21-Year-Old NEET aspirant found dead in Kota, 13th student suicide this year
Jaipur: The body of a twenty-one-year-old medical student was found in his rented apartment on Wednesday, making it the thirteenth coaching student suicide that Kota has seen this year.
Only a week ago, Parshuram, an Uttar Pradeshi from Barsana in Mathura, moved to Kota to get ready for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET).
Sub-inspector Gopal Lal Bairwa stated that at approximately 11.30 pm, Anoop Kumar, Parshuram's landlord, notified the police after realizing the man had not been seen for a few hours. Kumar stated that the student was drying clothes in the evening when he last saw him. He called the police after answering the door and getting no response.
When the police arrived, they found the body and called in a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to gather evidence. The body has been transferred to the MBS Hospital mortuary, and once his family members get to Kota, a post-mortem will be conducted. Though the circumstances surrounding Parshuram's suicide are still unknown, it is thought that he died by hanging. An inquiry into the event is currently in progress.
Twelve suicides have been reported in Kota this year alone. Kota is the center for coaching centers that prepare students for competitive exams like the Joint Entrance (JEE) and NEET. This incident exacerbates Kota's mounting worries about the mental health of its students. Concerns over the difficulties students endure in the demanding academic environment are urgently raised as the issue worsens despite several efforts by the Kota Police and local government to lessen student stress and prevent suicides.
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Mallikarjun Kharge expresses disagreement with L&T Chairman's 90-hour work week suggestion
New Delhi (PTI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed disagreement with Larsen & Toubro Chairman S N Subrahmanyan's suggestion of a 90-hour work week and recalled that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar had advocated that workers should not be made to work for more than eight hours in a day.
Addressing party leaders after the inauguration of the Congress' new headquarters located at 9A, Kotla Road here, Kharge lauded the work done by L&T Construction in constructing the new party headquarters.
"I would like to thank L&T construction...some dues are also left from our side," Kharge said to peals of laughter.
"I would like to thank L&T construction, architects, labourers involved in the construction. While I thank the company, but the company's CEO has made a remark of working 90 hours in a week. I don't agree with that," the Congress chief said.
A labourer works for eight hours and gets tired and that is why Nehru and Ambedkar had stated while making factory act that workers should not be made to do more than eight hours of work.
"After that someone said nine hours, but he (L&T chief) is now talking of 12 hours, 14 hours, he should leave that (view), but I thank the company because they have done a very good job. I would also like to thank the labourers for their hard work," Kharge said.
The Congress president also thanked Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for overseeing the work of construction and completion at the party's new headquarters.
Subrahmanyan had sparked an online outrage with his comments advocating a 90-hour work week and suggesting that employees should even give up Sundays.
"How long can you stare at your wife," he is heard saying in a purported video address to employees where he urged them to spend less time at home and more in the office.
His remarks reignited the work-life balance debate, first triggered by Infosys Co-Founder Narayana Murthy's suggestion of a 70-hour work week.
"I regret I am not able to make you work on Sundays. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy because I work on Sundays," Subrahmanyan is heard saying in an undated video circulating on social media.
"What do you do sitting at home? How long can you stare at your wife? How long can the wives stare at their husbands? Come on, get to the office and start working," he further said.
