Experts at a workshop on drug abuse deliberated on the increasing vulnerability of youth to substance addiction — especially between the ages of 15 and 25, a period often spent within the school and college system.
Sukanya Sonowal, a final-year B.Tech student in Biosciences and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, has been selected as a Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador—a prestigious leadership role under the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) Executive Committee.
When most students packed their bags and headed to schools and colleges, Skhemboklang Lyting also packed his bags and headed out from home much earlier than any.
Police sources say that it might be a case of suicide due to stress and other issues but they are investigating all possible angles and awaiting the autopsy report.
Police have completed the post mortem on the body of the 3rd year student of NIT Silchar, who allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room on Friday evening. His body has been handed over to his family members, who arrived at the campus on Saturday from Arunachal Pradesh.
In a tragic incident, a student of Dibrugarh University reportedly lost his life, while four others sustained injuries in a road accident in Jamugurihat of Sonitpur, Assam.
