Committee notified to prevent ragging

The HRD ministry on Friday notified a committee to suggest ways to prevent ragging in educational institutions, reports our HT Correspondent.

The HRD ministry on Friday notified a committee to suggest ways to prevent ragging in educational institutions. To be headed by RK Raghavan, former CBI Director, the committee have academicians from different parts of the country.

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The committee was constituted on directions of the Supreme Court, which had expressed concern over ragging incidents in educational institutions. The court had heard about 24 cases including that of a son of an IIT principal, who had lost lives due to excessive ragging on college/university campuses in various parts of the country.