Students of the girl's ashram school in Jainoor, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, staged a protest in front of the campus on Monday, August 5, demanding that the newly appointed principal be removed from her post.

The students alleged that the new principal, Parvathi, had been scolding students when asked about the provision of good quality food and other facilities, stated a report by The New Indian Express.

From 11 am on Monday, August 6, students raised slogans against the new principal and reinstatement of her predecessor. They accused the management of providing poor-quality food and complained of lack of facilities.

Learning of the stir, Jainoor police reached the site and assured the students that they would inform higher authorities of their issues.

Subsequently, the students returned to their classes.

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A 20-year-old nursing student allegedly ended her life by ingesting pesticide in Bendra village of Wankidi mandal in Kumurambheem Asifabad district on Monday.

Wankindi mandal sub-inspector (SI) D Sagar said the victim, S Soni, a second-year General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) course student at a private college in Hyderabad, had been suffering from stomach issues and had been complaining of severe pain for almost a year. Her father, S Bondyal, said Soni was taken to many hospitals but no doctor could help get rid of the constant pain.