Ragging

MCI Received Six Complaints Of Ragging In Medical Colleges In 2019-20

Education | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 29, 2019

The apex medical education regulatory body had received 13 such complaints in 2018-19 and 25 complaints which included three suicide cases in 2017-18.

In Letter To President, Chief Minister, Goa NSUI Seeks Action In Alleged Ragging Case

Assembly Goa | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 28, 2019

The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informing about an incident where a minor student was allegedly ragged in Goa and seeking necessary action in the matter.

"Don't Mind, It's Diwali": Shiv Sena Leader Tweets Cartoon To Rag On BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

A day after Maharashtra Assembly election results showed a dip in BJP's tally compared to 2014 polls, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut posted a cartoon to take a dig at his party's senior alliance partner.

After Seniors Ragged 150 UP Medical Students, Vice Chancellor Said This

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday August 21, 2019

The Vice-Chancellor of a prestigious Uttar Pradesh university, at which 150 junior medical students were forced to shave their heads and "bow in reverence" to their seniors in an alleged case of ragging, has appeared to defend the practice

Heads Shaved, 150 UP Medical Students March On Road On Seniors' Orders

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday August 21, 2019

A group of 150 first-year medical students were forced to shave their heads and salute their seniors, in an alleged case of ragging that took place at a university in Saifai village in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday

'Garbage Cafe' In Chhattisgarh To Offer Free Food In Exchange For Plastic

India News | ANI | Wednesday July 24, 2019

The Ambikapur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh is set to open a first-of-its-kind 'Garbage Cafe' where poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe.

Class 10 Boy Allegedly Attempts Suicide After Ragging By Classmates

Hyderabad News | ANI | Tuesday July 9, 2019

A 14-year-old boy allegedly attempted suicide at his residence in Hyderabad on Monday after being harassed by his classmates, police said.

Mumbai College Hit By Doctor's Suicide Received 4 Ragging Complaints: RTI

Mumbai News | ANI | Monday July 8, 2019

Months after the suicide of Payal Tadvi, a Mumbai-based doctor who killed herself over alleged harassment and casteist abuse by senior colleagues, an RTI reply has revealed that the hospital had received four ragging complaints in the past five years but met the students only once.

The Spectacular Fall Of India's 'Dosa King' Who Founded Saravana Bhavan

People | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 3, 2019

P. Rajagopal's story has it all: rags to riches, the visionary creator of a trailblazing restaurant chain -- and having a romantic rival murdered after some fateful cosmic advice.

Jonny Bairstow Century Sees England Overpower Pakistan

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Jonny Bairstow's 128 in a score of 359 for four, helped England go 2-0 up with two to play in a five-match series against Pakistan.

Tamil Nadu Students, Upset Over Ragging, Die After Drinking Poison

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2019

Upset over being ragged by a senior, two students of a private arts and science college in Tamil Nadu's Madurai allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, police said Sunday.

5 Bengaluru Medical Students Arrested For Allegedly Ragging Dalit Junior

India News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Saturday December 29, 2018

Five senior students of a medical college in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar have been arrested for allegedly ragging a Dalit freshman on Christmas Eve. They were sent to judicial custody on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim at the local police station.

Four Students Of Shimla Medical College Suspended For Ragging

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 3, 2018

Four MBBS students of the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla were expelled on Saturday and a complaint was lodged for allegedly ragging a first-year student hours before the freshers' party, officials said.

2 Boys Sexually Assaulted In Maharashtra School By Seniors: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 17, 2018

The 42-year-old director of a vedic school in Maharashtra's Parbhani district was arrested and two juvenile students were detained for the alleged assault and ragging of two other minor students, police said Sunday.

"Beaten By Seniors For 3 Hours," Says Kerala Student From Hospital Bed

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday September 7, 2018

A first-year student of a technology institute in Kerala's Idukki has been hospitalized, allegedly after a brutal attack by his seniors. He has sustained severe injuries on his legs, doctors said.