Kashmiri Student Found Dead In Punjab Hostel
Srinagar: Despite the persistent power challenges plaguing Kashmir amidst the cold weather, officials from the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) have stated that they are unable to procure additional power supply from the center.
An official from the KPDCL told Kashmir Observer that the additional power that the department had purchased from the center during the Chilla-i-Kalan is over and they aren’t in a position to purchase more electricity.
“The department is running in huge losses. We were expecting that the peak load / demand will be over before March but it’s not happening,” the official said, wishing not to be named.
He further said once the smart metering is done. Now most of the people even pay electricity fee, still the crisis looms large"
Srinagar: Zahid Ahmad, a BSc 6th semester student from Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was found dead in his hostel room at at Desh Bhagat University in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab.
According to the preliminary inquiry, the 23-year-old student died by suicide, although the final report in the matter is awaited.
According to the police, the incident came to light around 9 am. They said that attempts to contact Zahid from his friends since the morning had been met with no answer. They discovered his body hanging with a fan when they entered his locked room.
The student had died when the warden and security officials of Desh Bhagat University arrived at the scene, they added.
The deceased student’s family has flown to Punjab to get his mortal remains, according to DBU authorities. Arrangements have also been finalized for the transportation of the deceased’s body to his native village.
Meanwhile student activist and National Convener of the J&K Students