21-year-old BCA student in Bengaluru allegedly commits suicide by jumping from college building
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old girl, who was a BCA (Aviation) student at Acharya Institute in Soladevanahalli, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the college building on Friday afternoon.
The reason for the actions of the student, identified as Laxmi Mitra, who is a native of Kerala, is yet to be ascertained as the police officers found no death note on her, Times of India has reported.
The police have said that the incident occurred at around 1:45 pm, with the other students in the college, who saw Laxmi jump from the fourth floor, informing the management immediately. Laxmi, seen lying in a pool of blood, was rushed to hospital but declared dead by the doctors.
The officers said that they have informed Laxmi’s parents about her suicide and were waiting for their arrival. They added that they would register a case based on the parents’ complaint and investigate the incident.
Laxmi’s body was shifted to the hospital mortuary. The hospital personnel have given the police the medico-legal case record, the officers added.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Class 12 final exams of Odisha board begin amid tight security
Bhubaneswar (PTI): The class 12 final examinations of the Odisha board began on Wednesday amid heavy security, officials said.
A total of 4.01 lakh students are appearing for the exams being conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, across 1,364 centres, they said.
The exams began with Science papers, while those for the Arts and Commerce streams will start on Friday. The exam will continue till March 28, they added.
A total of 2.56 lakh students are enrolled in the Arts stream, 1.14 lakh in Science, and 24,621 in Commerce, CHSE's Controller of Examinations Prasanta Kumar Parida said.
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There are also 5,932 students of vocational studies, he said.
The exam began at 10 am and will end at 1 pm, he added
Parida said live streaming of all examination centres has been made available, while 211 question paper hubs are being monitored with "AI technology".
Special squads have been deployed to conduct surprise inspections to check any malpractices, he added.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi extended greetings to all the students appearing for the examination.
"The examination is a beautiful reflection of your knowledge and hard work. There is no need to put any fear or stress in your mind for it. Remember, your performance will be of high quality only if you appear for the examination not under pressure, but with patience," he posted on X.
The practical examinations were conducted between January 2 and 15.
