Spring-loaded “antisuicide” fans, enclosing fans in mesh guards or replacing ceiling fans with wall-mounted units—the physical modifications by Indian educational institutions to prevent student suicides might be attracting criticism as “bandaid measures”, but the approach has been adopted previously by several foreign universities. University of Houston (UH) had in 2023 made changes in its infrastructure,…
A female student of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, was found hanging inside her hostel room on Friday night, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. The deceased, identified as Anjali Suman, a resident of Godda, was staying at Hostel No. 9 on the BIT Mesra campus. According to preliminary information,…
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