Tag: student

  • Student and women groups stage protest in Vizag against assault of a girl

    The students, women and civil society staged a protest at the Ganananda ashram in Visakhapatnam demanding strict action against Purnananda Swamy who had allegedly assaulted a girl.

    However, the police stopped the women, public and student groups who tried to go inside the ashram, which led to a heated argument between the police and the leaders of the women’s student unions. The women’s groups protested over the obstruction. It is learned that the Ganananda ashram Swamiji was arrested over the alleged assault case and the police are investigating the case. Meanwhile, the students unions staged protest.

  • Sensation spread in the village after the dead body was found in the school, forensic team on the spot

    Sensation spread in the village after the dead body was found in the school, forensic team on the spot

    Raigarh. The dead body of an 8-year-old child has been found in the government school of Chirapani village near Jindal Plant. Prima facie, the matter is being told of murder. Police, dog squad and forensic team have reached the spot and are investigating. It is being told that the deceased boy was a student of the same school.

    According to the information, the child was missing since yesterday. On Thursday morning some other children saw his dead body and immediately informed the villagers about it. After which the villagers informed the police. A mark of injury is visible on the neck of the deceased student. Prima facie it appears to be a case of murder. The police is interrogating the villagers and the friends of the deceased student.

  • student committed suicide

    student committed suicide

    A 17-year-old Class XII student of a private school allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the rooftop of a housing society early morning today. He was a resident of Greenwood City Society, Sector 46. No suicide note was recovered from him. The police handed over the body to the kin after the post-mortem examination. The police said the family of the deceased did not raise any doubts about the cause of his death but a probe was underway.

    A car cleaner spotted the boy lying in a pool of blood at 6 am and informed the family and security guards.

  • student shot dead

    student shot dead

    Vijayawada: A 24-year-old youth from Andhra Pradesh, who was pursuing Master’s degree in the United States, died of gunshot wounds in a reported shooting there at a fuel station where the victim was working, according to police in the US state of Ohio.

    The deceased was identified as Saiesh Veera and the incident happened in Columbus division of the state on Thursday, they said. According to media reports, Veera was a native of Andhra Pradesh.

    “On April 20, 2023, at 12:50 am, Columbus Police officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of W Broad St on a reported shooting. Upon arrival, the officers located an adult male victim, identified as SAIESH VEERA, M/O/24, suffering from a gunshot wound,” the police said in a notification.

    Columbus Fire service personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital. Despite life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced dead at 1.27 am, they said. The incident remains under investigation and the next of kin has been informed, the police added.

    According to Rohit Yalamanchili, who is overseeing an online fund raiser programme to send Veera’s body back to India, the deceased youth was doing his Master’s course and he got picked under the H1B visa with his graduation just 10 days away. He was going to quit his work as a clerk at the fuel station in a couple of weeks, Yalamanchili added.

    Veera came to the US, the first in his family, with many aspirations and wanted to uplift his family as his father had died two years ago. He was always willing to help people in all situations and was a great sport on the cricket field. Every person who plays cricket in the Columbus area would know him, he was a brilliant cricketer and a great friend.

  • Merck India’s first ever student engagement program with 600 students

    Merck India’s first ever student engagement program with 600 students

    Bengaluru: Merck believes that fostering a sense of belonging, among its employees, is crucial for driving progress and innovation. The company is committed to creating an inclusive environment to enable employees from diverse backgrounds to work together. To attract the right talent into the workforce, Merck has been continually partnering with industries and academia – for training, skill development and research.

    With a strong background of academic advancement and being at the forefront, Merck is strengthening ties with educational institutions to expand the industry. The event organised with New Horizons College of Engineering was a step in this direction. This was the first time that MITC (Merck IT Centre) in partnership with the company’s University relations team organised an all-day student engagement programme.

    This event saw a plethora of activities starting with panel discussion ‘Hear Me Out’ with students across age groups – which centred around expectations of a future workplace from the lens of diversity and inclusion. The discussion moderated by Head of HR, Merck India – Shiv Kumar – was attended by 600 enthusiastic students along with the faculty and leaders from MITC. Shiv Kumar said, “It was no time that DE&I took the centre stage as a burning topic amongst the students. Merck India continues to find ways to bring voices together to ready the workplace for the future and learn from the generations which will soon enter the workplace. This was just one of our many efforts.”

    Following the panel discussion was a visit of the industry-sponsored labs in the campus by MITC Leadership team. With a visit to these laboratories, the Merck team gained an in-depth understanding of how partnerships with academic institutions can offer students practical, relevant, and hands-on learning experiences that align with industry needs. The event concluded with ‘Chai Pe Charcha,’ where the students had the exclusive opportunity to interact with the leadership team of Merck IT Centre as well as Merck India University Relations.

    The team guided these students to create a vision board as a group – to showcase their ideal workplace for women. The best vision won prizes. Crucial issues such as diversity, inclusion and equity at work place along with a cohesive society were some of the hot topics that were discussed. This thoughtful initiative enabled everyone to gain insights into the mind-set of the future workforce and how to prepare the environment accordingly.