Education
Shocking! Classmate slashes throat of his friend outside exam hall
In a shocking incident, a college student’s neck was slashed by her classmate soon after she came out from an examination hall at a premier college in Kerala’ Kottayam district on Friday. The incident took place inside the St. Thomas College in Palai town of Kottayam district.
The student was brought dead to a nearby hospital, while the male student, who committed the crime, remained in the college and surrendered before the police when they came to the college after being informed about the incident. The male student has been identified as 22-year-old Abhishek Baiju.
According to the preliminary information, the University examination was going on and there were very few students outside. Both the students had completed their exams and had come out from the examination hall.
The two were seen walking together and after an argument, the man took out the knife and slashed the female student’s neck. Soon she dropped down and was quickly rushed to the hospital, but she could not make it to the hospital.
Both were final year students in the BBA course in Food Processing Technology.
D Shilpa, the Kottayam Rural Superintendent of Police said the police have started doing their job and a detailed probe has begun.
A college security person standing at a distance from the spot where the female student was attacked, said he saw the two were engaged in an argument and the male student started beating the woman. At this point, the guard started to move towards them but before he could do anything, the woman was attacked.
Baiju was taken to the police station and was being questioned. Sources said that Baiju was probably a jilted lover.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.