Residents of the girls hostel in Marine Lines have been shifted to the nearby government-run girls hostel Telang Memorial, three days after an 18-year-old girl was found dead inside her room on the fourth floor of the South Mumbai hostel. Around 30 of them, who are here to complete their exam before the vacation begins, […]
The action comes as political parties and student organisations, in the wake of the gruesome incident, targeted the government for poor infrastructure, lack of regular staff and security measures at the hostels.
Students usually pay the caution amount while enrolling into a college and are entitled to its return once they pass out. These fees are taken as a wager for utilising the institute’s facilities like the laboratory and library.
In the meantime, Dr. Shailendra Devlankar, Associate Professor at Government Vidarbha Institute of Science, Amravati, and the current registrar of Mumbai University has been temporarily deputed to the vacant post