NEW DELHI, Mar 3: Russia will investigate the death of the Indian medical student
in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Russian Ambassador-designate to India Denis
Alipov told newsmen in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Alipov said, "I want to express our sympathy to the family of Naveen Shekarappa
Gyanagoudar and to the entire Indian nation over the tragedy... Russia will
do everything it possibly can to ensure the safety of Indian citizens in the
areas of intense conflict...And a proper investigation of this unfortunate incident."
"We have received India`s requests for emergency evacuation of all those stranded
there through the Russian territory. We are actively working on all ways and
means to launch such an operation and provide a humanitarian corridor for evacuation
of the people there," he said.
Meanwhile, one more Indian student died in Ukraine. The 22-year old Chandan
Jindal, who hailed from Barnala in Punjab, died of stroke on Wednesday. A student
from Karnataka was killed during shelling by the invading Russian military in
Kharkiv city on Tuesday.
Chandan's parents have sought the Government's help to bring back his body
to India. He was admitted to a hospital in Vinnytsia after he suffered what
was clinically described as an ischemic shock on February 2. His father Shishan
Kumar was on his side. He was a student of the Vinnytsia Pyrogov Memorial Medical
University.
On Tuesday, Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagouda, died when he was hit in shelling
by Russian troops in Kharkiv. He was standing in queue at a grocery shop near
his apartment early in the morning. He and his friends were in bunker without
food for several days and Naveen dared to go out to bring food for all when
he was hit. A while earlier he had talked to his father.
According to an NDTV report, a student said, "He had only gone to get food.
For others in the hostel, we provide food, but he stayed in a flat just behind
the Governor's House. He had been standing in the queue for an hour or two.
Suddenly there was an air strike that blew up the Governor's House and he was
killed."
The report also quoted another source as saying, "Naveen was shot dead around
10.30 am Ukrainian time today. He was standing in the queue before a grocery
shop when the Russian army fired at people."
"With profound sorrow, we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling
in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We convey
our deepest condolences to the family," tweeted the External Affairs Ministry.
The 21-year-old, who was a final year student at Kharkiv National Medical University,
hailed from Chalageri village of Haveri district in Karnataka.
Naveen's father Shekar Gowda expressed his anguish over the worsening medical
education system in India. "Despite scoring 97 per cent in pre- University course
(PUC), my son could not secure a medical seat in the State. To get a medical
seat one has to give crores of rupees and students are getting the same education
abroad spending less money," he told newsmen.
COMMENT: "My son could not secure a medical seat in the State" because of the appalling
conditions prevailing in the country, Naveen's father regretted. True. With
crude agendas of educational reforms being perpetrated at every change of the guard,
the degenerating education scenario has hit the bottom in the country. Deserving
students have to go begging overseas for meaningful education. Even that is
sought to be stopped!
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson, who opened a new chapter in
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to the edge of space, flying in his own spaceplane, has
invited everyone to join his expedition of space travel and
experience the thrill of totally losing your weight (BMI = 0) and enjoy
the mind-blowing sight of the earth's curvatures from the orbit far above: 
Can we ask the vaccinator, "Do you pull back the plunger and
then push the vaccine? Do you Aspirate?" When the vaccination
for covid started there were reports of worrisome incidents of
adverse events post immunisation, the serious complaints being
non-specific blood clots. These related to viral vector vaccines of
human and non-human source: AstraZeneca and Janssen. How
did it happen. There are various views. But here is a suggestion
how simply it can be prevented. 
While the rationalists debunk the episode as a ploy to make up for
the losses in offerings during the corona lockdown, the believers
stick to their claim, they have seen it after all! The claim of
Shankaralinga temple resembles the miracle of Ganesha drinking
milk in Delhi way back in 1995. Although they belong to two
different branches of science. 
A pair of socks gifted to her by her niece displayed on her legs has done
the job for Gumball Poodle. The demand for 'Future is Female' is
skyrocketing indeed. What more could one ask for?
