about MCD's accountability amid allegations of drainage system failures and regulatory lapses

Coaching centre deaths: AAP to introduce law to regulate coaching centres

Delhi Education Minister Atishi said that the proposed law on coaching centres will address infrastructure requirements, teacher qualifications, and fee regulation for coaching institutes

Coaching deaths probe: Same water level of basement, road posed problem

An interim report of the magisterial inquiry in the death of three students in the flooded library of Rau's IAS Study Circle here said the water level of the centre's basement and the road was same that posed problem in pumping out water to rescue the trapped students. Another report by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) found that the flooding of the basement made the biometric gate there "non functional" that "caused casualty and delayed the evacuation of the students". The MCD report also suggested several possible reasons behind flooding of the basement including encroachments and the peculiar profile of the road outside the building housing the coaching centre. The interim magisterial inquiry report and the MCD Karol Bagh zone superintending engineer report were submitted to Revenue Minister Atishi who alleged that the "bureaucracy" was showing "laxity" in investigating the death of the civil services aspirants. In a post on X, the minister said that at 11.20 pm on July

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Appropriate action will be taken, says L-G

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday said appropriate action will be taken in connection with the deaths of three civil services aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre here. "It is a tragic incident. Whatever appropriate action needs to be taken will be taken. I do not believe in taking hasty decisions. Things are slowly coming to light. Whatever steps need to be taken will be taken," he told reporters on the sidelines of flagging off 320 electric buses. Three civil services aspirants died on Saturday evening after water from a flooded drain gushed into the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar where a library was set up. The deceased were dentified as Uttar Pradesh's Shreya Yadav, Telangana's Tanya Soni and Kerala's Navin Dalwin. The Delhi LG on Monday visited the coaching hub of Old Rajinder Nagar and interacted with students protesting over the death of the three students. He also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of each of th

RAU's IAS coaching deaths: HC to hear plea seeking high-level panel probe

RAU's IAS coaching centre's basement flooded on Saturday after an SUV drove through the flooded road outside, causing a ripple effect in the water, resulting in the institute's gates to collapse

Delhi coaching mishap video: How a car caused flood water to breach gates

After Rau's IAS coaching centre accident, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has sealed 13 coaching centres in the region, which were found to flout norms by misusing the basement in a similar manner

Delhi coaching accident: 'Forced to live like pests' -Student writes to CJI

Three students were killed due to electrocution on Saturday after flood water breached the gates of the Rau's IAS Study Circle coaching centre in Rajendra Nagar, trapping several students inside

Who are Vikas Divyakirti and Avadh Ojha: targets of students' ire?

Both Divyakirti and Ojha have been criticised by angry students for maintaining silence on the UPSC aspirants death in Old Rajinder Nagar

Protests erupt outside Drishti IAS in Delhi after death of UPSC aspirants

MCD seals basements of several coaching centres amid regulatory crackdowns and safety concerns following the death of three UPSC aspirants due to flooding in a coaching centre basement

DM asked to ascertain cause of coaching centre flooding: Delhi CS to Atishi

The central district magistrate has been directed to ascertain the cause of coaching centre flooding incident and fix the responsibility of the people concerned, Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Monday submitted in his report Revenue Minister Atishi. Earlier in the day, the minister had flagged delay in submission of the magisterial inquiry report on the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre incident in a note to Kumar and had asked him to submit it by 10 pm. The chief secretary, in its report, has stated that the District Magistrate (Central) will submit his detailed report regarding the incident in some time. Three IAS aspirants -- Shreya Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana and Nevin Dalwin from Kerala -- died after the basement of a building housing Rau's IAS Study Circle coaching institute was flooded following rain on Saturday evening. The interim report was provided by additional chief secretary but since the road concerned with the incident belongs to the M

MHA sets up committee to inquire into Delhi coaching centre incident

The committee will inquire into the reasons, fix responsibility, suggest measures and recommend policy changes, it said